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Association between non-IPV sexual trauma and economic hardship

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Veronica Ades1,2, Caryn Ha3, Victoria Chen4, Mirella Torresan5, Katherine Thompson6, Fang Wang1, David Keefe1

1NYU Grossman School of Medicine Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2Jacobi Medical Center Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Science, 4NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 5NYU College of Arts and Sciences, 6Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine

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Sexual Trauma Survivors

(n=14)

Control

(n=16)

14.3% College

graduates

43.8% College

graduates

85.7% Single, Separated, or Divorced

56.3% Married/Live-In Partner

61.5% Food Insecure

87.5% Food Secure

Scores 3x higher on Economic Hardship

Index

Scored 2.1 out of 13 on Economic Hardship Index

More depression, anxiety, & stress

Less depression, anxiety, & stress

p=0.079

p=0.017

p=0.006

p<0.0012

p<0.0002, p<0.001, p<0.002

OBJECTIVES

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  • Investigate the association between a history of sexual trauma and economic hardship

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METHODS

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  • Women from ages 18-50 were recruited from Sanctuary for Families, the EMPOWER Clinic, and federally qualified health centers in NYC

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  • Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional cohort study comparing women with known sexual trauma to unexposed controls

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  • Structured interviews using several validated questionnaires, including the Economic Hardship Index, U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

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  • Data collected using REDCap and analyzed using STATA v.16