scholarly journals P4.038 An Environmental and Political Economic Perspective on Sexual Risk: Teahouses, Female Sex Work and Peer Ethnography in Zigong, South West China

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A300.1-A300
Author(s):  
R Lorway ◽  
J Zhang ◽  
X Ma ◽  
Q Li ◽  
Y Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
West China ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
South West ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Female Sex Work

scholarly journals The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raluca Buzdugan ◽  
Shiva S. Halli ◽  
Jyoti M. Hiremath ◽  
Krishnamurthy Jayanna ◽  
T. Raghavendra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Vulnerability Factors ◽  
Modes Of Operation ◽  
Sex Worker ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Work

HIV prevalence in India remains high among female sex workers. This paper presents the main findings of a qualitative study of the modes of operation of female sex work in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India, incorporating fifty interviews with sex workers. Thirteen sex work settings (distinguished by sex workers' main places of solicitation and sex) are identified. In addition to previously documented brothel, lodge, street,dhaba(highway restaurant), and highway-based sex workers, under-researched or newly emerging sex worker categories are identified, including phone-based sex workers, parlour girls, and agricultural workers. Women working in brothels, lodges,dhabas, and on highways describe factors that put them at high HIV risk. Of these,dhabaand highway-based sex workers are poorly covered by existing interventions. The paper examines the HIV-related vulnerability factors specific to each sex work setting. The modes of operation and HIV-vulnerabilities of sex work settings identified in this paper have important implications for the local programme.

A Qualitative Exploration of Female Sex Work in Tijuana, Mexico

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Bucardo ◽  
Shirley J. Semple ◽  
Miguel Fraga-Vallejo ◽  
Wendy Davila ◽  
Thomas L. Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Female Sex Work

scholarly journals Devising a female sex work typology using data from Karnataka, India

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 439-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Buzdugan ◽  
A. Copas ◽  
S. Moses ◽  
J. Blanchard ◽  
S. Isac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Female Sex Work

scholarly journals Associated Factors of Quality of Life in Prison Officers, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3508
Author(s):  
Cristiane S. C. Araújo ◽  
Ruth Minamisava ◽  
Marcos A. Matos ◽  
Camila C. F. Vieira ◽  
Priscila V. O. Vitorino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Private Health Insurance ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
History Of ◽  
Female Sex Work

This study analyzed factors associated with the quality of life (QoL) of prison officers (POs) in the Midwest Region of Brazil. POs in five penitentiary units participated in this cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic data were obtained through face to face interview and a World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was applied to assess QoL. Student’s t-test or ANOVA were used for bivariate analysis and multiple linear regression was applied for adjusted analysis. The domains used for outcomes were: physical, psychological, social relations, and the environment. The lowest score among WHOQOL-BREF domains was environment (59.9; 95%CI 58.0–61.5). After adjustment, the factors associated with the physical domain were ‘female sex’ and ‘no history of workplace PO-PO violence’; factors associated with the psychological domain were ‘female sex’, ‘without spouse’, and ‘no history of inmate-PO violence’; factors associated with the social relationships domain were ‘female sex’, ‘work experience in years’, ‘no higher education’, ‘no private health insurance’, and ‘no history of inmate-PO violence’; and factors associated with environment domain were ‘female sex’, ‘work experience in years’, ‘no private health insurance’, and ‘no history of PO-PO violence’. This study showed that female workers and those with a history of violence at work had worse QoL scores. This investigation highlights the importance of prison management in promoting QoL of POs, as well as support and development of strategies to prevent workplace violence.

scholarly journals The organisation, operational dynamics and structure of female sex work in Pakistan

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. ii29-ii33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faran Emmanuel ◽  
Laura H Thompson ◽  
Uzma Athar ◽  
Momina Salim ◽  
Altaf Sonia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Work

scholarly journals ‘It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes’: structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Mbonye ◽  
Sarah Nakamanya ◽  
Winifred Nalukenge ◽  
Rachel King ◽  
Judith Vandepitte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Work

scholarly journals Family Kinship Patterns and Female Sex Work in the Informal Urban Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya

Human Ecology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth N. Ngugi ◽  
Cecilia Benoit ◽  
Helga Hallgrimsdottir ◽  
Mikael Jansson ◽  
Eric A. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Work

scholarly journals Anal sex and associated HIV-related sexual risk factors among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

Sexual Health ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Patra ◽  
Bidhubhusan Mahapatra ◽  
Dolly Kovvali ◽  
Laxminarayana Proddutoor ◽  
Niranjan Saggurti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Hiv Intervention ◽  
Female Sex

Background This study aims to understand the correlates of anal sex practices among female sex workers (FSWs) and examine the association of anal sex with HIV-related sexual risk factors in Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods: A cross-sectional behavioural survey was conducted in 2011 among 795 FSWs aged 18 years or older. Probability-based cluster sampling was used to select respondents from sex work hotspots. Results: One-quarter (23%) of FSWs had practiced anal sex in the last year. The odds of practicing anal sex were higher among FSWs aged 35 years or more than in those aged less than 25 years (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 2.05, P < 0.05), in those formerly married compared to those currently married (AOR: 1.88, P < 0.01), in those having an income only from sex work compared to those having additional sources of income (AOR: 1.54, P < 0.05), those reporting heavy alcohol consumption compared to those who did not (AOR: 2.80, P < 0.01) and those who experienced violence compared to those who had not (AOR: 2.80, P < 0.01). FSWs practicing anal sex were more likely to experience sexually transmissible infection (STI) related symptoms than those practicing only vaginal sex. There was no association between anal sex practice and condom use. Conclusions: Anal sex is associated with STI symptoms, a factor for HIV risk. HIV intervention programmes need to educate FSWs about the risks associated with anal sex.

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