scholarly journals Development of Boyhood in Female Sex Workers’ Family — A Representation of their Vicious Cycle

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harasankar Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Single Parent Family ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Light Area

The brothel based female sex workers (FSWs) are in obstruction in their daily life. Beyond the male politics, mothering and motherhood are a common phenomenon to testify their universal womanhood through procreation. Usually they have settled up their family in their typically constructed community- red light area. Mostly their family is matrifocal and single parent family which was failed to provide proper control and strategies for up-bringing of their offspring. The present study was conducted to explore the development of boyhood in female sex workers’ community purposively because there was a need of explanation of the masculinity their community. For that purpose, 50 boys of below 18 years of age were selected adopting simple random purposive sampling and both quantitative and qualitative method of data collection used to get information on their up-bringing process including life experiences. The result showed that their development was enough to continue their vicious cycle of FSW-Child-FSW. Only the educational development, sometimes separate shelter and if their mothers were able to hide their involvement, had brought changes in their pathways of development outside their community.

Beyond the Brothels: A Qualitative Study of the Destitute Female Sex Workers of Central Delhi Red Light Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Anushree Nagpal ◽  
Atiqua Tajdar ◽  
Masood Ahsan Siddiqui ◽  
Mohammad Hassan ◽  
Suman Gaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Familial Support ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Light Area

The term ‘sex workers’ refers to those involved in prostitution. This particular term is preferred as it does not have the derogatory, sexist connotation that the term ‘prostitute’ has. Belonging to a highly stigmatized profession with no financial and familial support forthcoming, the latter years of the lives of destitute female sex workers are spent in abject misery and poverty. Effort has been made to study the socio economic status and the ways adopted by these women, post active prostitution period, to support themselves and their families. This paper is based on the field study conducted in central Delhi red light area during August-September, 2016. Direct interviews with the respondents using questionnaires as well as participant observation techniques were used to collect the data. The study indicate that destitute female sex workers, once out of active prostitution, start working as domestic helpers, work with local voluntary organizations, or as helpers in brothels. The income earned is very meager with hardly any amount left to be saved. Most of the women live in one room rented accommodations. Their access to medical facilities was found to be extremely restricted.

scholarly journals “I Am Almost a Breadwinner for My Family”: Exploring the Manifestation of Agency in Sex Workers’ Personal and Professional Contexts

Affilia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 088610992110227
Author(s):  
Sharvari Karandikar ◽  
Kaitlin Casassa ◽  
Logan Knight ◽  
Megan España ◽  
Njeri Kagotho
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Light Area ◽  
Professional Contexts ◽  
Depth Interviews

While societal and structural factors often constrain women’s agency in patriarchal settings, women nevertheless find creative ways to manifest and develop agency. Female sex workers (FSWs), in particular, are regularly assumed to have little or no agency, but an important body of literature suggests otherwise. To add to this knowledge, this study sought to answer the question: How do FSWs in Mumbai, India, exert agency in personal and professional contexts? In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 FSWs in the Kamathipura red-light area. Four themes emerged: (a) sex work as a rational and empowering choice, (b) resources and assets, (c) sex work as a means of achievement, and (d) managing violence, retribution, and fear. These themes reveal expressions of agency that illustrate how sex workers are intentional, rational, goal-oriented, and resilient. The findings of this study can contribute to the removal of stigma surrounding sex work and inform service providers working with this population in their efforts to treat sex workers with dignity and respect. Further research is needed in this area, especially which centers on the voices of the agentic sex workers themselves.

scholarly journals Examining negative effects of early life experiences on reproductive and sexual health among female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico

2014 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karishma K. Oza ◽  
Jay G. Silverman ◽  
Ietza Bojorquez ◽  
Steffanie A. Strathdee ◽  
Shira M. Goldenberg
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Reproductive And Sexual Health

scholarly journals Community-Based Strategies as Transformative Approaches for Health Promotion and Empowerment among Commercial Sex Workers in India

Sexes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-215
Author(s):  
Satarupa Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Community Mobilization ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Red Light District

The current paper examines the utilization of community mobilization as a strategic health communication technique in an intervention to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) rates among marginalized and at-risk populations such as commercial female sex workers in a red-light district in India. The research documents the struggles of a historically exploited community in India to mitigate its marginalization through implementation of a multilayered strategy of capacity building and economic empowerment. Semi-structured interviews of 37 commercial female sex workers were conducted in a red-light district of India. Qualitative analysis of the interview transcripts showed the prevalence of three themes which demonstrated the different facets of the community mobilization framework within the context of a health communication intervention. The findings of this research delineate how STI risk reduction as well as participation and empowerment can be achieved through a community-based health promotion project targeted towards commercial female sex workers within the context of their lived realities of marginalization and oppression.

Violence in Commercial Sex Work: A Case Study on the Impact of Violence Among Commercial Female Sex Workers in India and Strategies to Combat Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122096988
Author(s):  
Satarupa Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Commercial Sex Work ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Impact

Violence is one of the primary contextual factors that significantly raise sex workers’ sexually transmitted infection risk. The current study examines how violence affects sexual health behavior among commercial female sex workers in a red light district in Calcutta, India. The study which employs in-depth interviews of 37 commercial female sex workers also discusses an innovative multilayered strategy devised by the sex workers to combat violence through a community mobilization drive. The current study shows that the sex workers can confront the system that precipitates violence and actively engage with it to mitigate the impact of structural barriers to empowerment.

scholarly journals PREVALENSI PENYALAHGUNAAN NAPZA PADA WANITA PEKERJA SEKS REMAJA DI KOTA MANADO (PENELITIAN KUALITATIF TERHADAP DUA WANITA PEKERJA SEKS)

e-CliniC ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Alteration Of Consciousness ◽  
Method Approach

Abstract: NAPZA (Narcotics, psychotropic drugs and addictive substances) are substances or drugs derived from plants, both synthesis and semisintesis, which can cause loss or alteration of consciousness, loss of taste, reducing or eliminating pain, and can lead to a dependency. NAPZA are often misused among age and profession. One of the groups that often uses NAPZA is female sex workers in order to satisfy their customers much better. This study aimed to obtain the prevalence of the abuse of NAPZA among teenagers of Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Manado. This was a descriptive quantitative study with a cross-sectional design.The qualitative method approach were applied among 30 teenagers of FSW aged 12-21 years at random. Two of them were performed the qualitative approach by using interview guidances and data retrieval after signing the informed consent. Conclusion: the highest prevalence of the use of NAPZA among female sex workers were found at the age of 20 years, followed by the ages of 19, 18, 17, and 21 years.Keywords: NAPZA, Female Sex Workers (FSW).Abstrak: NAPZA (Narkotika, Psikotropika dan Zat Adiktif) merupakan zat atau obat yang berasal dari tanaman, baik sintesis maupun semisintesis, yang dapat menyebabkan penurunan atau perubahan kesadaran, hilangnya rasa, penurunan sampai hilangnya rasa nyeri, dan dapat menimbulkan ketergantungan. NAPZA sering disalahgunakan oleh berbagai kalangan usia dan profesi. Salah satu kalangan yang sering menggunakan NAPZA yakni pekerja seks terutama wanita untuk lebih memuaskan pelanggan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi penyalahgunaan NAPZA pada Wanita Pekerja Seks (WPS) remaja di Kota Manado. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan rancangan potong lintang. Pendekatan metode kualitatif diterapkan pada 30 orang WPS remaja yang berusia 12 – 21 tahun secara acak dimana 2 orang diantaranya dilakukan pendekatan secara kualitatif menggunakan pedoman wawancara dan pengambilan data setelah dilakukan informed consent. Simpulan: Prevalensi penggunaan NAPZA pada Wanita Pekerja Seks paling banyak ditemukan pada usia 20 tahun, diikuti umur 19 tahun, 18 tahun, 17 tahun, dan 21 tahun.Kata kunci: NAPZA, Wanita Pekerja Seks (WPS).

scholarly journals Prevalence and correlates of physical violence and rape among female sex workers in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study with respondent-driven sampling from 11 major towns

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e028247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minilik Demissie Amogne ◽  
Taye Tolera Balcha ◽  
Anette Agardh
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Sex

ObjectiveThis study examined the prevalence and correlates of physical violence and rape among female sex workers (FSWs) in Ethiopia.DesignA cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling technique.SettingEleven major towns in Ethiopia.Participants4900 FSWs.Main outcome measuresThe prevalence of experiences of physical beating and rape.ResultsAmong FSWs, 17.5% reported physical beating within the last year and 15.2% reported rape since they started selling sex. FSWs aged 35+ years (AOR 0.59, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.92) were less exposed to physical beating than those aged 15–24 years. FSWs working on the street (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.53 to 2.39), in red-light houses (AOR 1.63, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.38) and in local drinking houses (AOR 1.35, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.78) experienced more physical beating than FSWs working in bars/hotels. FSWs who consumed alcohol four or more days in a week (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.21 to 3.04), and who chewed khat frequently experienced more physical violence. Rape was associated with having a low monthly income, drinking alcohol four or more days per week (AOR 2.33, 95% CI 1.47 to 3.7), experience of heavy episodic drinking in a month (AOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.24 to 2.38) and chewing khat 3–4 days per week (AOR 2.15, 95% CI 1.55 to 2.98). Condom breakage was more frequent among FSWs who reported both physical beating (AOR 1.51, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.84) and rape (AOR 1.26, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.55).ConclusionFSWs in Ethiopia are vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, and the risk increases when they are younger, street-based and high consumers of alcohol or khat. Therefore, targeted efforts are needed for prevention and harm reduction.

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