Female sex worker’s children: their vulnerability in Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Saeid Mirzaei ◽  
Sajad Khosravi ◽  
Nadia Oroomiei
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Child Labour ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Children Of Sex Workers

AbstractThis qualitative study used a narrative approach to address the vulnerabilities and problems experienced by the children of sex workers in Iran. A purposive sample of women who were referred to drop-in centres were invited to take part in semi-structured interviews. An analysis of the data identified 8 main themes and 12 sub-themes, most of which related to risks and harm being perpetrated on the children of sex workers. The main risk to these children was the likelihood that they would escape from home and become sex workers themselves. Also identified as problematic was the risk of child labour, becoming members of offending groups and becoming a member of a brothel.

Complicated grief knowledge and practice: a qualitative study of general practitioners in Ireland

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Abiola Muhammed ◽  
Anne Dodd ◽  
Suzanne Guerin ◽  
Susan Delaney ◽  
Philip Dodd
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Complicated Grief ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Purposive Sample

Objective: Complicated grief is a debilitating condition that individuals may experience after losing a loved one. General practitioners (GPs) are well positioned to provide patients with support for grief-related issues. Traditionally, Irish GPs play an important role in providing patients with emotional support regarding bereavement. However, GPs have commonly reported not being aptly trained to respond to bereavement-related issues. This study explores GPs’ current knowledge of and practice regarding complicated grief. Methods: A qualitative study adopting a phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of GPs on this issue. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with a purposive sample of nine GPs (five men and four women) in Ireland. Potential participants were contacted via email and phone. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using Braun & Clarke’s (2006) model of thematic analysis. Results: GPs had limited awareness of the concept of complicated grief and were unfamiliar with relevant research. They also reported that their training was either non-existent or outdated. GPs formed their own knowledge of grief-related issues based on their intuition and experiences. For these reasons, there was not one agreed method of how to respond to grief-related issues reported by patients, though participants recognised the need for intervention, onward referral and review. Conclusions: The research highlighted that GPs felt they required training in complicated grief so that they would be better able to identify and respond to complicated grief.

Co-infection with genital gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia in female sex workers in Yunnan, China

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-Sheng Chen ◽  
Yue-Ping Yin ◽  
Guo-Jun Liang ◽  
Xiang-Dong Gong ◽  
Hua-Sheng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Vaginal Discharge ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Gonococcal Infection ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Control Programmes

An observational study on prevalence of co-infection with gonorrhoea and chlamydia was conducted among female sex workers (FSWs) in Kunming, China. A total of 505 FSWs participated in the study. All eligible participants gave informed consent. Demographic, behavioural and clinical information of the participants was gathered by direct structured interviews. Tampon swabs were collected to test for Chlamydia trachomatis and Nesseria gonorrhoeae. One-hundred and twenty-four (24.6%) FSWs were co-infected with these two pathogens. Of the 191 FSWs with gonorrhea, 124 (64.9%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 57.9–71.3%) were co-infected with chlamydia which was significantly higher than the proportion (41.9%, 95% CI = 36.4–47.6%) co-infected with gonorrhoea among 296 FSWs with chlamydia ( P < 0.001). Only 47 of 191 (24.6%) FSWs with gonococcal infection and 28 of 124 (22.6%) with co-infection with gonorrhoea and chlamydia reported vaginal discharge. The results of the study justify the recommendation in the national sexually transmitted disease (STD) guidelines that patients infected with gonorrhoea also be treated routinely with an anti-chlamydial regimen. However, a periodic mass treatment may be considered in some circumstances in STD control programmes to rapidly reduce the infections in this population.

Perspectives on condom breakage: a qualitative study of female sex workers in Bangalore, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaveri Gurav ◽  
Janet Bradley ◽  
G. Chandrashekhar Gowda ◽  
Michel Alary
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Condom Breakage

Nurses’ attitudes toward female sex workers: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. 096973302096149
Author(s):  
Haixia Ma ◽  
Alice Yuen Loke
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Female Sex

Background: Stigma is considered a major barrier to accessing healthcare services by female sex workers. Current knowledge of nurses’ attitudes appears to imply a stigma toward female sex workers. But in-depth understanding of their perceptions is scarce. Furthermore, factors that inform a conceptual understanding of how this occurs are lacking. Objectives: The study aimed to explore nurses’ attitudes toward female sex workers and factors affecting caring for female sex workers. Research design: This was a qualitative study. A content analysis approach was adopted in analyzing the data. Participants and research context: Thirty-three practicing nurses participated in seven semi-structured focus group interviews and three key informants participated in three individual interviews in Hong Kong. Ethical considerations: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of one university in Hong Kong. Findings: The findings revealed three themes: (1) accept, stigmatize, or against sex work; (2) reluctance, hesitation, or willingness to care for female sex workers; and (3) factors affecting the care of female sex workers. Discussion and conclusion: This study found that nurses held different attitudes toward female sex workers, and they experienced feelings of reluctance, hesitation, or willingness to care for female sex workers. Multi-level factors could affect their level of comfort of caring for female sex workers. Intervention should be developed to encourage health professionals to examine their personal views toward female sex workers introspectively, how their attitude may have affected the provision of quality services, and to enhance the provision of sensitive non-discriminative services to female sex workers.

scholarly journals Barriers to Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 681-689
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani ◽  
Bahar Khosravi ◽  
Seyed Fahim Irandoost ◽  
Goli Soofizad ◽  
Javad Yoosefi Lebni
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex

Tiredness of Life in Older persons: A Qualitative Study on Nurses’ Experiences of Being Confronted With This Growing Phenomenon

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck ◽  
Let Dillen ◽  
Ruth Piers ◽  
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
Purposive Sample

Abstract Background and Objectives With worldwide aging it is imperative to understand nurses’ perceptions of tiredness of life (ToL) and their ways of dealing with an increasingly common phenomenon. Most research on ToL relates to older individuals’ experiences. This study aimed to gain insight into nurses’ (a) perceptions of, (b) attitude(s) toward, and (c) ways of dealing with ToL in older patients. Research Design and Methods Qualitative study with elements of constructivist grounded theory. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews between February 2016 and June 2017 with a purposive sample of 25 nurses working in home care and nursing homes. Results A careful consideration indicative of an oscillation between 3 levels (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, and affective) is present. The confrontation with persons having ToL instigates a cognitive process of searching to understand the state a person is in, which on its turn ensues in an emotional balancing between courage and powerlessness and a behavioral approach of action or dialogue. Discussion and Implications Our findings indicate that nurses aim to provide good care, sensitive to the older person’s needs, but this process is not without ambiguity. This study provides nurse managers with valuable guidance to (a) support nursing staff in dealing with ToL, and (b) advance opportunities for emotionally sensitive care and (individual- and team-based) reflection. Finally, this study offers suggestions for education programs to incorporate ToL in curricula.

Learnings from implementing telemonitoring – the LITE study

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine S.F. Chow ◽  
Veronica Eugenia Gonzalez-Arce ◽  
Andrew Knight ◽  
Nutan Maurya ◽  
Friedbert Kohler
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Clinician Experiences ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Roll Out

Purpose A recent study on the implementation of telemonitoring has provided an opportunity to explore how telemonitoring could be further developed to enhance better patient, carer and clinician experiences for patients living with chronic disease. The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenges and lessons of the telemonitoring implementation and to identify strategies to inform future implementation. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was conducted with a purposive sample using semi-structured interviews to explore their views about the issues identified in the research aims. Interview themes were informed by current literature and the findings from local studies. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. Findings A total of 16 participants were interviewed. Overall the recruitment of 56 percent were from identified potential participants. Five core themes were identified, linking different aspects of the telemonitoring implementation: impact of telemonitoring; implementation and management lessons; program risks; program main changes from beginning; and future strategies and recommendations. Originality/value This study will inform the wider roll out of telemonitoring across the region with the goal of ensuring future interventions achieve better clinical outcomes, patient, carer experience and deliver better value.

Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wole Ameyan ◽  
Caroline Jeffery ◽  
Kassahun Negash ◽  
Etsegenet Biruk ◽  
Miriam Taegtmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Hiv Testing And Counselling
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