scholarly journals The Impact of Occupational Stigma on the Social Networks of Older Female Sex Workers: Results from a Three-Site Egocentric Network Study in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Guida ◽  
Liangyuan Hu ◽  
Hongjie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Social ◽  
Egocentric Network ◽  
The Impact

The Mental and Physical Health of Female Sex Workers: A Comparative Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Romans ◽  
Kathleen Potter ◽  
Judy Martin ◽  
Peter Herbison
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the mental and physical health, adult abuse experiences and social networks of female sex workers with data previously collected from two large community samples of age-matched women. Method: A convenience sample of sex workers were interviewed and completed two wellestablished questionnaires, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the Intimate Bond Measure (IBM). Sex workers were invited to reflect on their experiences of their work. Results: There were no differences in mental health on the GHQ-28 or in self-esteem (measured by an item on the Present State Examination) between the two groups. Neither were there any differences in their assessment of their physical health or the quality of their social networks. Sex workers were less likely to be married and had been exposed to more adult physical and sexual abuse than the comparison group. They were more likely to smoke and to drink heavily when they drank. One-third said that their general practitioner was not aware of their work. A subgroup not working with regular clients or in a massage parlour had higher GHQ-28 scores and may be an at-risk group. Narrative information about the work, particularly its intermittent nature, is presented. Conclusions: No evidence was found that sex work and increased adult psychiatric morbidity are inevitably associated, although there may be subgroups of workers with particular problems. The illegal and stigmatized nature of sex work are likely to make usual public health strategies more difficult to apply, considerations which should give concern from a preventive health standpoint.

New victimisations: female sex worker hate crime and the ‘ideal victim’

2018 ◽  
pp. 103-122
Author(s):  
Karen Corteen
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Worker ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Sex Worker ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Social

Female sex worker victim characteristics and their social, situational and interactive contexts have not substantially changed. Yet, the manner in which female sex worker victimisation is currently understood has changed in some quarters. This chapter documents the unusual inclusion of female sex workers into Merseyside police hate crime policy and practice. Given that female sex workers embody a ‘non-ideal’ victim identity the focus here is to consider what this development may mean for Christie’s (1986) ‘ideal victim’ thesis. In so doing the role (or lack of) emotion and compassion will be discussed. The chapter concludes that victims and victimisation have been reimagined and new victimisations have arisen. However, with regard to hate crime, and the social construction of, and criminal justice responses to the victimisation of female sex workers Christie’s ‘ideal victim’ thesis remains contemporarily relevant and predominantly intact.

scholarly journals A 15-year study of the impact of community antiretroviral therapy coverage on HIV incidence in Kenyan female sex workers

AIDS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (17) ◽  
pp. 2279-2286 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Scott McClelland ◽  
Barbra A. Richardson ◽  
Peter Cherutich ◽  
Kishorchandra Mandaliya ◽  
Grace John-Stewart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Hiv Incidence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Impact

Mathematical Modelling of the Impact of PrEP for Female Sex Workers and Men Who Have Sex with Men upon HIV Incidence and Survival in Southern India

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (S1) ◽  
pp. A161-A162
Author(s):  
Kate M. Mitchell ◽  
Holly J. Prudden ◽  
B M. Ramesh ◽  
Reynold Washington ◽  
Shajy Isac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modelling ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Hiv Incidence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Estimating the Impact of Reducing Violence Against Female Sex Workers on HIV Epidemics in Kenya and Ukraine: A Policy Modeling Exercise

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 122-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele R. Decker ◽  
Andrea L. Wirtz ◽  
Carel Pretorius ◽  
Susan G. Sherman ◽  
Michael D. Sweat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Policy Modeling ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals HIV risk among female sex workers in Miami: The impact of violent victimization and untreated mental illness

AIDS Care ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary L. Surratt ◽  
Steven P. Kurtz ◽  
Minxing Chen ◽  
Angela Mooss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Impact

The social representation of smoking for female sex workers and their prevalence

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ligia L. Devóglio ◽  
Maria Helena Borgato ◽  
Irma Godoy ◽  
Ilda De Godoy
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Social
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