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Alcohol and Other Drug Use, Partner Violence, and Mental Health Problems Among Female Sex Workers in Southwest China

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ID15217867
AuthorsChen Zhang (0000-0002-1923-2771, Emory University, corresponding author), Xiaoming Li (0000-0002-5555-9034, Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine), Yiyun Chen (0000-0002-7442-3239, Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine), Yan Hong (0000-0002-3556-8590, Texas A&M Health Science Center), Y Alicia Hong (0000-0002-1481-6495, Texas A&M Health Science Center), Shan Qiao (0000-0001-8698-9013, Wayne State College), Qiao Shan (Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine), Wei Liu (0000-0002-5949-0302, Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control), Yuejiao Zhou (Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control)
Year2013
Volume35
Issue1
Pages60-73
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2012.757317
PMID23631650
OpenAlexW2095318134
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited29

In this study we investigated the association between mental health problems and negative experiences among female sex workers (FSWs) in China. A total of 1,022 FSWs completed a self-administered survey on their demographic characteristics, mental health status, substance use behaviors, and experiences of partner violence. We found that alcohol use was independently predictive of mental health problems when both partner violence and illicit drug use were accounted for in the multivariate logistic regression models. The findings underscore the urgent need for effective alcohol reduction interventions and mental health promotion programs among FSWs in China and other developing countries

China · Environmental health · Geography · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Promotion (chess · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Suicide prevention · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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Citations per year1,08
Citation span2014 - 2025 (12)
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