Sylvia Machat
Biographic Data
| ID | 1247620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia Machat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Machat |
| SIGNATURE | MACHAT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Paul's Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Impacts of Sex Work Criminalization and Censorship for Indoor Workers
An Evaluation of Indoor Sex Workers’ Sexual Health Access in Metro Vancouver
The criminalization of sex work has been consistently shown to undermine workers' Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), including sexual health. Drawing on the 'Guide to OHS in the New Zealand Sex Industry' (the Guide), we assessed barriers to sexual health best practices among indoor sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada, in the context of ongoing criminalization. Part of a longstanding community-based study, this analysis drew on 47 qualitativ…
Sex work community participation in criminalized environments
Sex workers who engaged in sex work community participation faced reduced odds of STI seropositivity. Building off reserach evaluating community interventions in low and middle income contexts, our study provides some of the first quantitative evidence on community participation among sex workers in Canada, and is the first to examine this in relation to sexual health outcomes. This research demonstrates the need to scale up community participati…
The Impacts of Intersecting Stigmas on Health and Housing Experiences of Queer Women Sex Workers in Vancouver, Canada
The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore how queer women sex workers' experiences of stigma impacted health and housing access in Vancouver, Canada. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 56 queer women sex workers in Vancouver, Canada between June 2012 and May 2013. Participants described sexual stigma in the form of discriminatory comments about their sexuality, and in the form of barriers to housing and complex…
Sex workers’ experiences and occupational conditions post-implementation of end-demand criminalization in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Sex workers’ experiences and occupational conditions post-implementation of end-demand criminalization in Metro Vancouver, Canada
The Impacts of Intersecting Stigmas on Health and Housing Experiences of Queer Women Sex Workers in Vancouver, Canada
The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore how queer women sex workers' experiences of stigma impacted health and housing access in Vancouver, Canada. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 56 queer women sex workers in Vancouver, Canada between June 2012 and May 2013. Participants described sexual stigma in the form of discriminatory comments about their sexuality, and in the form of barriers to housing and complex…
Impacts of Sex Work Criminalization and Censorship for Indoor Workers
Sex workers’ experiences and occupational conditions post-implementation of end-demand criminalization in Metro Vancouver, Canada
The Impacts of Intersecting Stigmas on Health and Housing Experiences of Queer Women Sex Workers in Vancouver, Canada
The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore how queer women sex workers' experiences of stigma impacted health and housing access in Vancouver, Canada. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 56 queer women sex workers in Vancouver, Canada between June 2012 and May 2013. Participants described sexual stigma in the form of discriminatory comments about their sexuality, and in the form of barriers to housing and complex…
Sex work community participation in criminalized environments
Sex workers who engaged in sex work community participation faced reduced odds of STI seropositivity. Building off reserach evaluating community interventions in low and middle income contexts, our study provides some of the first quantitative evidence on community participation among sex workers in Canada, and is the first to examine this in relation to sexual health outcomes. This research demonstrates the need to scale up community participati…
An Evaluation of Indoor Sex Workers’ Sexual Health Access in Metro Vancouver
The criminalization of sex work has been consistently shown to undermine workers' Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), including sexual health. Drawing on the 'Guide to OHS in the New Zealand Sex Industry' (the Guide), we assessed barriers to sexual health best practices among indoor sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada, in the context of ongoing criminalization. Part of a longstanding community-based study, this analysis drew on 47 qualitativ…
Impacts of Sex Work Criminalization and Censorship for Indoor Workers
Medicine (5 works) · Sex work and related issues (5 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminalization (3 works) · Criminology (3 works)