Prevalence and Correlates of Client-Perpetrated Abuse Among Female Sex Workers in Two Mexico–U.S. Border Cities

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12435601
AutoresMonica D Ulibarri (0000-0001-9360-9082, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA, autor correspondente), Steffanie A Strathdee (0000-0002-7724-691X, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA), Remedios Lozada (0000-0001-5985-3049, Pro-COMUSIDA, Tijuana, Mexico), Carlos Magis-Rodriguez (National Ministry of Health, Mexico City, Mexico), Carlos Magis‐Rodríguez (0000-0001-5481-1253), Hortensia Amaro (0000-0002-6366-7756, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Patricia O’campo (0000-0003-4549-7324, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Thomas L Patterson (0000-0003-2311-6164, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA)
Ano2014
Volume20
Fascículo4
Páginas427-445
Data de publicação2014-03-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801214528582
PMID24686125
PMCIDPMC3999240
OpenAlexW2103249044
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas50

History of abuse has been associated with greater HIV risk among women. This study examined client-perpetrated abuse among female sex workers (FSWs) in two Mexico-U.S. border cities where HIV prevalence is rising. Among 924 FSWs, prevalence of client-perpetrated abuse was 31%. In multivariate logistic regression models, intimate partner violence (IPV), psychological distress, and having drug-using clients were associated with experiencing client-perpetrated abuse. FSWs along the Mexico-U.S. border report frequently experiencing abuse from both clients and intimate partners, which may have serious mental health consequences. Our findings suggest the need for screening and gender-based violence prevention services for Mexican FSWs

Distress · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual abuse · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology