Sex workers as peer researchers – a qualitative investigation of the benefits and challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098614 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roanna Lobo (0000-0002-8335-3017, Curtin University, corresponding author), Kahlia Mccausland (0000-0001-7071-6491, Curtin University), Julie Bates (0000-0001-6955-0017, Urban Realists Planning & Health Consultants, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Jonathan Hallett (0000-0003-0136-5426, Curtin University), Basil Donovan (0000-0001-8851-4126, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Linda Selvey (0000-0001-8493-0974, Curtin University), Linda A Selvey |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1435-1450 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2020.1787520 |
| PMID | 32744466 |
| OpenAlex | W3047568176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 18 |
Best practice in sex work research advocates for a 'nothing about us without us' methodology. This study employed sex workers as peer researchers to assist in evaluating the sexual health outcomes and well-being of sex workers in Western Australia. All eight peer researchers were invited to reflect on their experiences as peer researchers through semi-structured interviews, and seven peer researchers participated. Giving sex workers a voice and the opportunity to facilitate change for their peers was the primary driver for participation. Some peer researchers from English speaking backgrounds experienced challenges engaging and communicating with study participants for whom English was not their first language. Others experienced role conflict on hearing viewpoints contrary to their own beliefs. Access to support from the project team and other peer researchers was a key enabler for undertaking the peer researcher role. The majority of peer researchers were motivated to participate in the research by the possibility of future changes to sex work-related legislation, and support for sex workers based on the research findings. Research partnerships with peer researchers that offer employment throughout the research process, including co-authorship of journal articles, opportunities for leadership roles and collaboration in research translation activities can increase research impact
Enabling · Medical education · Pedagogy · Peer group · Peer mentoring · Peer review · Peer support · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sociology · Viewpoints · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
It is stigma that makes my work dangerous’
Reflexive insiderness in peer research
Vulnerability Revisited
Cultivating capacities in community-based researchers in low-resource settings
The courage to ‘get naked’
Strategies for Recruiting Migrants to Participate in a Sexual Health Survey
Behind Closed Doors
Temporality in epistemic justice
In Defense of Being “Native”
Sex Work Research
Participant, peer and Peep
Partnering with insiders
Conceptualizing from the Inside
User involvement, research and health inequalities
Peer engagement barriers and enablers
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Ethical Challenges for the "Outside" Researcher in Community-Based Participatory Research
Researcher Saturation
The risk of 'going observationalist
Insiders and Outsiders
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |