Pragmatic women
Negotiating sex work, pregnancy, and parenting in Mysore, South India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098678 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elsabé du Plessis (University of Manitoba), Claudyne Chevrier (University of Manitoba), Lisa Lazarus (0000-0002-7673-4671, University of Manitoba), Sushena Reza-Paul (0000-0003-2716-1691, University of Manitoba), Sushena Reza‐paul (University of Manitoba), Syed Hafeez Ur Rahman (Ashodaya Samithi, Mysore, India), Manjula Ramaiah (Ashodaya Samithi, Mysore, India), Lisa Avery (0000-0002-1074-5239, University of Manitoba), Robert Lorway (0000-0001-6923-8832, University of Manitoba, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1177-1190 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/13691058.2019.1662946 |
| PMID | 31549914 |
| OpenAlex | W2975785917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Persisting inequities in maternal health pose a particular burden for marginalised populations such as sex workers. However, current literature on pregnancy and sex work is limited to mostly quantitative studies focusing on contraception use, unplanned and/or undesired pregnancies and unsafe abortions. Additionally, emphasis has been placed on the prevention, treatment and care of STIs and HIV with less attention accorded to women's pregnancy desires and implications to work. In this paper, we explore sex workers' conflicted experiences surrounding pregnancy, parenthood, and work. Forty-six women participated in in-depth interviews as part of a qualitative exploratory study conducted in close collaboration with a sex worker collective in the city of Mysore (South India). Our analysis focuses on women's pragmatic responses to pregnancy desires, workplace challenges during and after pregnancy, strategies for managing risk and approaches to managing work and childcare. We show that women confront various intersecting challenges with respect to pregnancy and sex work. Women's complex decision-making balances multiple considerations while highlighting the temporal dimension of pragmatism as women respond not only to the immediacy of an encounter but also in anticipation of a better future
Environmental health · Exploratory research · Family medicine · Immediacy · Negotiation · Population · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Sex work · Sex workers · Social science · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |