Occupational Hazards and Coping Strategies of Sex Workers in Southwestern Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bayode I Popoola (0000-0002-6738-9335, Obafemi Awolowo University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-149 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2011.646366 |
| PMID | 23311907 |
| OpenAlex | W2078782479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
The researcher investigated occupational hazards of sex work and determined coping strategies adopted by female sex workers in Nigeria. Participants were 112 female sex workers selected from three urban towns in southwestern Nigeria. An instrument titled "Questionnaire on Sex Work" adapted from Akinnawo ( 1995 ) was administered to collect information on factors influencing the growth of the sex industry, occupational hazards in the industry, and coping mechanisms adopted by sex workers. It was found that the majority of sex workers joined the profession for socioeconomic reasons. Reported occupational hazards include poor health, risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), police harassment, and loss of social prestige
Coping (psychology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Female sex · Harassment · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Occupational prestige · Occupational safety and health · Population · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Sex work · Sex workers · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Gerontology
Police abuse of sex workers in Nigeria
Media and “Abhorrent” Profession
Barriers to health service access among female migrant Ugandan sex workers in Guangzhou, China
Exposure to job-related violence among young female sex workers in urban slums of Southwest Nigeria
South African female sex workers’ interactions with law enforcement
The lived experience of violence and health-related risks among street sex workers in Uyo, Nigeria
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |