Recent im/migration to Canada linked to unmet health needs among sex workers in Vancouver, Canada

Findings of a longitudinal study

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ID15216899
AuthorsJulie Sou (0000-0002-6372-6496, Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Shira M Goldenberg (0000-0003-1633-9749, Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Putu Duff (0000-0003-2027-8862, Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Paul Nguyen (0000-0001-7998-293X, Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Jean Shoveller (0000-0002-4616-3556, University of British Columbia), Kate Shannon (0000-0002-6764-5212, Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume38
Issue5
Pages492-506
Publication date2017-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2017.1296842
PMID28300492
OpenAlexW2596511063
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited45

Despite universal health care in Canada, sex workers (SWs) and im/migrants experience suboptimal health care access. In this analysis, we examined the correlates of unmet health needs among SWs in Metro Vancouver over time. Data from a longitudinal cohort of women SWs (An Evaluation of Sex Workers Health Access [AESHA]) were used. Of 742 SWs, 25.5% reported unmet health needs at least once over the 4-year study period. In multivariable logistic regression using generalized estimating equations, recent im/migration had the strongest impact on unmet health needs; long-term im/migration, policing, and trauma were also important determinants. Legal and social supports to promote im/migrant SWs' access to health care are recommended

Cohort · Cohort study · Environmental health · Generalized estimating equation · Health care · Logistic regression · Longitudinal study · Political science · Sociology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gerontology

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