Poverty of Opportunity Forcing Women Into Prostitution—A Qualitative Study in Pakistan

Bibliographic Data

ID15218332
AuthorsMohsin Saeed Khan (Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Eva Johansson (0000-0001-6695-7989, Karolinska Institutet), Shakila Zaman (0000-0001-9299-4708, University of Health Sciences Lahore), Magnus Unemo (0000-0003-1710-2081, Örebro University Hospital), Naveed I Rahat (Quaid-i-Azam University), Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg (0000-0001-6525-1861, Karolinska Institutet)
Year2010
Volume31
Issue4
Pages365-383
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399330903349707
PMID20390659
OpenAlexW2016047091
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited22

Our aim for this study was to explore the factors influencing women to initiate and continue as sex workers and to explore their perceptions about human immuno deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and health seeking behavior. We conducted a qualitative study based on interviews with 20 purposively selected women selling sex. Content analysis of data resulted in identification of one main theme: "Poverty of opportunity forcing women into prostitution." The identified driving forces behind women resorting to sell sex were poverty, materialism, and the desire to move up in society. They continued to sell sex due to poverty of opportunity and influencing social factors

Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Poverty · Qualitative research · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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