Violence against sex workers

Correlates and Changes under ‘End-Demand’ legislation in Canada: A five city study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15540546
AutoresAnna-Louise Crago (University of Ottawa, autor de correspondencia), Chris Bruckert (University of Ottawa), Melissa Braschel (University of British Columbia), Kate Shannon (0000-0002-6764-5212, University of British Columbia)
Año2022
Volumen17
Número12
Páginas3557-3567
Fecha de publicación2022-07-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17441692.2022.2092181
PMID35787234
OpenAlexW4283818544
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas15

Canada is among several countries to have implemented 'end-demand' criminalization frameworks for sex work. Drawing on interviews with sex workers (n = 200) in five cities, we employed multivariate logistic regression to identify associations with workplace violence. We also analysed descriptive data on trafficking and on workplace violence under end-demand legislation. In the past 12 months, being unable to call 911 in a safety emergency at work for fear of police detection (Adjusted Odd Ratio AOR: 4.307, 95% Confidence Interval CI: 1.697 -10.927), being unable to screen clients due to fear of police detection (AOR: 2.175, 95% CI: 1.074 -4.405), having experienced anti-sex work housing policy/eviction (AOR: 2.031, 95% CI: 0.897-4.598), and being Indigenous (Adjusted Odd Ratio (AOR): 2.167, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.060-4.428) were all independently associated with workplace violence in the past 12 months. Of those who worked prior to the law change (n = 167), a majority of respondents (80.24% (134)) reported that violence in the workplace had increased or stayed the same compared to the previous criminalization model and 87.43% (n = 146) reported it was harder or the same to get help in an emergency

Confidence interval · Criminalization · Criminology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Injury prevention · Legislation · Logistic regression · Occupational safety and health · Odds ratio · Poison control · Political science · Sex work · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Workplace violence · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology