Let's talk about sex work in humanitarian settings
Piloting a rights-based approach to working with refugee women selling sex in Kampala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4813235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer S Rosenberg (Independent Consultant, Gender, Sexual Health and Human Rights, Chicago, USA., corresponding author), Denis Bakomeza (Director of Planning and Programs, AIDS Information Center of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 51 |
| Pages | 95-102 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09688080.2017.1405674 |
| PMID | 29231800 |
| OpenAlex | W2772918615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 9 |
Although it is well known that refugees engage in sex work as a form of livelihood, stigma and silence around this issue persist within humanitarian circles. As a result, these refugees' sexual and reproductive health and rights, and related vulnerabilities, remain overlooked. Their protection and health needs, which are significant, often go unmet at the field level. In 2016, the Women's Refugee Commission and Reproductive Health Uganda partnered to pilot a peer-education intervention tailored to meet the needs of refugee women engaged in sex work in Kampala. Findings from the pilot project suggest the feasibility of adapting existing rights-based and evidence-informed interventions with sex workers to humanitarian contexts. Findings further demonstrate how taking a community empowerment approach can facilitate these refugees' access to a range of critical information, services and support options - from information on how to use contraceptives, to referrals for friendly HIV testing and treatment, to peer counselling and protective peer networks
Family medicine · Human rights · Political science · Population · Refugee · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Sex work · Sexual and reproductive health and rights · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Demography · Engineering · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 1,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |