Mental health status among female sex workers in Tabriz, Iran.

Autor: Ranjbar F; Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.; Psychiatry Department, Razi Hospital, El-goli Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran., Sadeghi-Bazargani H; Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Statistics and Epidemiology Department, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran., Pishgahi A; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ward, Imam Reza Hospital, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran., Nobari O; Psychology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.; Psychiatry Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Farahbakhsh M; Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.; Psychiatry Department, Razi Hospital, El-goli Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran., Farhang S; Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.; Psychiatry Department, Razi Hospital, El-goli Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran., Adlnasab L; Psychology Department, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Psychiatry Department, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran., Dareshiri S; Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran. shahladareshiri@gmail.com.; Psychiatry Department, Razi Hospital, El-goli Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. shahladareshiri@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of women's mental health [Arch Womens Ment Health] 2019 Jun; Vol. 22 (3), pp. 391-397. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 20.
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0907-1
Abstrakt: Female sex workers are a deprived part of Islamic communities. It is necessary for public health policy makers to have knowledge about their mental health status. This study aims to have an evaluation of mental health among female sex workers in Tabriz for the first time in northwest of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 48 female sex workers who had accepted to be evaluated were included. Sociodemographic and general mental health statuses, using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), were recorded. Those with GHQ-28 score more than 23/24 in the first session were thoroughly interviewed in a second session in order to find out their specific mental disorder, using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis 1 and 2 Disorders (SCID 1 and 2). This study suggests that 62.5% of female sex workers suffer from a mental health problem which is in accordance with previous studies. Mood and anxiety disorder were two of the most common, and there were also records of personality disorders among participants of this survey. There were also high rates of addiction in female sex workers of this study. Based on findings of this study, high rates of mental disorders such as personality disorders, anxiety disorder, and mood disorder were detected among female sex workers in the northwest of Iran. Financial incentive was reported to be the primary motivation for choosing sex work as a source of income.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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