Intentional abortion and its associated factors among female sex workers in Iran: Results from national bio-behavioral surveillance-2020.

Autor: Moradi G; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran., Gouya MM; Iranian Center for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran., Ezzati Amini E; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran., Ghorbani SS; Department of Epidemiology School of Public health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Akbarpour S; Occupational Sleep Research Center, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran., Zareie B; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran., Izadi N; Department of Epidemiology School of Public health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Kashefi F; Reproductive health, Population, Family and School Health Department, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran., Moradi Y; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Aug 29; Vol. 17 (8), pp. e0273732. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 29 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273732
Abstrakt: Purpose: In addition to estimating the prevalence of intentional abortion in Iranian female sex workers (FSWs), this study identified related factors using the data of a national study.
Methods: This cross-sectional study utilizes the third round of integrated bio-behavioral surveillance-III data in Iranian FSWs in December 2019 and August 2020, and 1515 Participants were selected in 8 geographically diverse cities in Iran. Logistic regression was performed using unweighted analysis to identify factors associated with intentional abortion. Stata software (version 14), respondent-driven sampling analyses, and R (version 4.1.2) was used for data analysis.
Results: From 1390 participants with valid responses to the abortion question, 598 (37.3%; 95% CI: 32.43, 42.11%) reported intentional abortion during their life. According to the age groups, the highest prevalence of abortion was in the age group of 31 to 40 years (42.60%). In the multivariate logistic regression model, the marital status (divorced women (AOR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.29, 3.27), concubines (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.02, 3.11)), work experience in brothels (AOR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.84), the type of sex (AOR = 2.75, 95% CI: 1.35, 5.58), the history of sexual violence (AOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.19, 2.01), and alcohol consumption (AOR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.18, 2.01) were significantly associated with a history of intentional abortion.
Conclusion: Intentional abortion's prevalence among Iranian FSWs has been much higher than that of the general female population in Iran, which is an alarming issue in the public health of this group and needs more effective interventions. In addition, alcohol consumption, working in a brothel, and being divorced are essential factors in increasing abortions among sex workers.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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