Migration Status, Work Conditions and Health Utilization of Female Sex Workers in Three South African Cities
| Autor: | Matthew Chersich, Jo Vearey, Stanley Luchters, Benn Sartorius, Marlise Richter, Marleen Temmerman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Zimbabwe medicine.medical_specialty Geographic mobility Epidemiology JOHANNESBURG Health care utilization Health Behavior condoms Context (language use) Vulnerable Populations law.invention Condoms CUP South Africa Condom Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) law Risk Factors Environmental health Health care medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Humans Sex work Demography RISK Transients and Migrants CONDOM USE Original Paper Sex Workers business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health HIV PREVENTION virus diseases Health Services medicine.disease TIME COMMUNITY Migration status CONTEXT Cross-Sectional Studies HIV/AIDS Health education Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| Popis: | Intersections between migration and sex work are underexplored in southern Africa, a region with high internal and cross-border population mobility, and HIV prevalence. Sex work often constitutes an important livelihood activity for migrant women. In 2010, sex workers trained as interviewers conducted cross-sectional surveys with 1,653 female sex workers in Johannesburg (Hillbrow and Sandton), Rustenburg and Cape Town. Most (85.3 %) sex workers were migrants (1396/1636): 39.0 % (638/1636) internal and 46.3 % (758/1636) cross-border. Cross-border migrants had higher education levels, predominately worked part-time, mainly at indoor venues, and earned more per client than other groups. They, however, had 41 % lower health service contact (adjusted odds ratio = 0.59; 95 % confidence interval = 0.40–0.86) and less frequent condom use than non-migrants. Police interaction was similar. Cross-border migrants appear more tenacious in certain aspects of sex work, but require increased health service contact. Migrant-sensitive, sex work-specific health care and health education are needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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