Female commercial sex workers in Kramat Tunggak, Jakarta, Indonesia
| Autor: | Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih-Mamahit |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Population Developing country HIV Infections History and Philosophy of Science Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Humans Medicine education Health Education Sex work Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Gender studies medicine.disease Sex Work Indonesia Heterosexuality Female Health education business Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Social Science & Medicine. 49:1101-1114 |
| ISSN: | 0277-9536 |
| Popis: | Indonesia is predicted to face a severe AIDS epidemic in the near future. More than 60% of the reported HIV-positive cases in Indonesia can be attributed to heterosexual transmission; therefore, by the nature of their work, female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) constitute one of the communities at risk. No meaningful or effective STD/HIV prevention programs for FCSWs can be planned if there is no contextual understanding of these women as persons, the nature and the risks of their job and their relations with their clients and managers. Just as it is incorrect to assume that all women enter prostitution for the same reasons, educational approaches that are modeled on shallow stereotypes will be ineffective. Interweaving qualitative and quantitative methods, this research investigates the FCSWs in an 'official' brothel complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. Results of this study give insights of four typologies of FCSWs observed in Kramat Tunggak. The personal, professional, social and other differences which influenced the women into full-time sex work and affected their willingness and ability to engage in healthy and protective behaviors, are presented. Finally, based on those findings a recommendation on how to deliver health messages to the FCSWs is offered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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