Recent sex work and associations with psychosocial outcomes among women living with HIV: findings from a longitudinal Canadian cohort study
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25874
Abstract: Sex workers are disproportionately impacted by the HIV pandemic across global contexts, in part due to social and structural contexts of stigma and criminalization. Among women living with HIV, there is a dearth of longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: among women; sex work; living hiv; sex ... See more keywords
Sex Work as a Mediator Between Female Gender and Incident HIV Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02828-y
Abstract: We studied mechanisms driving gender differences in HIV incidence among 651 women and men who inject drugs (PWID) in Tijuana, Mexico, hypothesizing that sex work will mediate the association between female gender and HIV incidence. Of… read more here.
Keywords: sex work; gender; del vih;
Women in Sex Work and the Risk Environment: Agency, Risk Perception, and Management in the Sex Work Environments of Two Mexico-U.S. Border Cities
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DOI: 10.1007/s13178-018-0318-0
Abstract: Sex work around the world takes place under conditions of structural violence and vulnerability. The Mexico-U.S. border region is characterized by the presence of factors that increase the risk for health harms among female sex… read more here.
Keywords: sex work; risk; agency; mexico border ... See more keywords
Negotiating Professional Identities: Male Sex Workers in Slovenia and the Impact of Online Technologies
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DOI: 10.1007/s13178-018-0330-4
Abstract: This article presents selected results from the first exploratory study on male sex workers in Slovenia. Drawing on nine semi-structured interviews with self-identified male sex workers, who sell sex predominantly to (gay) men, and starting… read more here.
Keywords: sex work; male sex; workers slovenia; sex ... See more keywords
Relationship of Psychosocial Factors, HIV, and Sex Work Among Filipino Drug Users
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DOI: 10.1007/s13178-021-00563-0
Abstract: In the Philippines, drug use is inevitably embedded in the culture of sex work. This has led to an increase in HIV infection rates within the country. However, exploration of sex work engagement particularly among… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; sex work; sex; drug users ... See more keywords
The Impact of Violence, Perceived Stigma, and Other Work-Related Stressors on Depressive Symptoms Among Women Engaged in Sex Work
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DOI: 10.1007/s40609-017-0085-5
Abstract: While the physical health risks of sex work have been well documented, fewer studies have explored mental health risks associated with sex work. This study examined rates of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors among… read more here.
Keywords: work; depressive symptoms; sex work; among women ... See more keywords
Fine lines: locating commercial sex work in official data, Dublin 1901 and 1911
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DOI: 10.1017/s096392682300010x
Abstract: Dublin at the turn of the nineteenth century had limited permanent employment opportunities compared to Belfast, and for poor families financial instability manifested in limited life expectancy. This article focuses on young adult cohorts in… read more here.
Keywords: commercial sex; dublin; fine lines; sex work ... See more keywords
Democratic Practice: Origins of the Iberian Divide in Political Inclusion. By Robert M. Fishman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 288p. $105.00 cloth, $31.95 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592721000700
Abstract: then make further choices about how to approach this work, with the recognition that their strategies affect both their short-term objectives of earning a living and caring for family and their long-term goal of achieving… read more here.
Keywords: neoliberalism; sex work; sex; research ... See more keywords
Sexual orientation and social network size moderate associations between stigma and problematic alcohol use among male sex workers in the US Northeast: an observational study.
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DOI: 10.1071/sh20137
Abstract: BACKGROUND Stigma is associated with poor health among sexual minority individuals. However, no studies have examined the relationship between stigma and problematic drinking among male sex workers (MSWs). This study examined the relationship between sex… read more here.
Keywords: sexual orientation; sex work; alcohol; stigma ... See more keywords
Challenges and Benefits of Disclosure of Sex Work to Intimate Partners.
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DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2092587
Abstract: Sex workers' noncommercial intimate partnerships are marginalized on two counts - they are non-monogamous and at least one partner is in sex work, an occupation with much stigma. We asked a heterogeneous sample of Canadian… read more here.
Keywords: intimate partners; sex work; sex; work ... See more keywords
Transactional Desire: Exploring Male Student Sex Workers in China.
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DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2181306
Abstract: This paper presents a descriptive study of Chinese male student sex workers through a grounded theory analysis of 25 semi-structured one-to-one online interviews. We found that the internet and introductions by peers were the two… read more here.
Keywords: male student; sex work; student sex; sex ... See more keywords