Karishma K Oza1, Jay G Silverman2, Ietza Bojorquez3, Steffanie A Strathdee2, Shira M Goldenberg4. 1. Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 2. Division of Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA. 3. Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico. 4. Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Division of AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: sgoldenberg@cfenet.ubc.ca.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore experiences during childhood and adolescence that influenced reproductive and sexual health among women who had entered the sex industry in adolescence. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted using information provided by 25 female sex workers (FSWs) from Tijuana, Mexico, who reported entering the sex industry when younger than 18 years. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants between January 31, 2011, and July 8, 2011. RESULTS: Four interrelated themes that shaped health experiences-early sexual abuse, early illicit drug use, ongoing violence, and limited access to reproductive and sexual health care-were identified. Participants reporting these experiences were at risk of unintended teenaged pregnancy, spontaneous abortion or stillbirth, and untreated sexually transmitted infections. CONCLUSION: Programs and policies that address social, structural, and individual vulnerabilities during adolescence and adulthood are required to promote reproductive and sexual health among FSWs in Tijuana, Mexico.
OBJECTIVE: To explore experiences during childhood and adolescence that influenced reproductive and sexual health among women who had entered the sex industry in adolescence. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted using information provided by 25 female sex workers (FSWs) from Tijuana, Mexico, who reported entering the sex industry when younger than 18 years. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants between January 31, 2011, and July 8, 2011. RESULTS: Four interrelated themes that shaped health experiences-early sexual abuse, early illicit drug use, ongoing violence, and limited access to reproductive and sexual health care-were identified. Participants reporting these experiences were at risk of unintended teenaged pregnancy, spontaneous abortion or stillbirth, and untreated sexually transmitted infections. CONCLUSION: Programs and policies that address social, structural, and individual vulnerabilities during adolescence and adulthood are required to promote reproductive and sexual health among FSWs in Tijuana, Mexico.
Authors: Stefan Baral; Chris Beyrer; Kathryn Muessig; Tonia Poteat; Andrea L Wirtz; Michele R Decker; Susan G Sherman; Deanna Kerrigan Journal: Lancet Infect Dis Date: 2012-03-15 Impact factor: 25.071
Authors: Jennifer L Syvertsen; Angela M Robertson; Daniela Abramovitz; M Gudelia Rangel; Gustavo Martinez; Thomas L Patterson; Monica D Ulibarri; Alicia Vera; Nabila El-Bassel; Steffanie A Strathdee Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2012-02-20 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Brooke S West; Milagros Becerra Ramirez; Claire C Bristow; Daniela A Abramovitz; Alicia Vera; Hugo Staines; M Gudelia Rangel; Thomas L Patterson; Steffanie A Strathdee Journal: Int J STD AIDS Date: 2020-07-05 Impact factor: 1.456
Authors: Ashley Grosso; Lindsay Berg; Katherine Rucinski; Amrita Rao; Mamadú Aliu Djaló; Daouda Diouf; Stefan Baral Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-10-05 Impact factor: 4.614