Covid-19: Health needs of sex workers are being sidelined, warn agencies

Howard, Sally

doi:10.1136/bmj.m1867

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“…These reports provide important information on COVID-19 impacts on women and girls. However, apart from the commentaries and media reports highlighting the challenges of female sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (for example Howard, 2020;Kimani et al, 2020;Sanders, 2020), empirical studies highlighting the plight of sex workers and in particular access to health in the SSA context are barely available. Swan and ICRSE (2020) is one of the few studies focusing on sex workers but in the Eurasian context.…”

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Access to Healthcare in a time of COVID-19: Sex Workers in Crisis in Nairobi, Kenya

Gichuna

Hassan

Sanders

et al. 2020

Global Public Health

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This paper uses empirical data collected from 117 female sex workers living in informal settlements in Nairobi and 15 healthcare providers to highlight specific effects of COVID-19 and related restrictions on healthcare access for the sex workers. We highlight the existing gender and health inequalities that have now been reinforced by the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we focus on the most concerning healthcare needs for the sex workers including HIV prevention, care and treatment and sexual and reproductive healthcare. Our study findings reveal that the various restrictions imposed by the government to help curb the spread of COVID-19 to a large extent made it difficult for the sex workers to access their healthcare needs. The paper discusses the challenges of healthcare service delivery reflecting on some innovative and pioneering responses from health care providers to address the emergency situation.

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Access to Healthcare in a time of COVID-19: Sex Workers in Crisis in Nairobi, Kenya

Gichuna

Hassan

Sanders

et al. 2020

Global Public Health

138

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“…1 The physically intimate nature of sex work makes physical distancing difficult for those who rely on it as a source of income, and there is mounting evidence that sex workers face unique transmission risks, mental health needs and socioeconomic challenges relative to COVID-19 that have largely been ignored by health organisations and governments. [2][3][4] However, sex workers have a long history of taking responsibility for public and their individual health within a model of risk reduction, especially relative to HIV, 5 which in the COVID-19 context may provide an important avenue for intervention.…”

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Sex workers are returning to work and require enhanced support in the face of COVID-19: results from a longitudinal analysis of online sex work activity and a content analysis of safer sex work guidelines

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Sex workers confront unique challenges in the face of COVID-19. Data from an international sex work website popular with cisgender men and transgender men and women suggest that, after a period of physical distancing, many sex workers are returning to in-person work: from May to August 2020, active sex work profiles increased 9.4% (P < 0.001) and newly created profiles increased by 35.6% (P < 0.001). Analysis of sex work and COVID-19 guidelines published by five community-based organisations found that they focused on altering sexual practices, enhancing hygiene and pivoting to virtual work. To capitalise on these guidelines, funding and research for implementation and evaluation are needed to support COVID-19 risk reduction strategies for sex workers.

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“…A menos que os serviços sexuais offline retomem a operação normal em breve e as dificuldades financeiras sejam resolvidas, seus problemas de saúde tendem a se multiplicar. As agências de prostituição têm criticado a falta de ação para proteger as necessidades de saúde de profissionais do sexo durante a vigência da pandemia 28 .…”

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Trabalho sexual em período de pandemia por COVID-19 no contexto íbero-americano: análise de anúncios em websites

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Resumo Trabalhadores do sexo tornam-se cada vez mais vulneráveis economicamente como resultado das medidas restritivas implementadas para responder à pandemia de coronavírus. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo é analisar o conteúdo dos websites e anúncios de prostituição sobre medidas relacionadas à pandemia por COVID-19. Trata-se de descrição do fluxo de visitas e análise de conteúdo das comunicações em websites que anunciam transações de sexo comercial. Realizou-se cálculo de variação percentual do número de visitas para três períodos compreendidos entre 02/2019 a 04/2020. Posteriormente, extraíram-se anúncios com os termos “corona”, “pandemia” e “quarentena” em websites que oferecem mecanismo de busca. Para análise de conteúdo, utilizou-se o método de Bardin. Houve aumento no número de acessos nos websites de prostituição entre o ano de 2019 e 2020, seguido de queda com a advento da crise pandêmica por coronavírus. Dentre as medidas de proteção durante a pandemia, destacam-se as recomendações de saúde e o incentivo ao sexo virtual. Dentre 1.991.014 anúncios, 0,51% mencionam a crise por COVID-19 quanto ao descumprimento do distanciamento social, medidas de proteção e oferta de sexo on-line.

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Covid-19: Health needs of sex workers are being sidelined, warn agencies

Cited by 34 publications

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Access to Healthcare in a time of COVID-19: Sex Workers in Crisis in Nairobi, Kenya

Access to Healthcare in a time of COVID-19: Sex Workers in Crisis in Nairobi, Kenya

Sex workers are returning to work and require enhanced support in the face of COVID-19: results from a longitudinal analysis of online sex work activity and a content analysis of safer sex work guidelines

Trabalho sexual em período de pandemia por COVID-19 no contexto íbero-americano: análise de anúncios em websites

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