Female Sex Workers and the Social Context of Workplace Violence in Tijuana, Mexico

Katsulis, Yasmina; López, Vera; Durfee, Alesha; Robillard, Alyssa G.

doi:10.1111/j.1548-1387.2010.01108.x

Cited by 38 publications

(62 citation statements)

References 37 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Unlike the women who are providing services within the premises of the bar, the women leaving the premises have no safety net when they encounter a violent client. These findings are similar to other studies that have documented the difference in violence between outdoor and indoor prostitution (Church et al, 2001; Katsulis et al, 2010; Miller, 2002; Raphael & Shapiro, 2004). However, the situation in Mexico is complicated by whether the sex worker is working in a downtown area where prostitution is illegal or in a zona de tolerancia where prostitution is legal.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Moreover, research has consistently shown that outdoor versus indoor prostitution is associated with higher levels of violence perpetrated by clients (Church et al, 2001; Katsulis, Lopez, Durfee, & Robillard, 2010; Miller, 2002; Raphael & Shapiro, 2004). For example, Jody Miller (2002) found that sex workers in outdoor venues such as the street had more significant experiences of violence, coercion, and harassment than indoor sex workers in Sri Lanka.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A Border Context of Violence

Cepeda

Nowotny

2014

Violence Against Women

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Female sex workers (FSW) represent a population confronted with an array of intersecting social problems. We explore the case of FSW in Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juarez to understand the everyday violence associated with sex work within the unique context of Mexico. Life history interviews were conducted with 109 FSW revealing violent acts by clients and other sex industry employees (bar owners, police, other FSW). The risk of violence by different types of persons associated with the sex work industry varied by venue and geographic area. Moreover, the violence was shaped by the social structural constraints of dominant gender ideologies.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Border Context of Violence

Cepeda

Nowotny

2014

Violence Against Women

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…By reducing alcohol use and avoiding violent situations, women may have been better able to protect themselves from HIV/STI risk. Katsulis and colleagues (2010) propose that sex workers are constantly negotiating a hierarchy of risk between economic insecurities, substance abuse, sexually transmitted disease, and violence. Our findings suggest that when women are able to better avoid HIV/STI risk and reduce alcohol use, they also improve their ability to mitigate violence.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reducing Intimate and Paying Partner Violence Against Women Who Exchange Sex in Mongolia

Carlson

Chen

Chang

et al. 2012

J Interpers Violence

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Women who exchange sex for money or other goods, that is, female sex workers, are at increased risk of experiencing physical and sexual violence from both paying and intimate partners. Exposure to violence can be exacerbated by alcohol use and HIV/STI risk. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a HIV/STI risk reduction and enhanced HIV/ STI risk reduction intervention at decreasing paying and intimate partner violence against Mongolian women who exchange sex and engage in harmful alcohol use. Women are recruited and randomized to either (a) four sessions of a relationship-based HIV/STI risk reduction intervention (n = 49), (b) the same HIV/STI risk reduction intervention plus two additional motivational interviewing sessions (n = 58), or (c) a four session control condition focused on wellness promotion (n = 59). All the respondents complete assessments at baseline (preintervention) as well as at immediate posttest, 3 and 6 months postintervention. A multilevel logistic model finds that women who participated in the HIV/STI risk reduction group (OR = 0.14, p < .00), HIV/STI risk reduction and motivational interview group (OR = 0.46, p = .02), and wellness (OR = 0.20, p < .00) group reduced their exposure to physical and sexual violence in the past 90 days. No significant differences in effects are observed between conditions. This study demonstrates the efficacy of a relationship-based HIV/STI risk reduction intervention, a relationship-based HIV/STI risk reduction intervention combined with motivational interviewing, and a wellness promotion intervention in reducing intimate and paying partner violence against women who exchange sex in Mongolia. The findings have significant implications for the impact of minimal intervention and the potential role of peer networks and social support in reducing women’s experiences of violence in resource poor settings.

show abstract

“…Various studies have associated violence by the police with drug and alcohol use and street prostitution. The convergence of these factors makes women more vulnerable to this type of violence 32,33 .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fatores associados à violência contra mulheres profissionais do sexo de dez cidades brasileiras

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Resumo: No Brasil, há um limitado número de estudos sobre violência contra mulheres profissionais do sexo, tema que vem instigando pesquisadores em todo o mundo, estimulados principalmente por possíveis associações desta com o HIV. Este trabalho objetiva estimar a prevalência de violência contra mulheres profissionais do sexo, segundo natureza e perpetrador, e identificar os fatores associados. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com dados de 2.523 mulheres profissionais do sexo de dez cidades brasileiras, recrutadas pelo método respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Os resultados mostraram que a prevalência de violência verbal foi de 59,5%; violência física 38,1%; sexual 37,8%. Violência física por parceiro íntimo, 25,2%; por clientes, 11,7%. Dentre os fatores associados à violência física estão: idade < 30 anos (ORa = 2,27; IC95%: 1,56-3,29); uso de drogas (ORa = 2,02; IC95%: 1,54-2,65); valor do programa até R$ 29,00 (ORa = 1,51; IC95%: 1,07-2,13). Conclui-se que as mulheres profissionais do sexo brasileiras vivenciam uma carga desproporcional de violência. Identificar fatores de vulnerabilidade é fundamental para as intervenções que garantam direitos humanos e controle do HIV.

show abstract

Female Sex Workers and the Social Context of Workplace Violence in Tijuana, Mexico

Cited by 38 publications

References 37 publications

A Border Context of Violence

A Border Context of Violence

Reducing Intimate and Paying Partner Violence Against Women Who Exchange Sex in Mongolia

Fatores associados à violência contra mulheres profissionais do sexo de dez cidades brasileiras

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About