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  Leaving sex work: barriers, facilitating factors and consequences for female sex workers in northern Thailand
 
 
Titel: Leaving sex work: barriers, facilitating factors and consequences for female sex workers in northern Thailand
Auteur: Manopaiboon, C.
Bunnell, R. E.
Kilmarx, P. H.
Chaikummao, S.
Limpakarnjanarat, K.
Supawitkul, S.
Louis, M. E. St.
Mastro, T. D.
Verschenen in: AIDS care
Paginering: Jaargang 15 (2003) nr. 1 pagina's 39-52
Jaar: 2003-02
Inhoud: Factors facilitating or inhibiting women's ability to leave sex work are still poorly characterized, and little is known about women's lives after they leave the profession. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study about factors affecting women's ability to leave sex work and influencing their lives after leaving. We interviewed 42 current and former female sex workers (FSWs) drawn from a cohort study of 500 FSWs in northern Thailand. All but one of the participants had quit sex work at least once. The majority experienced one or more quit-re-entry-quit cycles. Women's ability and decisions to leave sex work were determined primarily by four factors: economic situation, relationship with a steady partner, attitudes towards sex work and HIV/AIDS experience. Economic concerns, ranging from survival needs to materialistic desires, had the strongest influence. Most women perceived their risk for HIV infection to be lower after leaving sex work, but three of the 17 HIV-infected women acquired infection after having left, presumably from their steady partners. Prevention efforts should guide women as they transition out of commercial sex work. Interventions aimed at assisting women wanting to leave sex work need to address the role of economic factors.
Uitgever: Routledge
Bronbestand: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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