Dominican, Mexican, and Puerto Rican Prostitutes: Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors

Deren, Sherry; Shedlin, Michele; Davis, William R.; Clatts, Michael C.; Balcorta, Salvador; Beardsley, Mark; Sánchez, Jesús; Jarlais, Don Des

doi:10.1177/07399863970192007

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“…Juarez. Although reports vary widely, international literature suggests that 21-80% of female IDUs report ever trading sex for money or drugs (Spittal et al, 2003, Lowndes et al, 2003, Latkin et al, 2003, Kozlov et al, 2006, Benotsch et al, 2004 and 9%-82% of FSWs have ever injected drugs (McMahon et al, 2006, Ward et al, 1993, Vandenhoek et al, 1989, Deren et al, 1997A. Valdez, personal communication, 2006).…”

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Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico–U.S. border cities

Strathdee

Philbin

Semple

et al. 2008

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Objective: To characterize the overlap between injection drug use and sex work by women in Tijuana and Cd. Juarez, situated on the Mexico-U.S. border. Methods:FSWs aged ≥18 years who were not knowingly HIV-positive and reported having unprotected sex with ≥1 client in the prior two months underwent interviews and testing for HIV, syphilis gonorrhea and Chlamydia. Logistic regression identified factors associated with injecting drugs within the last month.Results: Of 924 FSWs, 18.0% had ever injected drugs. Among FSW-IDUs (N=114), prevalence of HIV, syphilis titers >1:8, gonorrhea and Chlamydia was significantly higher at 12.3%, 22.7%, 15.2% and 21.2% compared to 4.8%, 13.1%, 5.2% and 11.9% among other FSWs (N=810). FSWIDUs also had more clients in the past six months (median: 300 vs. 240, p=0.02). Factors independently associated with injecting drugs in the past month included living in Tijuana, being younger, being married/common-law, longer duration in the sex trade, speaking English, earning Corresponding Author and Reprint Requests: Thomas L. Patterson, PhD Department of Psychiatry (0680) University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0680 Phone: 858-534-3354; Fax: 858-534-7723 E-mail: tpatterson@ucsd.edu. Contributors Drs. Patterson and Semple designed the behavioral intervention study (NIMH R01 MH065849), supervised data collection, and contributed to manuscript writing. Dr. Strathdee planned the analysis, assisted with interpreting results, and wrote the majority of the manuscript. Ms. Philbin and Ms. Pu conducted the analyses and assisted with interpreting results and writing the manuscript. Drs. de la Torre, Amaro, Magis, Salazar assisted with study design and interpreting results and revising the manuscript. Drs. Lozada, Staines, Martinez and Fraga supervised data collection and assisted with the manuscript. Ms. Orozovich supervised data collection and provided oversight of the intervention study. All authors contributed to and have approved the final manuscript. Conflict of InterestThe authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Conclusions: FSW-IDUs had higher STI levels, engaged in riskier behaviors and were more vulnerable to having unsafe sex with clients compared to other FSWs, indicating that this subgroup is an important bridge population requiring focused prevention. NIH Public Access

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Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico–U.S. border cities

Strathdee

Philbin

Semple

et al. 2008

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

193

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“…Previous literature (Amaro, 1995;Amaro & Raj, 2000;Amaro, Raj, & Reed, 2001;Deren et al, 1996;Deren et al, 1997;Diaz, 1998;Gentry, Elifson, & Sterk, 2005) has cited the importance of a feminist perspective that contextualizes behavioral risk within gendered social and political contexts. In the terrain of gendered social and political contexts, these risk factors may be connected to different forms of racial marginalization, which in turn may lead to differential access to resources and institutions for a given ethnocultural transgender community.…”

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Sex workers, fem queens, and cross-dressers: Differential marginalizations and HIV vulnerabilities among three ethnocultural male-to-female transgender communities in New York City

Hwahng

Nuttbrock

2007

Sex Res Soc Policy

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This article describes 3 distinct ethnocultural male-to-female transgender communities in New York City: the low-income African American/Black1 and Latina(o) House Ball community; lowincome, often undocumented immigrant Asian sex workers; and middle-class White crossdressers. These communities are highly socially isolated from each other and are more connected to their ethnocultural contexts than to an abstract and shared transgender identity. Whereas previous research either has viewed male-to-female transgender people as one monolithic group or has separated them into abstract racial categories unconnected to their communities and lifestyles, this article positions them within specific social networks, cultures, neighborhoods, and lifestyles. With regard to HIV vulnerabilities, violence, and rape, House Ball community members seemed to engage in the riskiest form of survival sex work, whereas Asian sex workers seemed to engage in moderate-risk survival sex work. White cross-dressers seemed to engage in very low-risk recreational sex work.2 Keywords sex work; House Ball community; Asian immigrants; social networks; ethnocultural community contexts; transgender This article charts new territory by mapping ethnocultural communities and connecting HIV risk behaviors within a nexus of racial, ethnic, cultural, social, and economic factors. Findings from our study of three ethno-cultural transgender communities demonstrate the fundamental roles of economics and marginalization in determining identities and HIV risk behaviors.Male-to-female (MTF) transgender people make up a population that is especially hidden, difficult to reach, and marginalized from the general population

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“….language, cultural customs, and practices" (Cuellar, Harris, & Jasso, 1980, p. 209). Dominicans living in the United States tend to live in closeknit communities in which their native customs and mores remain distinct from those of the dominant culture of the United States (Deren et al, 1997). Despite this, the family structure of mainland-dwelling Dominicans differs from that of Dominicans living in their country of origin.…”

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Acculturation, Perceived Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Pregnancy Status Among Dominican Adolescents

Orshan

1999

Health Care for Women International

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In this study I explore whether pregnancy status and mainland acculturation can be used to predict perceived social support or self-esteem in 49 nulligravida and 41 primigravida adolescents of Dominican background. Self-administered questionnaires containing the Dominican American version of the Acculturation Rating Scale (DARS), the Personal Resource Questionnaire-85 (PRQ85), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and a pregnancy-specific demographic sheet were completed in the participant's choice of Spanish or English. Neither perceived social support or self-esteem could be predicted from pregnancy status and mainland acculturation. However, mainland acculturation was found to be significantly higher among nulligravida adolescents, while no significant differences were found between the groups in relation to perceived social support or self-esteem.

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Dominican, Mexican, and Puerto Rican Prostitutes: Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors

Cited by 33 publications

References 9 publications

Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico–U.S. border cities

Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico–U.S. border cities

Sex workers, fem queens, and cross-dressers: Differential marginalizations and HIV vulnerabilities among three ethnocultural male-to-female transgender communities in New York City

Acculturation, Perceived Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Pregnancy Status Among Dominican Adolescents

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