2011
DOI: 10.5336/medsci.2010-21228
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Evaluation of Nature and Impact of Violence Exposure Among Registered Female Sex Workers

Abstract: A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : We con duc ted a des crip ti ve study to de ter mi ne va ri o us vi o len ce forms with the ir im pacts on re gis te red fe ma le sex wor kers. M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: We sur ve yed 124 re gis tered fe ma le sex wor kers of a me an age of 41.6 ± 9.1 ye ars, at ob li ga tory pe ri o dic exa mi na ti on in the De part ments of Der ma to logy and Se xu ally Trans mit ted Di se a ses at An ka ra Met ro po li tan Mu ni… Show more

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“…Sex workers also suffer intimate partner violence, 34,70 ,75 yet fear of police mistreatment can be a significant barrier to reporting. 76 Abusive intimate partners exploit the illegality of sex work, and may threaten to expose them to police, as tactics of control.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Sex workers also suffer intimate partner violence, 34,70 ,75 yet fear of police mistreatment can be a significant barrier to reporting. 76 Abusive intimate partners exploit the illegality of sex work, and may threaten to expose them to police, as tactics of control.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Where sex work is legalized, as in Switzerland, Turkey, Hungary, and Tijuana Mexico, it is often regulated through mandatory registration and mandatory health exams and testing, and criminalized if not conducted within specific areas. 49,75,88 Regulation is often discriminatory in policy and/or practice, and many sex workers attempt to evade it. Sex workers often forgo mandatory registration, yet operating outside the system limits their access to necessary HIV and STI services, as in Tijuana, Mexico.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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