2019
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1691596
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“We Cannot Avoid Drinking”: Alcohol Use among Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia

Abstract: Background: Female entertainment workers (FEWs) in Cambodia work in predominantly alcoholbased venues and therefore may face occupational risks. Studies have suggested that FEWs are pressured to consume alcohol while at the workplace, which may have adverse health outcomes. This study aims to explore the experiences of alcohol use among FEWs in Cambodia. Methods: Twenty-seven focus group discussions (FGDs) with FEWs were conducted across five sites in four provinces in Cambodia. FGD participants were FEWs who … Show more

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“…Our study did not detect changes in health outcomes, perhaps because these changes take longer to occur. It is also possible that several trial implementation challenges may have limited ability to detect health outcomes changes, including the high loss to follow-up, which was identi ed as an issue for other mHealth studies in Cambodia [30][31][32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our study did not detect changes in health outcomes, perhaps because these changes take longer to occur. It is also possible that several trial implementation challenges may have limited ability to detect health outcomes changes, including the high loss to follow-up, which was identi ed as an issue for other mHealth studies in Cambodia [30][31][32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Also, clients mainly forced FEWs to use substances. The high prevalence of forced substance use is unsettling as it has been previously linked to higher levels of psychological distress among FEWs in Cambodia (Brody et al, 2016;Brody, Kaplan, et al, 2019). In addition, alcohol use before commercial sex has been associated with unsafe sex and heightened risk for HIV and other STIs (Wang et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The types of violence were further categorized into different dimensions of GBV (physical, psychological, and sexual violence). Forced substance use was added as an extra dimension as FEWs have frequently reported this in Cambodia (Brody, Kaplan, et al, 2019). For data analyses, the types of GBV were merged into four categories: emotional abuse (verbal threats, controlling the ability to leave the house), physical abuse, forced sex, and forced substance use (alcohol, drugs).…”
Section: Questionnaire Development and Measurementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As more secondary themes arose during codebook development (e.g., the stressors experienced by FEWs and their current coping strategies), an inductive thematic analytical approach was selected to categorize these data (22). However, as stressors and coping mechanisms used by FEWs have been well documented in other published studies (23), this study only provided a brief summary of those results.…”
Section: Qualitative Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%