ArticleThe journal of family planning and reproductive health care2015
Pregnancy intentions among female sex workers: recognising their rights and wants as mothers.
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- Structural determinants of HIV/STI prevalence, HIV/STI/sexual and reproductive health access, and condom use among immigrant sex workers globally.AIDS (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
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- Contraceptive use and unplanned pregnancy among female sex workers in Zambia.Contraception · 2017Trial
- Prevalence of pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, poor pregnancy outcome and its associated factors among female sex workers in Cameroon.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Longitudinal study of pregnancy intention and its association with pregnancy occurrence among female sex workers in Benin and Mali.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Mapping the number of female sex workers in countries across sub-Saharan Africa.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Review
- "I did not plan to have a baby. This is the outcome of our work": a qualitative study exploring unintended pregnancy among female sex workers.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Correlates of pregnancy among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in semi urban Blantyre, Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for female sex workers: ensuring women's family planning needs are not left behind.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- Single Mothers and Female Sex Workers in Zambia Have Similar Risk Profiles.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2019Article
- Female Sex Workers' Experiences Selling Sex during Pregnancy and Post-Delivery in South Africa.Studies in family planning · 2019Article
- Factors related to fertility desire among female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- A Prospective Cohort Study of Fertility Desire, Unprotected Sex, and Detectable Viral Load in HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2018Article
- High pregnancy incidence and low contraceptive use among a prospective cohort of female entertainment and sex workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Observational
- Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Testing Among Zambian Female Sex Workers in Three Transit Hubs.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2017Article
- Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence in HIV-positive women engaged in transactional sex in Mombasa, Kenya.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2016Article
- Lifetime Abortion of Female Sex Workers in Iran: Findings of a National Bio-Behavioural Survey In 2010.PloS one · 2016Article
- Safer conception needs for HIV prevention among female sex workers in Burkina Faso and Togo.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2014Article
- Maternal health and maternal health service utilization among female sex workers: A scoping review.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo better understand the prevalence and correlates of pregnancy intentions among female sex workers (FSWs).
designCross-sectional analysis using data from an open prospective cohort of street and off-street FSWs in Vancouver, Canada, in partnership with local sex work and community agencies.
methodsFSWs were recruited through outreach to street and off-street locations (e.g. massage parlours, micro-brothels) and completed interviewer-administered questionnaires and HIV/sexually transmitted infection testing. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate correlates of pregnancy intention, based on a 'yes' or 'no' response to the question "Are you planning on have any (any more) children in the future?".
resultsOf the 510 women, 394 (77.3%) reported prior pregnancy, with 140 (27.5%) of the entire sample reporting positive pregnancy intentions. Regarding ethnicity, 35.3% were Caucasian and 26.3% were Asian/visible minority, with no differences in pregnancy intention by ethnicity or HIV status; 38.4% reported Canadian Aboriginal ancestry. In our final multivariable model, servicing clients in formal indoor settings, inconsistent condom use by clients, younger age, and intimate partner violence (IPV) were associated with pregnancy intention.
conclusionsFSWs may have pregnancy intention levels similar to that of women in other occupations. Policy changes are needed to improve FSWs' access to integrated HIV and reproductive health services and harm reduction services, particularly for FSWs experiencing IPV.
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