ArticleAIDS care2015
Vulnerabilities faced by the children of sex workers in two Mexico-US border cities: a retrospective study on sexual violence, substance use and HIV risk.
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- The Intersection of Caregiving and Financial Vulnerability: Empowerment Barriers for Women in Sex Work.Children and youth services review · 2025Article
- "Anything Can Happen Here": Mother-Child Experiences Navigating Life as Residents of an Urban Red-Light Brothel District in India.Family process · 2025Article
- Lost Life at an Early Age: Life-threatening Consequences Faced by Children of Female Sex Workers in Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Causes of death among young children of female sex workers in three sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional exploratory investigation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Contextual, structural, and mental health experiences of children of women engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour in Kampala: a mixed method study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The relationship between commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among boys and girls in Haiti.International journal of injury control and safety promotion · 2022Article
- Predictors of early childhood HIV testing among children of sex workers living with HIV in Cameroon.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Substance Use Among Patients of Community Health Centers in East Los Angeles and Tijuana.Substance use & misuse · 2017Observational
- Association between Pregnancy and Active Injection Drug Use and Sex Work among Women Injection Drug Users in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2015Article
- Vulnerability Factors and Pathways Leading to Underage Entry into Sex Work in two Mexican-US Border Cities.The journal of applied research on children : informing policy for children at riskArticle
- Multidimensional Vulnerabilities of Children of Female Sex Workers: A Scoping Review.Sage open pediatricsReview
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Abstract
Most studies of female sex workers (FSWs) conducted in the Mexico-US border region have focused on individual HIV risk, centered on sexual behaviors and substance abuse patterns. Little attention has been drawn to the reality that sex workers are often parents whose children potentially face vulnerabilities unique to their family situation. The objective of the present study was to identify the vulnerabilities faced by the children of FSWs in two Mexican-US border cities. From 2008 to 2010, 628 FSW-injection drug users underwent interviewer-administered surveys and HIV/STI testing. Approximately one in five participants (20%) reported having a parent involved in sex work and majority referred it was their mother (88%). Close to one-third of participants (31%) reported first injecting drugs <18 years of age, and 33% reported they began working regularly as a prostitute <18 years of age. First drinking alcohol <18 years old (AOR = 1.87, 95%CI: 1.13-3.08), lifetime cocaine use (AOR = 1.76, 95%CI: 1.09-2.84), ever being forced or coerced into non-consensual sex as a minor (<18 years of age; AOR = 1.54, 95%CI: 1.01-2.35), and injecting drugs with used syringes in the prior month (AOR = 1.63, 95%CI: 1.07-2.49) were the factors associated with having had a parent involved in sex work. These findings begin to lay the groundwork for understanding the potential vulnerabilities faced by the children of sex workers. Understanding these potential needs is necessary for creating relevant, evidence-based interventions focused on supporting these women.
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