ArticleQualitative health research2014
Female sex workers and their gatekeepers in China: implications for HIV/STI prevention.
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- The effects of social networks on HIV risk behaviors among Vietnamese female sex workers: a qualitative study.Global health research and policy · 2024Article
- Work environments and HIV prevention: a qualitative review and meta-synthesis of sex worker narratives.BMC public health · 2015Review
- Contextual influence on condom use in commercial sex venues: A multi-level analysis among female sex workers and gatekeepers in Guangxi, China.Social science research · 2015Article
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Abstract
Female sex workers (FSWs) play a key role in HIV/AIDS transmission and their gatekeepers play a crucial role in shaping their behaviors. Limited studies are available on the relationship between FSWs and gatekeepers. In the current study we used an ethnographic approach to examine the dynamic and multidimensional relationship of FSWs and their gatekeepers from the perspectives of both parties. We recruited 38 FSWs and 16 gatekeepers from different types of commercial sex venues in Guangxi, China, and conducted in-depth individual interviews. Our data suggest that FSWs and gatekeepers maintain an interdependent and reciprocal relationship during their business practice, but gatekeepers exert significant influence and control over FSWs. Designing culturally appropriate HIV/STI-prevention programs requires us to take advantage of the unique and crucial roles of gatekeepers. We conclude with a call for structural interventions to protect FSWs' occupational health and safety.
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