ArticleCommunity mental health journal2016
The Unanticipated Benefits of Behavioral Assessments and Interviews on Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Depression Among Women Engaging in Transactional Sex.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence of suicidality, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety among female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- Suubi4Her: a study protocol to examine the impact and cost associated with a combination intervention to prevent HIV risk behavior and improve mental health functioning among adolescent girls in Uganda.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- "It gives you a road map of what to do to solve your problems": acceptability of a combination HIV prevention intervention among adolescent girls in Uganda.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Mental health and HIV risk differs by co-occurring structural vulnerabilities among women who sell sex.AIDS care · 2023Article
- External resilience in the context of drug use and socio-structural vulnerabilities: a qualitative exploration among women who use drugs and sell sex in Baltimore, Maryland.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
- Evolution of Condom Use Among a 5-Year Cohort of Female Sex Workers in Zambia.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Practical problems and positive experiences with ecological momentary assessment: reflections from people who use drugs.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2021Article
- The EMERALD (Enabling Mobilization, Empowerment, Risk Reduction, and Lasting Dignity) Study: Protocol for the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Community-Based Combination HIV Prevention Intervention for Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- A qualitative exploration on accounts of condom-use negotiation with clients: challenges and predicaments related to sex work among street-based female sex workers in Ekurhuleni District, South Africa.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Associations among experienced and internalized stigma, social support, and depression among male and female sex workers in Kenya.International journal of public health · 2020Article
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- 'I Got it off my Chest': An Examination of how Research Participation Improved the Mental Health of Women Engaging in Transactional Sex.Community mental health journal · 2018Article
- Depression and Post Traumatic Stress amongst female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: A cross sectional, respondent driven sample.PloS one · 2018Article
- Women's experiences of participating in a prospective, longitudinal postpartum depression study: insights for perinatal mental health researchers.Archives of women's mental health · 2017Article
- Potential Risks of Ecological Momentary Assessment Among Persons Who Inject Drugs.Substance use & misuse · 2017Article
- Potential benefits of using ecological momentary assessment to study high-risk polydrug use.mHealth · 2017Article
- Changes in Condom Use Over Time Among Female Sex Workers and Their Male Noncommercial Partners and Clients.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2016Article
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Abstract
Women engaging in transactional sex have disproportional mental health co-morbidity and face substantial barriers to accessing social services. We hypothesized that participation in a longitudinal research study, with no overt intervention, would lead to short-term mental health improvements. For 4-weeks, 24 women disclosed information about their lives via twice daily cell-phone diaries and weekly interviews. We used t tests to compare self-esteem, anxiety, and depression at baseline and exit. Tests were repeated for hypothesized effect modifiers (e.g., substance abuse severity; age of sex work debut). For particularly vulnerable women (e.g., less educated, histories of abuse, younger initiation of sex work) participation in research conferred unanticipated mental health benefits. Positive interactions with researchers, as well as discussing lived experiences, may explain these effects. Additional studies are needed to confirm findings and identify mechanisms of change. This work contributes to the growing body of literature documenting that study participation improves mental health.
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