ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2016
Early Sex Work Initiation and Violence against Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
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- 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 Depressive Symptoms and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Women Engaged in Commercial Sex Work in Southern Uganda.Psychiatry research · 2021Article
- Prevalence and patterns of gender-based violence across adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Low program access despite high burden of sexual, structural, and reproductive health vulnerabilities among young women who sell sex in Mombasa, Kenya.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Vulnerabilities at First Sex and Their Association With Lifetime Gender-Based Violence and HIV Prevalence Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Engaged in Sex Work, Transactional Sex, and Casual Sex in Kenya.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2018Article
- Can a national government implement a violence prevention and response strategy for key populations in a criminalized setting? A case study from Kenya.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018Article
- Prevalence and correlates of probable depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among female sex workers in Lilongwe, Malawi.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2018Article
- HIV risks and needs related to the Sustainable Development Goals among female sex workers who were commercially sexually exploited as children in Lesotho.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018Article
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Between 20 and 40 % of female sex workers (FSWs) began sex work before age 18. Little is known concerning whether early initiation of sex work impacts later experiences in adulthood, including violence victimization. This paper examines the relationship between early initiation of sex work and violence victimization during adulthood. The sample included 816 FSWs in Mombasa, Kenya, recruited from HIV prevention drop-in centers who were 18 years or older and moderate-risk drinkers. Early initiation was defined as beginning sex work at 17 or younger. Logistic regression modeled recent violence as a function of early initiation, adjusting for drop-in center, age, education, HIV status, supporting others, and childhood abuse. Twenty percent of the sample reported early initiation of sex work. Although both early initiators and other FSWs reported commonly experiencing recent violence, early initiators were significantly more likely to experience recent physical and sexual violence and verbal abuse from paying partners. Early initiation was not associated with physical or sexual violence from non-paying partners. Many FSWs begin sex work before age 18. Effective interventions focused on preventing this are needed. In addition, interventions are needed to prevent violence against all FSWs, in particular, those who initiated sex work during childhood or adolescence.
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