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ArticleWomen & health2020

Maternal role strain and depressive symptoms among female sex workers in Mexico: the moderating role of sex work venue.

Shirley J Semple, Heather A Pines, Alicia Harvey Vera, Eileen V Pitpitan, Gustavo Martinez, M Gudelia Rangel, Steffanie A Strathdee, Thomas L Patterson

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Article in Women & health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Health inequities faced by sex workers.The Lancet. Public health · 2026
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  6. Sex workers as mothers: Correlates of engagement in sex work to support children.Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shirley J SempleDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Heather A PinesDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7173-1981
Alicia Harvey VeraDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8708-8169
Eileen V PitpitanDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Gustavo MartinezDepartment of Patient Care, Federación Méxicana de Asociaciones Privadas, A.C. (FEMAP), Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
M Gudelia RangelDepartment of Migrant Health, US-Mexico Border Health Commission, Tijuana, Mexico.
Steffanie A StrathdeeDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7724-691X
Thomas L PattersonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2311-6164
University of California San Diego · USAsociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo Comunitario · MXMental Health Commission · IE

Funding

Impact of Drug Policy Reform on the HIV Risk Environment among IDUs in TijuanaR37DA019829 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI STRATHDEE, STEFFANIE A. · 2010 to 2019
$6.7M
Texting intervention to sustain HIV prevention in women in high-drug-use contextsR01DA039071 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI PATTERSON, THOMAS L. · 2015 to 2019
$3.3M
Estimating Mediation and Moderation Effects in HIV Incidence Prevention TrialsR01DA042666 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI PITPITAN, EILEEN VIRTUSIO · 2018 to 2022
$2.6M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA039071NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA042666NIDA NIH HHS R37 DA019829
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stressors that arise in parenting are likely to have an adverse impact on the psychological well-being of female sex workers (FSWs), particularly in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC). This study examined the association between maternal role strain and depressive symptoms among 426 FSW mothers with dependent-age children (aged < 18 years) in Tijuana and Cd. Juarez, Mexico (2016-2017). Four dimensions of maternal role strain (e.g., child emotional and behavioral problems) were examined in relation to maternal depressive symptoms. We also investigated whether the relationship between maternal role strain and depressive symptoms was modified by venue of sex work. Compared to indoor/establishment-based FSWs, street-based FSWs reported significantly more child-related financial strain. In multiple regression analysis, having more depressive symptoms was associated with identifying as a street-based FSW, greater use of drugs, lower emotional support, more child-related financial strain and more emotional and behavioral problems in children. A significant interaction was identified such that the association between maternal role strain and depressive symptoms was stronger for indoor/establishment-based compared to street-based FSWs. These findings suggest the need to address parenting strain and type of sex work venue in the development of counseling programs to improve the mental health of FSWs in LMIC.

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AdolescentAdultDepressionFemaleHumansMental HealthMexicoMiddle AgedMothersSex WorkSex WorkersYoung AdultDepressive symptomsfemale sex workerMaternal role strainmental healthMexicosex work venue

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