SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2021
Prevalence of suicidality, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety among female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review.The Lancet. Global health · 2023Pooled it
- Health inequities faced by sex workers.The Lancet. Public health · 2026Review
- Depressive symptoms, alcohol, and drug dependence among female sex workers in Kisumu, Kenya: A cross-sectional study.African journal of reproductive health · 2026Article
- A latent profile analysis of health characteristics in relation to sleep among female sex workers in entertainment venues in Wuhan, China.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Depression and quality of life among Thai and migrant sex workers in Thailand: a cross-sectional study.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes among women in sex work and social care: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Persona-mediated dissociation: a new framework for understanding the work/self-split in sex workers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Risk and resilience in the red lights: a mini-review on sex worker lived experiences and mental health outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- The Multiple Perspectives Approach to Understanding Sexual-Economic Exchange.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Review
- The Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Employment on the Psychological Well-Being of HIV Key Population Workers.Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP · 2025Article
- Sharing Culture and Management of Sex Work Information on Mobile Phones by Female Sex Workers in Nepal: Implications for mHealth Practice and Research.Health communication · 2025Article
- The impact of self-stigmatization on the mental health of female sex workers (FSWs).Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- An explorative qualitative study of barriers to the use of health and mental health services among migrant female sex workers in Germany and needs for action.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Suicide during pregnancy as a major contributor to maternal suicide among female sex workers in eight low- and middle-income countries: A community knowledge approach investigation.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Validation of the Farsi Version of the Adult Concentration Inventory for Assessing Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The relationship between underage initiation of selling sex and depression among female sex workers in Eswatini.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Correlation analysis between sleep quality and the mental health status of female sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei Province.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Exposure to job-related violence among young female sex workers in urban slums of Southwest Nigeria.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Letter to the editor: "Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis".Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
- Suicidal ideation among women who engage in sex work and have a history of drug use in Kazakhstan.Mental health & prevention · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose was to assess prevalence of suicidality, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety among female sex workers (FSW). A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed. Search strategy was performed in MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, Ovid and Cochrane Central Database from inception until March 2020. Considered for inclusion were cross-sectional studies performed on FSW that assessed prevalence of any of the following: suicide attempt or suicidal ideation, depression, PTSD, or anxiety. Five reviewers, independently and in duplicate, selected all eligible articles in an abstract and full-text screening phase and, moreover, extracted information from each study. A binomial-normal generalized linear mixed model was employed to estimate prevalence of the conditions. From 8035 studies yielded in the search strategy, 55 were included for analysis. The overall prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt was 27% (95% C.I. 18-39%) and 20% (95% C.I. 13-28%), respectively. Furthermore, overall prevalence of depression and PTSD was 44% (95% C.I. 35-54%) and 29% (95% C.I. 18-44%), respectively. Eleven studies were classified as high quality. Findings indicate that there is an overall high prevalence of suicidality, depression, and PTSD among FSW. Development of accessible large-scale interventions that assess mental health among this population remains critical.
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