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ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2022

Internet solicitation linked to enhanced occupational health and safety outcomes among sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada 2010-2019.

Sylvia Machat, Tara Lyons, Melissa Braschel, Kate Shannon, Shira Goldenberg

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Article in Occupational and environmental medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sylvia MachatAESHA, Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tara LyonsAESHA, Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Melissa BraschelAESHA, Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kate ShannonAESHA, Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Shira GoldenbergAESHA, Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada dr.goldenberg@cgshe.ubc.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-1633-9749
Center for Health and Gender Equity · USKwantlen Polytechnic University · CASan Diego State University · USUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Social and structural context of HIV/STI risk among FSWsR01DA028648 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · PI GOLDENBERG, SHIRA MIRIAM, KRUSI, ANDREA · 2010 to 2024
$6.9M
CIHR 165855NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA028648
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesExamine the independent association between online solicitation and sex workers' (SWs') occupational health and safety (OHS), particularly violence and work stress.

methodsData were drawn from a cohort of women SWs (N=942, 2010-2019) in Vancouver, Canada. Analyses used descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariable logistic and linear regression using generalised estimating equations (GEE); explanatory and confounder modelling approaches were used.

results33.9% (n=319) of participants solicited online and 14.1% (n=133) primarily solicited online in the last 6 months in at least one study visit. In multivariable GEE analysis, factors associated with primarily soliciting online included younger age (adjusted OR (AOR) 0.95 per year older, 95% CI 0.93 to 0.97), sexual minority status (AOR 2.57, 95% CI 1.61 to 4.10), gender minority status (AOR 3.09, 95% CI 1.80 to 5.28), higher education (AOR 2.13, 95% CI 1.34 to 3.40), higher sex work income (AOR 1.03 per $100 weekly, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.06), being an im/migrant to Canada (AOR 2.40, 95% CI 1.26 to 4.58) and primarily servicing in informal indoor workspaces (AOR 3.47, 95% CI 2.32 to 5.20). In separate GEE confounder models, primarily soliciting online significantly (1) reduced odds of physical/sexual workplace violence (AOR 0.64, 95% CI 0.39 to 1.06) and (2) reduced work stress (β coefficient -0.93, 95% CI -1.59 to -0.26). DISCUSSION/

conclusionsYounger workers, gender/sexual minorities, im/migrants and those in informal indoor spaces had higher odds of soliciting online. Confounder models indicate access to online solicitation methods may support enhanced OHS. Decriminalisation of sex work-including advertising via online platforms-remains necessary to support SWs' OHS.

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Occupational HealthOccupational StressSex WorkersWorkplace ViolenceCanadaFemaleHumansInternetoccupational healthoccupational stresspublic healthviolencewounds and injuries

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PMCPMC9106863
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