Sex workers in Kenya, numbers of clients and associated risks: An exploratory survey
Sex workers in Kenya, numbers of clients and associated risks: An exploratory survey
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10.1016/s0968-8080(04)23125-1
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发表时间：
2004-05-01
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Agala, CB
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Elmore-Meegan, M;Conroy, RM;Agala, CB
1999年，在肯尼亚，估计有6.9%的全国妇女表示，在2000年和2001年的前一年，她们曾通过性交易换取金钱、礼物或恩惠。我们与组成自助组织网络的性工作者合作，对4个农村城镇和3个内罗毕城镇的475名性工作者进行了一项探索性调查，调查她们在哪里工作，有多少客户，以及她们面临的风险。参与者是通过七个中心的社会联系网络确定的。大多数女性(88%)在酒吧、酒店、公交站台和迪斯科舞厅工作；57%的女性与稳定的伴侣生活在一起，近90%的女性有独立的孩子。在上个月，17%的人被客户袭击，35%的人被客户套索。不同寻常的怀孕很常见；86%的人至少堕胎过一次。与农村女性相比，乡镇性工作者更年轻(中位年龄22岁对26岁)，接待更多的客户(中位数9岁对4周)，从性工作中赚取更多的钱(高达63-90岁对E12周)。其他收入来源、性工作者的安全以及创建性工作必要性的条件等问题都是需要解决的。服务对象数量和性工作性质的问题对艾滋病毒/性传播感染预防政策具有明显的影响(C)2004年生殖健康问题。版权所有。
In Kenya in 1999, an estimated 6.9% of women nationally Said they had exchanged sex for money, gifts or favours in the previous year In 2000 and 2001, in collaboration with sex workers who had formed a network of self-help groups, we conducted an exploratory survey among 475 sex workers in four rural towns and three Nairobi townships, regarding where they worked, the number of clients they had and the risks they were exposed to. Participants were identified by a network of social contacts in the seven centres. Most of the women (88%) worked from bars, hotels, bus stages and discos; 57% lived with a stable partner and almost 90% had dependent children. In the previous month, 17% had been assaulted and 35% roped by clients. Unwonted pregnancy was common; 86% had had at least one abortion. Compared with women in rural towns, township sex workers were younger (median age 22 vs. 26), saw more clients (median 9 vs. 4 per week) and earned more from sex work (up to E63-90 vs. E12 per week). Issues of alternative sources of income, safety for sex workers and the conditions which create the necessity for sex work are vital to address. The question of number of clients and the nature of sex work have obvious implications for HIV/STI prevention policy (C) 2004 Reproductive Health Matters. All rights reserved.