Sex workers working within a legalised industry: their side of the story
Sex workers working within a legalised industry: their side of the story
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DOI：
10.1136/sti.2008.030668
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Fairley, C. K.
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作者：
Groves, J.;Newton, D. C.;Fairley, C. K.
目的：调查在澳大利亚维多利亚州有执照的妓院工作的女性性工作者的特征和工作态度。方法：这是一项对 2006 年维多利亚州 92 家有执照的妓院中的 38 家性工作者进行的横断面研究。结果：在 108 名女性中，97 名 (90%) 完成了调查问卷。在维多利亚州，从事合法性行业的女性普遍年龄在 23 至 35 岁之间（51%），已完成高中学业（26%），并在该行业工作了 5 年以上（43%）。一半有受抚养的孩子，三分之一有恋爱关系。女性从事性行业工作的主要动机是经济利益，无论这是她们开始从事性行业的原因（56%），还是她们离开性行业的障碍（61%）。尽管女性看重这项工作的较高收入和灵活性，但许多人担心性传播感染（STI）（55%）、社区对该行业的态度（47%）、她们的人身安全（38%）和保持匿名（37%）。超过一半的女性希望离开这个行业。大多数人 (95%) 支持每月进行性传播感染检查，这是维多利亚州法规的一部分，只有五分之一的人表示这些检查的费用令人望而却步。 结论：这项研究的结果表明，在有执照的维多利亚州妓院工作的女性来自不同的背景和环境，对在性行业工作持有不同的态度。希望这些发现能够在一定程度上纠正人们对从事性行业的女性的普遍看法，并减少与这一职业相关的耻辱。
Objectives: To examine the characteristics and work attitudes of female sex workers working in licensed brothels in Victoria, Australia.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of sex workers working at 38 of the 92 licensed brothels operating in Victoria during 2006.Results: Of the 108 women approached, 97 (90%) completed the questionnaire. Women working in the legal sex industry in Victoria were generally aged between 23 and 35 years (51%), had completed high school (26%) and had worked in the industry for more than 5 years (43%). Half had dependent children and one third were in a relationship. Women's primary motivation for working in the sex industry was financial, whether this was the reason for their starting (56%), or the barrier to their leaving (61%). Although women valued the higher income and flexibility of this work, many were concerned about sexually transmitted infections (STI) (55%), community attitudes towards the industry (47%), their physical safety (38%) and maintaining their anonymity (37%). Over half of the women would like to leave the industry. The majority (95%) supported the monthly STI checks that are part of the Victorian regulations, with only one fifth reporting that the cost of these tests was prohibitive.Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that women working in licensed Victorian brothels come from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and hold varying attitudes towards working in the sex industry. It is hoped that these findings go some way to redressing the assumptions commonly made about women working in the sex industry and reducing the stigma associated with this occupation.