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Situating HIV risk in the lives of formerly trafficked female sex workers on the Mexico–US border
- Source :
- AIDS Care. 25:459-465
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2012.
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Abstract
- Due to stigma and the psychosocial repercussions of past trauma and abuse, survivors of sex trafficking may experience increased susceptibility to violence, revictimization, and various harmful health outcomes, including HIV infection. Given the paucity of research characterizing the experiences of formerly trafficked female sex workers (FSWs), we set out to describe and contextualize perceptions of HIV risk among women who have experienced past episodes of sex trafficking and who are currently engaged in sex work in Tijuana, Mexico. Based on semi-structured interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, we describe the following interrelated themes as influencing formerly trafficked FSWs' perceptions and experiences of HIV risk: economic vulnerability; susceptibility to violence; and psychological trauma. Our findings highlight the need for HIV prevention efforts to incorporate broader structural and social interventions aimed at reducing vulnerability to violence and human rights abuses among this population and improving their general economic, psychological, and social well-being.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Social Psychology
Social stigma
Social Stigma
Population
Poison control
HIV Infections
Violence
Social issues
Vulnerable Populations
Article
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Psychiatry
education
Mexico
Crime Victims
Sex work
education.field_of_study
Sex Workers
Unsafe Sex
Sex trafficking
business.industry
Sex Offenses
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Gender studies
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Human Rights Abuses
Sex Work
United States
Socioeconomic Factors
Female
Sex offense
business
Psychological trauma
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13600451 and 09540121
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- AIDS Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....29b91282ec9a2f451acb9cd413d42cb2