Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a group model building approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified global mental health challenges, particularly for vulnerable groups like female entertainment workers (FEWs), a critical HIV-affected population in Cambodia. Already facing pre-existing inequalities, FEWs encountered heightened difficulties due to the pandemic's disruption of their livelihoods. Their susceptibility to mental health problems is exacerbated by poverty and the occupational stressors they regularly endure. This study aims to identify COVID-19-related factors adversely impacting the mental well-being of FEWs in Cambodia and explore potential interventions to mitigate these effects.

Methods

In December 2021, we conducted a two-day workshop in Phnom Penh using a group model-building approach with stakeholders from di

SUBMITTER: Chua CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617363 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature