Prevalence, risk and resilience factors of mental health conditions among female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Female sex workers are a vulnerable hard-to-reach group. Research in this field is scarce due to several issues, such as methodological difficulties or societal stigmatization. Most of the available literature focuses on sexually transmittable diseases. This review and meta-analysis aim to compile literature on the mental health of female sex workers. We investigated the prevalence of as well as risk factors for mental disease among female sex workers globally.

Methods

Utilizing Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we conducted a comprehensive search across several databases, ultimately analyzing data from 80 studies comprising 24,675 individuals in total.

Results

Most of the studies stemmed from the Unit

SUBMITTER: Kalinowski O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773154 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature