Difficulty accessing contraceptives in a 2010-2022 prospective cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: intersectional influence of im/migration status and racialization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overlapping and intersecting structural violence facing im/migrant sex workers has contributed to significant sexual health inequities, such as reduced odds of recent HIV testing, Sexually transmitted and blood borne illness treatment, and client condom refusal. Limited research has been conducted among im/migrant sex workers around access to contraception, particularly using an intersectional lens. The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between im/migration status and difficulty accessing non-barrier contraception among a prospective, community-based cohort of sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada, as well as whether this association is modified by racialization.

Methods

Semi-annual questionnaire data were drawn from AESHA (An Evaluation of Sex

SUBMITTER: Stirling-Cameron E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849248 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature