Early Sex Work Initiation and Violence against Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Between 20 and 40 % of female sex workers (FSWs) began sex work before age 18. Little is known concerning whether early initiation of sex work impacts later experiences in adulthood, including violence victimization. This paper examines the relationship between early initiation of sex work and violence victimization during adulthood. The sample included 816 FSWs in Mombasa, Kenya, recruited from HIV prevention drop-in centers who were 18 years or older and moderate-risk drinkers. Early initiation was defined as beginning sex work at 17 or younger. Logistic regression modeled recent violence as a function of early initiation, adjusting for drop-in center, age, education, HIV status, supporting others, and childhood abuse. Twenty percent of the sample reported early initiation of sex work. A

SUBMITTER: Parcesepe AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5126017 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature