Sex workers' experiences and occupational conditions post-implementation of end-demand criminalization in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In 2014, Canada introduced end-demand criminalization (the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA)), criminalizing purchase of sexual services while leaving the sale of sex legal. We assessed factors correlated with self-reported changes in working conditions post-PCEPA among sex workers (SWs) in Metro Vancouver.

Methods

Post-PCEPA data for one year were drawn from a community-based cohort of SWs. We analyzed self-reported changes in working conditions among 299 participants who worked prior to PCEPA and were asked about working conditions post-PCEPA. Multivariate GEE analysis evaluated factors correlated with negative changes post-PCEPA, including reduced capacity to screen clients and reduced access to workspaces/clients.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Machat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6825525 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature