The Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Sex Workers to Manage Occupational Health and Safety: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In many countries, sex work is criminalized, driving sex work underground and leaving sex workers vulnerable to a number of occupational health and safety risks, including violence, assault, and robbery. With the advent of widely accessible information and communication technologies (ICTs), sex workers have begun to use electronic occupational health and safety tools to mitigate these risks.

Objective

This study aims to explore the use of ICTs by sex workers for managing occupational health and safety risks and strategies for reducing these risks. This paper aims to answer the following question: what is known about sex workers' use of ICTs in the delivery of occupational health and safety strategies?

Methods

A literature review following the methodological

SUBMITTER: Bernier T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature