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Article: Female street sex workers in Hong Kong: Moving beyond sexual health

TitleFemale street sex workers in Hong Kong: Moving beyond sexual health
Authors
KeywordsReferences (37) View In Table Layout
Issue Date2006
PublisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.liebertpub.com/jwh
Citation
Journal Of Women's Health, 2006, v. 15 n. 4, p. 390-399 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: For many years, the sex industry in Hong Kong has appeared to be an integral and ever-expanding component of the city's sociocultural and economic structure. Accordingly, the physical and psychological health of sex workers is becoming an increasing concern for the workers themselves, the public, and government policy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey on the quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life [WHOQOL]) of female sex workers (FSWs) in Hong Kong was used to investigate the physical and psychological well-being of street FSWs, and the results were compared with those of nonsex-working Hong Kong women after adjusting for age, educational level, marital status, and health status. Results: The 89 FSWs surveyed scored significantly lower on QOL-WHOQOL-BREF (HK) - measures compared with the nonsex-working women. One common aspect among these sex workers was their negative view of themselves and of life. Many sex workers were at risk of being abused while at work, and many women worked without legal protection. Most of the women surveyed engaged in sex work to support their families. Because their income was often insufficient, some of their needs, especially those concerning health, were often neglected. Conclusions: The low WHOQOL-BREF (HK) scores in FSWs indicate feelings of helplessness and entrapment, which may well result in detrimental effects on sex workers' health, self-esteem, and confidence when asserting their basic rights, such as access to healthcare and safety. The conclusion highlights the vulnerability of this population to apparent weaknesses in Hong Kong's current healthcare system. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132440
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.546
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dc.contributor.authorHolroyd, EAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGray, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLing, DCen_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: For many years, the sex industry in Hong Kong has appeared to be an integral and ever-expanding component of the city's sociocultural and economic structure. Accordingly, the physical and psychological health of sex workers is becoming an increasing concern for the workers themselves, the public, and government policy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey on the quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life [WHOQOL]) of female sex workers (FSWs) in Hong Kong was used to investigate the physical and psychological well-being of street FSWs, and the results were compared with those of nonsex-working Hong Kong women after adjusting for age, educational level, marital status, and health status. Results: The 89 FSWs surveyed scored significantly lower on QOL-WHOQOL-BREF (HK) - measures compared with the nonsex-working women. One common aspect among these sex workers was their negative view of themselves and of life. Many sex workers were at risk of being abused while at work, and many women worked without legal protection. Most of the women surveyed engaged in sex work to support their families. Because their income was often insufficient, some of their needs, especially those concerning health, were often neglected. Conclusions: The low WHOQOL-BREF (HK) scores in FSWs indicate feelings of helplessness and entrapment, which may well result in detrimental effects on sex workers' health, self-esteem, and confidence when asserting their basic rights, such as access to healthcare and safety. The conclusion highlights the vulnerability of this population to apparent weaknesses in Hong Kong's current healthcare system. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.en_HK
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