The root causes of prostitution of women Region 2 in Tehran

The present study investigates the relationship between life¡ economical¡ family¡ and mental factors with prostitution in section 2 of Tehran city. The statistical population is consisted of 60 prostitutes in section 2 of Tehran city. Prostitute is a woman who makes a livening through submitting herself to others or sexual incentives. In this research¡ data were collected through descriptive and fieldwork methods such as interviews and questionnaires. Qualitative data were content analyzed and quantitative data were statistically analyzed by using SPSS software. Research hypothesis were proved by Spearman Correlation Test. This study tries to answer the question whether poverty and Family and mental disorders had an impact on prostitution or not. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between bad economical¡ family¡ and mental situation of prostitutes and their prostitution.