High-Risk Behaviors Among Regular and Casual Female Sex Workers in Iran: A Report from Western Asia
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Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Background
Female Sex workers are at risk of obtaining sexually transmitted infections, particularly human immunodeficiency virus.Objectives
This study aimed at comparing the high-risk behaviours between regular and casual sex workers.Methods
This was a cross-sectional study conducted on sex workers from February to December, 2015, in a city of northern Iran. The research recruited 184 sex workers, who had the inclusion criteria. Three sampling methods were used to recruit the subjects. The test was conducted at an error level of 5% using the SPSS software.Results
The average age of the casual sex workers (32.53 ± 7.39) was older than that of regular sex workers, with a significant difference (P value 0.05) between the 2 groups.Conclusions
It is very essential to organize peer groups for outreach services for sex workers, which could be more appropriate and consequently decrease the relevant damage in these groups.Keywords:
Language:
English
Published:
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Volume:12 Issue: 1, Mar 2018
Page:
13
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