Factors associated to depression symptomatology in sex workers
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https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v71i4.108Keywords:
Depression, prostitution, battered women, violence.Abstract
Introduction: The working conditions and violence against sex workers has been linked to increasing rates of sexual transmitted diseases. But there are also other diseases that affect their mental health. Objectives: To determine the magnitude of depressive symptoms and associated factors in sex workers. Design: Crossanalytic study. Setting: Health Centre of reference for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections. Participants: Sex workers. Interventions: Beck test was applied to 117 sex workers attended between May and June 2010 in order to measure depressive symptoms as well as a survey to determine socio-demographic and social (physical abuse, psychological and sexual labor and harmful habits: alcohol and drug abuse) factors, risky sexual behavior and job characteristics (age at onset, years of work, job satisfaction). Main outcome measures: Percentage of depressive symptoms and weight of association between factors and presence of depressive symptoms. Results: Some level of depressive symptoms was found in 56,4% of sex workers. Severe depressive symptoms were present in 23,9%. Main factor associated with depression was background of frequent physical abuse (OR = 9,46, CI95%: 1,05 to 85,07; p = 0,045). Factors associated with severe depressive symptoms were income less than S/. 1 000.00, having children, having started sex work before age 18, and drug abuse (p <0,05). Conclusions: Over 50% of sex workers had some level of depressive symptoms generally associated with history of physical abuse. Severe depressive symptoms were associated to income less than S/. 1 000.00, having children, having started sex work before age 18, and drug abuse.Downloads
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2010-12-31
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Copyright (c) 2010 Ingrid Mercedes Bohórquez, Sandy Caballero, Lourdes Carrera, Rosario Chávez, Rocío Espinoza, Letsie Flores, Miguel Llanos, Elena Luna, Juan Vega, José Vera, Héctor Salvatierra, Héctor Pereyra
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Bohórquez IM, Caballero S, Carrera L, Chávez R, Espinoza R, Flores L, et al. Factors associated to depression symptomatology in sex workers. An Fac med [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];71(4):277-82. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/108