A systematic review of the correlates of violence against sex workers

K.N. Deering, A. Amin, J. Shoveller, A. Nesbitt, C. Garcia-Moreno, P. Duff, E. Argento and K. Shannon

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 5, e42-e54

Abstract: We conducted a systematic reviewin June 2012 (updated September 2013) to examine the prevalence and factors shaping sexual or physical violence against sex workers globally. We identified 1536 (update = 340) unique articles. We included 28 studies, with 14 more contributing to violence prevalence estimates. Lifetime prevalence of any or combined workplace violence ranged from 45% to 75% and over the past year, 32%to55%.Growingresearch links contextual factors with violence against sex workers, alongside known interpersonal and individual risks.

Keywords: addiction; environment; health; human; policy; prevalence; prostitution; review; risk factor; sexual crime; socioeconomics; statistics; violence, Environment; Humans; Policy; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sex Offenses; Sex Workers; Socioeconomic Factors; Substance-Related Disorders; Violence; World Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301909

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