Self-rated health and quality of life in female sex workers with substance use disorders in Tehran, Iran

While self-rated health (SRH) and quality of life (QoL) has been associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) in sex-working populations, little is known about this association in Iran. This study aimed to assess QoL and SRH in Iranian female sex workers (FSWs) in Tehran. FSWs were recruited using...

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Published in:BMC women's health 2023-08, Vol.23 (1), p.403-403, Article 403
Main Authors: Khoei, Effat Merghati, Rezaei, Zahed, Parvari, Arash, Korte, Jeffrey E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Care and treatment
Chi-square test
Criminalization
Divorce
Drug abuse
Drug use
Education
Female
Female sex worker
Females
Gender
Health aspects
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Illiteracy
Iran
Iran - epidemiology
Marital status
Marriage
Mental health
Prostitutes
Public health
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Risk taking
Sampling methods
Self-rated health
Sex industry
Sex Workers
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social aspects
Social exclusion
Social interaction
STD
Substance abuse
Substance use
Substance Use Disorder
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Variance analysis
Violence
Women
Womens health
Workers
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Summary:While self-rated health (SRH) and quality of life (QoL) has been associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) in sex-working populations, little is known about this association in Iran. This study aimed to assess QoL and SRH in Iranian female sex workers (FSWs) in Tehran. FSWs were recruited using convenience sampling methods from substance abuse treatment centers in Tehran that exclusively provided services for women. Participants completed an interviewer-administered demographic questionnaire in Persian and the Iranian version of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Descriptive analyses, means and standard deviations; frequency and percentages, t-test and one-way ANOVA, and Chi-square tests were utilized to analyze the data. The mean age among 161 participants clinically diagnosed with SUD was 34.09 years (SD 7.97; range: 18-57). The total mean QoL score was 41.03 (SD: 12.92). The highest and lowest mean scores were observed in the physical functioning (52.23) and role emotional (26.64) dimensions, respectively. Significant differences (p 
ISSN:1472-6874
1472-6874
DOI:10.1186/s12905-023-02552-4