Health care of female commercial sex workers

This article highlights health issues related to prostitution, with special reference to the situation in Europe. Strategies aimed at improving the health care of commercial sex workers, including programs for screening for sexually transmitted infections, are discussed. Problems related to failure...

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Published in:The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care 1999-09, Vol.4 (3), p.165-180
Main Authors: Mårdh, P.-A., Shoubnikova, M., Genç, M., Chaplinkas, S., Unzeitig, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Community-Institutional Relations
Contraception
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Counseling
Counselling
Czech Republic
Female
Health Care Rationing - economics
Health Care Rationing - organization & administration
Health Education - organization & administration
Hotlines
Humans
Mass Screening - organization & administration
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Pregnancy
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Prostitution
Screening
Sex Work
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - psychology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - therapy
Sexually transmitted infections
Social Support
Therapy
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Summary:This article highlights health issues related to prostitution, with special reference to the situation in Europe. Strategies aimed at improving the health care of commercial sex workers, including programs for screening for sexually transmitted infections, are discussed. Problems related to failure to follow-up, particularly of mobile (migratory, international) commercial sex workers, are considered. Other topics covered include counselling on sexual risk reduction, including medical hotline telephone services and clinical outreach work. Counselling commercial sex workers on contraception, desired termination of pregnancy and hazards of illicit drug use are also highlighted. The public-health consequences of delivering poor health care to commercial sex workers are generally severely underestimated, particularly in societies where prostitution is illegal.
ISSN:1362-5187
1473-0782
DOI:10.1080/13625189909040811