Prevalence and correlates of transactional sex among women of low socioeconomic status in Portland, OR.
Timothy William MenzaLauren LipiraAmisha BhattaraiVictoria Cali-De LeonE Roberto OrellanaPublished in: BMC women's health (2020)
In a sample of women of low socioeconomic status in Portland, Oregon, transactional sex was characterized by marginalized identities, homelessness, childhood trauma, sexual violence, substance use, and sexual vulnerability to HIV/STI. Multi-level interventions that address these social, behavioral, and trauma-related factors and increase access to biomedical HIV prevention are critical to the sexual health of women who engage in transactional sex.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- cervical cancer screening
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- hepatitis c virus
- breast cancer risk
- climate change
- physical activity
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- insulin resistance
- hiv testing
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome
- mental illness
- adipose tissue
- south africa
- childhood cancer