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Street-Based Female Adolescent Puerto Rican Sex Workers: Contextual Issues and Health Needs
CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
  • Margarita Burgos, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Donna L. Richter, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Belinda Reininger, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Ann L. Coker, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Ruth Saunders, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Margarita Alegria, University of Puerto Rico
  • Mildred Vera, University of Puerto Rico
Abstract

Adolescent sex workers potentially have many health needs but are included rarely in health assessments; therefore, little is known about their needs or how to reach them. This study examines the motivations, social context, and health needs of street-based adolescent sex workers. The results show these youths are more likely to experience negative health outcomes, such as unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, when they are using drugs or are depressed. These findings suggest the need for comprehensive programming to include individual, interpersonal, and greater environmental interventions. Examples for reaching adolescent sex workers are discussed.

Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-1999
Notes/Citation Information

Published in Family & Community Health, v. 22, no. 2, p. 59-71.

This manuscript provided with permission from the publisher, and also accessible through the journal's website at http://journals.lww.com/familyandcommunityhealth/Abstract/1999/07000/Street_Based_Female_Adolescent_Puerto_Rican_Sex.7.aspx.

Dr. Ann Coker had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.

Citation Information
Margarita Burgos, Donna L. Richter, Belinda Reininger, Ann L. Coker, et al.. "Street-Based Female Adolescent Puerto Rican Sex Workers: Contextual Issues and Health Needs" (1999)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anncoker/34/