Sex Workers' Experiences of Screening for Intimate Partner Violence.

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aut.relation.journalJ Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
dc.contributor.authorZemlak, Jessica L
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Kamila A
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorSinger, Randi
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Joni S
dc.contributor.authorSherman, Susan G
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-27T00:07:56Z
dc.date.available2024-03-27T00:07:56Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-12
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To examine experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) screening among women who sell sex. DESIGN: A qualitative descriptive study. SETTING: Telephone interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020 to October 2020). PARTICIPANTS: Women aged 18 to 49 years who sold or traded sex for food, drugs, money, or shelter at least three times during the past 3 months before recruitment (N = 22). METHODS: We used individual, semistructured telephone interviews to collect data about participants' experiences with IPV and IPV screening during health care encounters. We used reflexive thematic analysis to examine these data. RESULTS: We identified two overarching themes related to IPV screening experiences: Preferences for IPV Screening and Barriers to Disclosure of IPV Experiences. Participants described a preference for IPV screening done face-to-face with providers who show a genuine interest in their responses. Stigma was a barrier of IPV disclosure. CONCLUSION: Health care providers are a trusted safety net for disclosure of IPV experiences. Providing screening in a trauma-informed, nonstigmatizing manner may facilitate disclosure of IPV by women who sell sex. Future research among marginalized populations is needed to examine ways to address IPV in clinical settings with a harm reduction empowerment lens.
dc.identifier.citationJ Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs, ISSN: 0884-2175 (Print); 1552-6909 (Online), Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2024.02.005
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jogn.2024.02.005
dc.identifier.issn0884-2175
dc.identifier.issn1552-6909
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/17386
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0884217524000340
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectintimate partner violence
dc.subjectpreventive health services
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.subjectsex work
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectViolence Research
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectViolence Against Women
dc.subject5 Gender Equality
dc.subject1110 Nursing
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subject4204 Midwifery
dc.titleSex Workers' Experiences of Screening for Intimate Partner Violence.
dc.typeJournal Article
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