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Occupational hazards and coping strategies of sex workers in southwestern Nigeria

Popoola, B.Isaiah.

Health Care for Women International 34(2): 139-149

2013

ISSN/ISBN: 0739-9332
PMID: 23311907
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2011.646366
Document Number: 573946
The researcher investigated occupational hazards of sex work and determined coping strategies adopted by female sex workers in Nigeria. Participants were 112 female sex workers selected from three urban towns in southwestern Nigeria. An instrument titled "Questionnaire on Sex Work" adapted from Akinnawo ( 1995 ) was administered to collect information on factors influencing the growth of the sex industry, occupational hazards in the industry, and coping mechanisms adopted by sex workers. It was found that the majority of sex workers joined the profession for socioeconomic reasons. Reported occupational hazards include poor health, risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), police harassment, and loss of social prestige.

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