Associations of Physical and Sexual Health with Suicide Attempts Among Female Sex Workers in South Korea

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• 作者：Minsoo Jung (1) (2)
  
• 关键词：Suicide ; Female sex workers ; Sexually transmitted disease ; South Korea
• 刊名：Sexuality and Disability
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：September 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：31
• 期：3
• 页码：275-286
• 全文大小：175KB
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• 作者单位：Minsoo Jung (1) (2)
  
  1. Center for Community-Based Research, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, LW 601, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
  2. Department of Health Science, Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
  

文摘

This study investigated suicidal behavior prevalence and its association with physical and sexual health, and behavior-related factors among female sex workers in South Korea. Using time location sampling, we recruited 1,083 sex workers for an interviewer-administered questionnaire regarding sexual behavior, sociodemographics, and self-rated health (SRH) status. Participants were also tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). We used binary logistic regression analysis to define suicide attempt factors. Around 28?% of sex workers in the sample reported that they had attempted suicide in the past year. Suicide attempts were independently associated with drinking alcohol almost every day, not using condom regularly, STD infection experience, and unfavorable SRH status. Higher suicide attempt likelihood was associated with poor sexual and physical health, but there was no significant association with the number of customers per week. We thus need to revive STD screening programs provided by the government and to support mental health programs.