To explore factors associated with trafficking
(deceptive/coercive entry to sex trade) among female bar/spa entertainers who
traded sex in the Philippines.
Female bar/spa entertainers who traded sex in the past
6 months were recruited from 25bar/spa venues in Metro Manila (April
2009-January 2010) and assessed via cross-sectional survey data collection for
HIV-risk-related socio-structural factors associated with deceptive/coercive
entry into the sex trade. The study employed hierarchical linear modeling.
Of 166 bar/spa entertainers assessed, 19 (11.4%) reported
being deceived/coerced (i.e. trafficked) into their first jobs. Trafficking
history was independently associated with current drug use decreased availability of
condoms at venues for entertainers and,
conversely, increased peer support for practicing safer sex behaviors. Those deceived/coerced into their positions were more
likely than non-trafficked women to have been recruited by an agency who came
to their rural province as opposed to getting
the job from advertisement or a
friend/acquaintance.
The findings have implications for designing interventions
to prevent and target trafficked women in the Philippines who may be more
vulnerable to substance use and, potentially, HIV infection.
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- 1Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. Electronic address: lurada@ucsd.edu.
- 2School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- 3Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- 4Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
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