| Title |
Migration Status, Work Conditions and Health Utilization of Female Sex Workers in Three South African Cities
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, December 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-012-9758-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marlise Richter, Matthew F. Chersich, Jo Vearey, Benn Sartorius, Marleen Temmerman, Stanley Luchters |
| Abstract |
Intersections between migration and sex work are underexplored in southern Africa, a region with high internal and cross-border population mobility, and HIV prevalence. Sex work often constitutes an important livelihood activity for migrant women. In 2010, sex workers trained as interviewers conducted cross-sectional surveys with 1,653 female sex workers in Johannesburg (Hillbrow and Sandton), Rustenburg and Cape Town. Most (85.3%) sex workers were migrants (1396/1636): 39.0% (638/1636) internal and 46.3% (758/1636) cross-border. Cross-border migrants had higher education levels, predominately worked part-time, mainly at indoor venues, and earned more per client than other groups. They, however, had 41% lower health service contact (adjusted odds ratio = 0.59; 95% confidence interval = 0.40-0.86) and less frequent condom use than non-migrants. Police interaction was similar. Cross-border migrants appear more tenacious in certain aspects of sex work, but require increased health service contact. Migrant-sensitive, sex work-specific health care and health education are needed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 166 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 161 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 37 | 22% |
| Researcher | 24 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 17% |
| Unknown | 30 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 41 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 10% |
| Psychology | 15 | 9% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 21 | 13% |
| Unknown | 37 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 December 2017.
All research outputs
#7,109,576
of 25,559,053 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
#530
of 1,365 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#68,270
of 287,144 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
#4
of 18 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,559,053 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 71st percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,365 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 8.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 60% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 287,144 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done well, scoring higher than 75% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 18 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 83% of its contemporaries.