History of abuse and psychological distress symptoms among female sex workers in two Mexico-U.S. border cities

Violence and Victims

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 399-413

  Ulibarri, Monica D ^a   Semple, Shirley J ^a   Rao, Swati ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a   Fraga Vallejo, Miguel A ^b   Bucardo, Jesus ^a   De La Torre, Adela ^c   Salázar Reyna, Juan ^d   Orozovich, Prisci ^a   Staines Orozco, Hugo S ^e   Amaro, Hortensia ^f   Magis Rodríguez, Carlos ^g   Patterson, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^f NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g National Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; Hispanic women; History of abuse; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66349107981     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.3.399     Document Type: Article

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