Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2015 Apr;21(4):478-99.
doi: 10.1177/1077801215569079. Epub 2015 Feb 3.

Exploring the context of trafficking and adolescent sex industry involvement in Tijuana, Mexico: consequences for HIV risk and prevention

Shira M Goldenberg  1 , Jay G Silverman  2 , David Engstrom  3 , Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela  4 , Paula Usita  3 , María Luisa Rolón  5 , Steffanie A Strathdee  2
Affiliations

Exploring the context of trafficking and adolescent sex industry involvement in Tijuana, Mexico: consequences for HIV risk and prevention

Shira M Goldenberg et al. Violence Against Women. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Coerced and adolescent sex industry involvement are linked to serious health and social consequences, including enhanced risk of HIV infection. Using ethnographic fieldwork, including interviews with 30 female sex workers with a history of coerced or adolescent sex industry involvement, we describe contextual factors influencing vulnerability to coerced and adolescent sex industry entry and their impacts on HIV risk and prevention. Early gender-based violence and economic vulnerability perpetuated vulnerability to coercion and adolescent sex exchange, while HIV risk mitigation capacities improved with increased age, control over working conditions, and experience. Structural interventions addressing gender-based violence, economic factors, and HIV prevention among all females who exchange sex are needed.

Keywords: HIV; adolescent sex exchange; sex trafficking; violence.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Adams N. Anti-Trafficking Legislation: Protection or Deportation? Feminist Review. 2003;73:135–139.

    1. Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias. (2012a, August 1). Detienen a seis por trata de personas

    1. Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias. (2012b, June 24). Explotaban a jovencitas en moteles

    1. Brennan D. Methodological challenges in research with trafficked persons: tales from the field. International Migration. 2005;43(1/2):35–54.
    1. Bungay V, Halpin M, Atchison C, Johnston C. Structure and agency: reflections from an exploratory study of Vancouver indoor sex workers. Cult Health Sex. 2010;13(1):15–29. - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources