TY - JOUR AU - Kalateh Sadati, Ahmad AU - Zarei, Nooshin AU - Argasi, Hossein AU - Heydari, Seyed Taghi PY - 2019/01/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Experience of violence among street prostitutes; a qualitative study in Iran JF - Journal of Injury and Violence Research JA - J Inj Violence Res VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Original Research Article DO - 10.5249/jivr.v11i1.865 UR - https://jivresearch.org/jivr/index.php/jivr/article/view/865 SP - 21-28 AB - <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Background:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Female Sex workers (FSWs) are a marginalized group specifically in the contexts where prostitution is known as an illegal work. Although some studies showed various types of violence against sex workers, this subject needs more in-depth knowledge. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Method:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> This is a conventional content study on 18 street sex workers in Shiraz, Iran. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Results</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">: The study explored that sex workers have extensive experiences of five forms violence: <em>physical</em>, <em>barbaric violence</em><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">, <em>psychological</em>, <em>sexual</em>, <em>deception and robbery</em>. </span>These issues are deep-rooted in their previous experiences before becoming a prostitute and it comes full circle as a prostitute. Although FSWs are accustomed to violence, this leads to formation of another type of violence called, <em>hidden slavery </em>with male or female pimps. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Conclusion:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> To improve general health of this group, it is recommended that they should be supported by social institutions and to provide psychological consultations.</span></p> ER -