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Childhood trauma and adult prostitution behavior in a multiethnic heterosexual drug-using population
(Etude du lien entre traumatisme dans l'enfance et prostitution à l'âge adulte dans une population d'usagers de drogues, hétérosexuelle et multiethnique .)
Auteur(s) :
MEDRANO, M. A. ;
HATCH, J. P. ;
ZULE, W. A. ;
DESMOND, D. P.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
463-486
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0095-2990
Refs biblio. :
53
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
;
TRAUMATISME
;
ENFANT
;
PROSTITUTION
;
USAGER
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (The), 2003, 29, (2), 463-486
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
A cross-sectional study of the association between severity of childhood trauma and adult prostitution behaviors was conducted among 676 heterosexual drug addicts in San Antonio, Texas. Three hundred and fifty eight women and 338 men taking part in a national multisite program for AIDS prevention research completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire as part of a comprehensive risk behavior assessment. Women addicts in the sample were less educated, more likely to be in a common-law relationship, living with someone of the opposite sex or separated, and had lower incomes in comparison to men addicts. Among male subjects, higher educational levels and older age were positively associated with prostitution activities. Single female subjects were three times more likely to engage in selling sex than married subjects. Single women with higher incomes were more likely to be prostituting than single women with lower incomes. Black women reporting severe degrees of emotional abuse, emotional neglect, or physical neglect were more likely to engage in prostitution behavior than Hispanic or white women with similar levels of trauma. Black men with a history of childhood physical abuse were more likely to use prostitutes than Hispanic or white men. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dprt of Psychiatry, The Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Email : medranomuthscsa.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.