STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND ASSOCIATED PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 14
Abstract
BACKGROUND A number of psychiatric morbidities are known to contribute to risky sexual behaviour. Recent studies have explored the link between psychiatric morbidity and risky sexual behaviour. This study is aimed to find the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity and associated high-risk sexual behaviour among female sex workers and the prevalence of STI’s in the population. MATERIALS AND METHODS 96 consenting female sex workers were recruited into the study and were administered the following questionnaires- MINI neuropsychiatric interview, HIV Risk Behaviour Scale (HRBS), Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) and Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale (PSLES). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS V19. RESULTS They had significantly higher prevalence of risky sexual behaviours (p= 0.02), depression (p= 0.04), stress levels (p= 0.001) and overall prevalence of STI’s (p= 0.03). CONCLUSION There is a high prevalence of STI’s and risky sexual behaviours among female sex workers. This could be accounted for by higher psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, drug abuse, higher stress, which is less frequently understood. Future studies should look at high-risk sexual behaviour as a possible preventive factor for STIs in this population.
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Kasthuri Pandiyan, Manju Aswath
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