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Effects of implementing the act of prohibition on sex trafficking on female sex workers’ sexually transmitted infections

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This study investigated the effect of implementing the act of prohibition on sex trafficking (PST) on sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections among South Korean female sex workers (FSWs) working at prostitution blocks. Research data were collected twice through the Korean government-sanctioned survey for female sex workers (1st wave = 1,083; 2nd wave = 926). We examined the associations among health behavior, working conditions, and the effect of PST act via hierarchical logistic regression analyses using propensity score matching. After adjusted covariates, the risk probability was 0.288 times lower among FSWs who had remained in prostitute blocks after the PST act enforcement compared to FSWs who had worked before the PST. Similarly, the risk probability for a gonorrhea infection was 0.219 times lower among FSWs who had remained in prostitute blocks after the PST act compared to FSWs who had worked before the PST. Therefore, this study showed that, besides already known factors, the implementation and establishment of the PST Act was a strong factor that suppressed STD infections among FSWs.

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  • Minsoo Jung, 2017. "Effects of implementing the act of prohibition on sex trafficking on female sex workers’ sexually transmitted infections," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(8), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0182465
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182465
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