University of Minnesota, University Research Outreach/Engagement Center, 2001 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2010 Nov;16(11):1252-69. doi: 10.1177/1077801210386771.
The authors analyzed experiences, characteristics, and risks of adult women who trade sex in Minneapolis, MN (n = 117), and found significant differences between women who first traded sex as a juvenile compared with those who first traded sex as an adult. Adult starters were 3.44 times more likely to use drugs prior to their first sex trade. They were also more likely to hav e children. Juvenile starters were more likely to trade sex prior to their first instance of drug use and they had worse outcomes in most other domains that were measured. The study findings showed that they can be useful in shaping prevention of prostitution and methods to be used for its intervention.
作者分析了在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市（n = 117）从事性交易的成年女性的经验、特征和风险，发现首次从事性交易是在青少年时期的女性与首次从事性交易是在成年时期的女性之间存在显著差异。成年期开始从事性交易的女性在首次进行性交易之前使用毒品的可能性是前者的 3.44 倍。她们也更有可能有孩子。青少年期开始从事性交易的女性在首次使用毒品之前更有可能从事性交易，而且她们在大多数其他被测量的领域的结果都更差。研究结果表明，这些发现可以为制定卖淫预防措施以及干预卖淫的方法提供有用的信息。
