Karamouzian Mohammad, Foroozanfar Zohre, Ahmadi Azal, Haghdoost Ali Akbar, Vogel Joanna, Zolala Farzaneh
a Regional Knowledge Hub, and WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health , Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Kerman , Iran.
b Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health , Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Kerman , Iran.
Cult Health Sex. 2016;18(1):58-70. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1059487. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
Sex work is rarely an occupation of choice for Iranian women and is often described as a last resort. While several factors play a role in creating an environment where individuals become involved in sex work, female sex workers' experiences regarding entry into sex work in Iran are poorly understood. In this qualitative study, a convenience sample of 24 participants was recruited from a drop-in centre for vulnerable women in Kerman, Iran. Through in-depth interviews, participants were asked about their personal lived experiences of initiating sex work. Grounded theory was used to analyse findings from this research. We learned that major factors impacting on women's initiation into sex work circulated around their vulnerability and chronic poverty. Participants continued to sell sex due to their limited opportunities, drug dependence and financial needs. Improving sex workers' economic status could be a vital intervention in providing vulnerable women with options other than sex work. Female sex workers should be provided with government support and educational programmes delivered through special centres. Despite the illegal status of their work, sex workers' needs should be recognised across all aspects of policy and legislation.
性工作对伊朗女性来说很少是一种自愿选择的职业，通常被描述为最后的手段。虽然有几个因素在营造一个使个人涉足性工作的环境中起作用，但对于伊朗女性性工作者涉足性工作的经历却知之甚少。在这项定性研究中，从伊朗克尔曼一个为弱势女性设立的救助中心招募了24名参与者作为便利样本。通过深入访谈，询问参与者她们开始从事性工作的个人生活经历。本研究采用扎根理论来分析研究结果。我们了解到，影响女性开始从事性工作的主要因素围绕着她们的脆弱性和长期贫困。由于机会有限、药物依赖和经济需求，参与者继续从事性交易。改善性工作者的经济状况可能是为弱势女性提供除性工作之外其他选择的一项至关重要的干预措施。应通过专门中心为女性性工作者提供政府支持和教育项目。尽管她们的工作处于非法状态，但在政策和立法的各个方面都应认识到性工作者的需求。
