Navaneetham Janardhana, Basavarju Manjula, Arelingiah Mutharaju
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2018 Jul-Sep;43(3):195-198. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_311_17.
Devadasi practice is still prevalent in some parts of North Karnataka; most of the Devadasis get into sex work for their survival. During sex work, devadasis would get close to their customer, as they feel secure and emotionally satisfied.
The present study aims at understanding the Devadasi sex worker (DSW) and their intimate partners' (IPs) relationship and knowing the reasons for continuing the relationship even though they experience violence and abuse from their IP.
Exploratory research design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used for the field visits. Data were gathered through personal interviews during field visits along with the counselors who were capacitated to deal with the relationship issues of DSWs and their IPs. Modified thematic analysis was used to analyze twenty field visit reports.
This study analyzed the quality and dynamics of the relationship between DSWs and their IP. DSWs and their IP define their relationship as "like marriage" without legal recognition. DSWs accept the violence from their IP as a symbol of love. Violence was identified as a key concern for the sex workers and is often acceptable in their relationship.
The relationship between DSWs and their IPs needs to be understood before arriving at the care plan to deal with the relationship issues. There is an urgent need for developing an interventional model for the counselors and equip them to deal with the relationship issues of DSWs.
在北卡纳塔克邦的一些地区，神妓习俗仍然盛行；大多数神妓为了生存而从事性工作。在性工作过程中，神妓会与她们的顾客亲近，因为她们感到安全且在情感上得到满足。
本研究旨在了解神妓性工作者（DSW）及其亲密伴侣（IP）的关系，并弄清楚尽管她们遭受亲密伴侣的暴力和虐待却仍维持这种关系的原因。
采用探索性研究设计。实地考察采用立意抽样法。在实地考察期间，通过个人访谈收集数据，访谈对象包括有能力处理神妓性工作者及其亲密伴侣关系问题的咨询师。采用改良的主题分析法对20份实地考察报告进行分析。
本研究分析了神妓性工作者及其亲密伴侣关系的质量和动态变化。神妓性工作者及其亲密伴侣将他们的关系定义为“类似婚姻”，但未得到法律认可。神妓性工作者将来自亲密伴侣的暴力视为爱的象征而予以接受。暴力被确定为性工作者的一个关键问题，并且在她们的关系中往往是可接受的。
在制定处理关系问题的护理计划之前，需要先了解神妓性工作者及其亲密伴侣之间的关系。迫切需要为咨询师开发一种干预模式，并使他们有能力处理神妓性工作者的关系问题。
