Manning Daisy, Majeed-Ariss Rabiya, White Catherine
Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre, York Place, Oxford Road, Manchester, M139WL, UK.
Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre, York Place, Oxford Road, Manchester, M139WL, UK.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2020 Nov;76:102068. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102068. Epub 2020 Oct 8.
In the UK it is estimated that there are at least 70,000 sex workers, however, relatively little is known about who these people are. The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated that 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual violence.(Flatley, 2018) 1 However, there is little known about sex workers who access sexual assault referral centres services. This study aims to create a picture of the needs and demographics of sex workers who attend Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre and to help focus future research into this unique demographic. Between June 2017 and May 2019 there were 20 people who were reported to be sex workers that attended Saint Mary's SARC for a forensic medical examination. Their case notes were retrospectively analysed and compared to a control data set of similar size from the same time period. Notable findings include 19 of the 20 sex workers were female, 13 were described as white British, and 19 were described as being single. The sex worker population had higher rates of: mental health difficulties; children no longer under their care and substance abuse issues compared to the control group. The Saint Marys Centre reported reduced engagement from the sex worker cohort within the forensic medical examination process and were reported as having higher levels of non-disclosure of personal information. This study has shown the high level of vulnerability of sex workers who attend Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre and their unique concerns when attending the centre.
在英国，据估计至少有7万名性工作者，然而，对于这些人是谁却知之甚少。英格兰和威尔士犯罪调查估计，五分之一的女性曾遭受性暴力。（弗拉特利，2018年）1然而，对于使用性侵犯转介中心服务的性工作者却了解甚少。本研究旨在描绘前往圣玛丽性侵犯转介中心的性工作者的需求和人口统计学特征，并有助于将未来的研究聚焦于这一独特人群。2017年6月至2019年5月期间，有20名被报告为性工作者的人前往圣玛丽性侵犯转介中心进行法医检查。对他们的病历进行了回顾性分析，并与同一时期相同规模的对照数据集进行了比较。显著发现包括：20名性工作者中有19名是女性，13名被描述为英国白人，19名被描述为单身。与对照组相比，性工作者群体在心理健康问题、不再由其照顾的子女以及药物滥用问题方面的发生率更高。圣玛丽中心报告称，性工作者群体在法医检查过程中的参与度降低，且据报告在个人信息披露方面的水平较高。这项研究表明，前往圣玛丽性侵犯转介中心的性工作者非常脆弱，以及他们在前往该中心时所面临的独特问题。
