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Female sex worker’s children: their vulnerability in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2019

Saeid Mirzaei ,
Sajad Khosravi  and
Nadia Oroomiei Open the ORCID record for Nadia Oroomiei [Opens in a new window]
Saeid Mirzaei
Affiliation:
Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
Sajad Khosravi
Affiliation:
Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
Nadia Oroomiei*
Affiliation:
Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
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Nadia Oroomiei, Email: n_oroomiei@yahoo.com
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Abstract

This qualitative study used a narrative approach to address the vulnerabilities and problems experienced by the children of sex workers in Iran. A purposive sample of women who were referred to drop-in centres were invited to take part in semi-structured interviews. An analysis of the data identified 8 main themes and 12 sub-themes, most of which related to risks and harm being perpetrated on the children of sex workers. The main risk to these children was the likelihood that they would escape from home and become sex workers themselves. Also identified as problematic was the risk of child labour, becoming members of offending groups and becoming a member of a brothel.

Keywords

Childrensex workersvulnerabilityIran
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Children Australia , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 21 - 29
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© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Cambridge University Press

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