Author/Authors :
Roshanfekr, Payam Social Welfare Management Research Center - University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Qahfarokhi, Madani Department of Criminology - University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ranjbar, Maryam Department of Psychology - University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Nasiri, Babak Department of Education - University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Mohammadi, Mohammad Ali Social Welfare Management Research Center - University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Both drug use and sex work considered as serious health and social problems. This
study aimed to find the relation between them in young Iranian women. A mixed
method of data collection applied from 300 young female sex workers in Tehran and
39 in-depth interviews with key informants. Result show that 84.4 % of participants
used drugs before sex work. 46.2% of their fathers and 56.6% of their husbands used
drug. 13.6% of these women mothers were sex workers. Evidences stated that priority
of drug addiction to sex work cannot be generally determined. This study finding
indicated that young women use drugs mostly before sex work; but substance abuse
after starting sex work was to reduce the mental and physical sufferings to facilitate
working through raising sexual potency and to sink in ecstasy and ignorance
meanwhile in most cases to be able to obtain drugs.
