Citation

Beaujolais B, Kaloga M, Karandikar S, Gezinski BL, Kadambari P, Maskey K. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077801219832117.

Affiliation

Nepal School of Social Work, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219832117

PMID

30843761

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the experiences of client-perpetrated violence toward female sex workers in Kathmandu, Nepal. Individual interviews were conducted with 30 female sex workers. Data were analyzed using qualitative coding methods and thematic development. Two main themes emerged. Contexts in which client-perpetrated violence corresponded with (a) conditions associated with exchange of services, and (b) alcohol use. The first theme involved five factors: negotiating condom use, number of clients, requesting payment, length of service time, and negotiating sex acts. Alcohol use by clients and/or sex workers exacerbated violence. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Nepal; female sex workers; physical violence; sexual violence