@article{ref1,
title="Police-related correlates of client-perpetrated violence among female sex workers in Baltimore City, Maryland",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2019",
author="Footer, Katherine H. A. and Park, Ju Nyeong and Allen, Sean T. and Decker, Michele R. and Silberzahn, Bradley E. and Huettner, Steve and Galai, Noya and Sherman, Susan G.",
volume="109",
number="2",
pages="289-295",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To characterize interactions that female sex workers (FSWs) have with the police and explore associations with client-perpetrated violence. <br><br>METHODS: Baseline data were collected April 2016 to January 2017 from 250 FSWs from the Sex Workers and Police Promoting Health in Risky Environments (SAPPHIRE) study based in Baltimore, Maryland. Interviewer-administered questionnaires captured different patrol or enforcement and abusive police encounters, experiences of client-perpetrated violence, and other risk factors, including drug use. We conducted bivariate and multivariable analysis in Stata/SE version 14.2 (StataCorp LP, College Station, TX). <br><br>RESULTS: Of participants, 78% reported lifetime abusive police encounters, 41% reported daily or weekly encounters of any type. In the previous 3 months, 22% experienced client-perpetrated violence. Heroin users (70% of participants) reported more abusive encounters (2.5 vs 1.6; P < .001) and more client-perpetrated violence (26% vs 12%; P = .02) than others. In multivariable analysis, each additional type of abusive interaction was associated with 1.3 times (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.1, 1.5) increased odds of client-perpetrated violence. For patrol or enforcement encounters, this value was 1.3 (95% CI = 1.0, 1.7). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Frequent exposures to abusive police practices appear to contribute to an environment where client-perpetrated violence is regularly experienced. For FSWs who inject drugs, police exposure and client-perpetrated violence appear amplified. Public Health Implications. Structural interventions that address police-FSW interactions will help alleviate police's negative impact on FSWs' work environment. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print December 20, 2018: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304809).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2018.304809",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304809"
}