Associations of child sexual abuse and other developmental threats with adolescent and early adolescent entry to sex work in tijuana and ciudad juarez, Mexico

Gordon, Leah A.

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 9:50 AM-11:10 AM

Mount Vernon Square A (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Leah A. Gordon, MPH, Center for Gender Equity and Health, Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego

Authors:
Kimberly C. Brouwer, PhD, Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Argentina Servin, MD, MPH, Center for Gender Equity and Health, Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Shira Goldenberg, PhD, Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Teresita Rocha-Jimenez, MA, Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Hugo Staines-Orozsco, MD, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Gustavo Martinez, MD, Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario de Ciudad Juárez, A.C.; Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones
Carlos Magis-Rodriguez, PhD, Centro Nacional para la prevención y el Control del VIH/SIDA
Jay G. Silverman, PhD, Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Identify the prevalence of adolescent and early adolescent entry to sex work in Mexico.
Identify vulnerabilities associated with adolescent and early adolescent entry into sex work in Mexico.
Understand the importance of efforts targeting vulnerable youth in order to prevent sex trafficking in Mexico.

Description:
Data from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America indicate that adolescents in sex work are significantly more vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, substance use, and HIV/STI infection than adult women. This study aims to explore factors associated with adolescent sex work initiation (entry prior to 18 years of age) and early adolescent sex work initiation (entry prior to 16 years of age) in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.