Violence exposure among women in the sex industry and a comparison sample of working women and their children in el alto, Bolivia

Antkowiak, Lara

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

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

Speaker:
Lara Antkowiak, MD, MEd, Boston Children's Hospital

Authors:
Silvia Chiang, MD, Texas Children's Hospital
Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD, MS, ScD, Boston University School of Medicine
Peter Gilbert, PhD, University of Washington
Michal Juraska, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dora Castellon Quiroga, PharmD, Independent Consultant
Colin Sox, MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Chi-Cheng Huang, MD, Lahey Clinic

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Compare the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and workplace violence among female sex workers and other working mothers in El Alto, Bolivia.
Describe the prevalence of child witness to violence among female sex workers and other working mothers in El Alto, Bolivia.
Identify resources needed to address the high risk of violence exposure in this vulnerable population of women and children.

Description:
In this session we present a research study investigating the prevalence of exposure to workplace violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) among female sex workers (FSW) and their children compared to a sample of age-matched working women and their children in El Alto, Bolivia. We report on the prevalence of child witness to violence in this population. We explore the risk factors for violence exposure in FSW and resources necessary to address the needs of these women and children.