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12-10-2008, 04:20 PM
A study by the Juan Montalvo Center reveals that 30% of sex workers in the provinces of La Romana, Santo Domingo and the National District began working before they turned 18.
According to the study, 73% of sex workers entered their line of work due to financial needs and lack of other job opportunities, while only 1% said they entered the field out of pleasure or curiosity.
Of the 100 women who were interviewed as part of the study, aged 18 to 35, only half had achieved 6th grade education level. A total of 12% did not have a birth certificate and 26% did not have an ID card. They did have 1 to 3 children, and 73% were single mothers.
The women told the researchers that 68% had been physically abused. Twenty-three per cent said they had been mistreated by clients, 25% by their parents and 51% by their former spouse.
63% said they had been arrested by the police, even though there is no law against prostitution in the DR. A total of 48% said they were physically mistreated when in police custody, 38% say they were sexually abused, and 40% say they were robbed.
A full 94% of the women said they would prefer to leave the profession for their children's sake.
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According to the study, 73% of sex workers entered their line of work due to financial needs and lack of other job opportunities, while only 1% said they entered the field out of pleasure or curiosity.
Of the 100 women who were interviewed as part of the study, aged 18 to 35, only half had achieved 6th grade education level. A total of 12% did not have a birth certificate and 26% did not have an ID card. They did have 1 to 3 children, and 73% were single mothers.
The women told the researchers that 68% had been physically abused. Twenty-three per cent said they had been mistreated by clients, 25% by their parents and 51% by their former spouse.
63% said they had been arrested by the police, even though there is no law against prostitution in the DR. A total of 48% said they were physically mistreated when in police custody, 38% say they were sexually abused, and 40% say they were robbed.
A full 94% of the women said they would prefer to leave the profession for their children's sake.
www.centrojuanmontalvo.org.do/spip/spip.php?article626 (http://www.centrojuanmontalvo.org.do/spip/spip.php?article626)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)