a descriptive study of their lifestyle
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Aids Care
- Magazine Year
- 1993
- Magazine Number
- 3
- Creator
- Green, S.T.
- Creator
- Goldberg, David
- Creator
- Christie, P.R.
- Creator
- [et al.]
- Shelfmark
- D 130/368
- Thesaurus
- prostitutie, drugs, aids, Verenigd Koninkrijk, verslavingen
- Description
- The objective of this study is to describe the lifestyle of a group of female prostitutes. The collection of information was achieved by using a self administered questionnaire: and by conducting conversational type interviews. Of 85 women attending a health care drop-in centre for female street prostitutes in Glasgow, 63 completed the questionnaire and 72 participated in conversational interviews. For 63 women the mean age of commencement of prostitution was 21 years. Fifty-one (81%) were injecting drug users, their most commonly used drugs being heroin and temazepam.