Mental health, drug use and risk among female street-based sex workers in greater Sydney
NDARC Staff
Amanda Roxburgh, Louisa Degenhardt, Briony Larance and Jan Copeland
Aims
Design and Method
Women who were 18 years or over, currently involved in the sex industry and working from the street were recruited through introductions from outreach workers. Seventy two face to face interviews were conducted using a structured survey.
Benefits
Output
Publications include:
Roxburgh, A., Degenhardt, L. & Copeland, J. (2006). Post-traumatic stress disorder among female street-based sex workers in the greater Sydney area, Australia. BMC Psychiatry 6: 24.
Roxburgh, A., Degenhardt, L., Larance, B. and Copeland, J. (2006). Mental health, drug use and risk among female street-based sex workers in greater Sydney. NDARC Technical Report No 237. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales.
Funding
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing