The Prostitution and Trafficking of American Indian/Alaska Native Women in Minnesota
Abstract: We examined social and physical violence experienced byAmerican Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women in prostitution and theirimpacts on the...
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Abstract: We examined social and physical violence experienced by
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women in prostitution and their
impacts on the mental and physical health of 105 women (81%
Anishinaabe, mean age = 35 years) recruited through service agencies in
three Minnesota cities. In childhood, abuse, foster care, arrests, and
prostitution were typical. Homelessness, rape, assault, racism, and
pimping were common. The women’s most prevalent physical symptoms
included muscle pain, impaired memory or concentration, and headaches.
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation were
common, with more severe psychological symptoms associated with worse
health. Most of the women wanted to leave prostitution and they most
often identified counseling and peer support as necessary to accomplish
this. Most saw colonization and prostitution of AI/AN women as
connected.
- Format:ebook
- Pages:40 pages
- Publication:2016
- Publisher:American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
- Edition:Volume 23, Issue 1
- Language:eng
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- kindle Asin:B0DM25CCRT
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