Women engaged in prostitution and COVID-19: why are they excluded from socially vulnerable groups?

This study analyzed the exposure of women engaged in prostitution in downtown São Paulo to COVID-19. This cross-sectional study had a convenience sample selected in May 2021. We interviewed 219, mostly black, middle-aged, poor women with comorbidities. Among them, 61 had shown COVID-19 symptoms, 23,...

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Published inRevista de saúde pública Vol. 56; p. 3
Main Authors Chiang, Michelle Ishida, Basile, Maitê Leite, Souza, Ana Beatriz Pereira de, Moccagatta, Isabella Dastler, Vieira, Julia Rabello Guerra, Lourenço, Thaís Rocha, Gonçalves, Mariana Langanke, Pinto, Helena Afférri Fernandes, Lowenthal, Rosane, Ferrer, Michele Lacerda Pereira, Klautau, Giselle Burlamaqui
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 01.01.2022
Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects
Brazil - epidemiology
Brief Communication
COVID-19
COVID-19, epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gender Inequality
Health Policy & Services
Humans
Middle Aged
Race Factors
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Work
Sex Workers
Women
Brazil
Women
Sex Workers
Iniquidade de Gênero
COVID-19, epidemiologia
Risk Factors
Mulheres
Gender Inequality
Race Factors
Fatores Raciais
Profissionais do Sexo
Fatores de Risco
COVID-19, epidemiology
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Summary:This study analyzed the exposure of women engaged in prostitution in downtown São Paulo to COVID-19. This cross-sectional study had a convenience sample selected in May 2021. We interviewed 219, mostly black, middle-aged, poor women with comorbidities. Among them, 61 had shown COVID-19 symptoms, 23, tested positive for the disease, seven underwent hospitalization, and four reported post-COVID-19 complications. Only 26 (30.2%) had been vaccinated. In addition to gender, race, and class inequalities, these women suffer both from a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 due to their working conditions and from the subsequent worsening of that disease due to age and lack of vaccination.
Bibliography:Authors’ Contribution: Study design and planning: MIC, MLB, RL, GBK. Data collection, analysis, and interpretation: ABPS, IDM, MIC, MLPF. Draft development and review: JRGV, TRL, MIC, MLB, ABPS, IDM, MLG, HAFP, RL, MLPF, GBK. Final draft approval: MLG, HAFP, JRGV, TRL, MIC, MLB, ABPS, IDM, RL, MLPF, GBK. Public responsibility for the content of the article: MLG, HAFP, JRGV, TRL, MIC, MLB, ABPS, IDM, RL, MLPF, GBK.
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
ISSN:0034-8910
1518-8787
1518-8787
DOI:10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004229