Socio-psychological study of the prostitutes.
Only 8 percent of the prostitutes were literate. Income per night varied from Rs 10 to Rs 30 for 72% of the prostitutes. Whereas only one third of the married women were happy with the profession, 95.92% of Devdasis liked the profession. Illiteracy, domestic unhappiness, deception, destitution, poor socio-ecomic status of parents, and religious custom of Devdasi were the important contributory factors for landing innocent girls or socially handicapped women into prostitution.
Somaiya
P A
PA
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Krishna, Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad.
Awate
R V
RV
Bhore
P D
PD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D011477:Sex Work / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors