title: [The health-sickness process connected to sexual activity in prostitutes].
abstract: This articicle is a part of a research focusing on the relationship among child-prostitution, health-sickness-process linked to sexuality and violence; the three categories found in the environment of street girls. This paper, however, only deals with health-sickness-process linked to sexuality revealed by the girls themselves. After the considerations about the research as a whole and about sexuality in general, the street girls are characterized in their social scenery. Within that scenery, data about sexuality are analysed. Based on this analysis, the author concluded, among other aspects, that the education is necessary to enable Public Health to focus on this matter.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D011477:Sex Work / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence