title: Meaningful differences: comparison of adult women who first traded sex as a juvenile versus as an adult.
abstract: The authors analyzed experiences, characteristics, and risks of adult women who trade sex in Minneapolis, MN (n = 117), and found significant differences between women who first traded sex as a juvenile compared with those who first traded sex as an adult. Adult starters were 3.44 times more likely to use drugs prior to their first sex trade. They were also more likely to hav e children. Juvenile starters were more likely to trade sex prior to their first instance of drug use and they had worse outcomes in most other domains that were measured. The study findings showed that they can be useful in shaping prevention of prostitution and methods to be used for its intervention.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, University Research Outreach/Engagement Center, 2001 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411, USA. mart2114@umn.edu
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Mary O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Hearst
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Widome
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D028661:Complicity; D016358:Contact Tracing; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011477:Sex Work / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology