High‐Risk and Sexual Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Shiraz, Iran
Smoking, alcohol and drug/substance use, never married status, and having more customers per day were identified as risk factors for engaging in oral sex and anal intercourse among female sex workers. The prevalence of these behaviors among sex workers in Fars province is alarmingly high, especially among younger individuals.
Authors
- Zohre Foroozanfar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0901-0972)
- Maryam Nejabat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6818-2563)
- Mohammadreza Heydari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-6085)
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70942
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Shiraz University