Open AccessSex Work in Slovenia: Assessing the Needs of Sex Workers
Author(s) -
Leja Markelj,
Alisa Selan,
Tjaša Dolinar,
Matej Sande
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sociological research online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1360-7804
DOI - 10.1177/13607804211018480
Subject(s) - sex workers , sex work , psychosocial , public relations , population , perspective (graphical) , distress , psychology , sociology , political science , medicine , family medicine , research methodology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science , psychotherapist
The research comprehensively identifies the needs and problems of sex workers in Slovenia from the point of view of three groups of actors in a decriminalized setting. The objective of the rapid needs assessment was to identify the needs of sex workers as perceived by themselves. In order to gain a deeper insight into this topic, we analyzed the functioning of the organizations working with the population, and examined the perspective of the clients. The results of the study show that no aid programmes have been developed for sex workers, even though organizations from various fields often come in contact with this population. Sex workers express the need to be informed about various topics (health, the law, legal advice) and emphasize client relations as the primary issue. The findings indicate the need for the development of a specialized aid programmes to address the fields of advocacy, reducing social distress and providing psychosocial assistance.