Summary of: Sex Trading and Psychological Distress Among Women on Methadone
El-Bassel, Nabila; Simoni, Jane M.; Cooper, Daniel K.; Gilbert, Louise; Schilling, Robert F.
Reading Area Community College
Summary of: Sex Trading and Psychological Distress Among Women on Methadone
In person interviews conducted on 280 preselected women (mean age of 40) discovered that 32% had been involved in the trade of sex for money or drugs in the prior year (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). This particular study, looks into the connection concerning sex trading and psychological distress between the sample of women that were recruited from 3 methadone maintenance clinics in New York City (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). The discoveries …show more content…
Participants had to be currently enrolled as patients at one of the three clinics for at least 3 months, be sexually active, and have had unprotected sex in the past 90 days (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Between the years of 1995 and 1996 printed flyers were posted in 3 methadone clinics in Harlem (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Also with the referrals of methadone program staff, the word got out within a 9-month period (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). The criteria the sample group had to meet included some of the following: HIV-risk behaviors in the past year, having sex with a new partner; having an STD; having sex with more than one partner; smoking crack; or having sex with someone who was injecting drugs, HIV-infected, or had an STD (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). The interviews for the proposed candidates were conducted in person by tried female interviewers, who received twenty dollars for their service (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, …show more content…
Comparing the 32% of the 280 female methadone users who had traded sex for drug and/or money to other participants, sex traders were reported to have less education and higher rates of incarceration in the previous year (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). El-Bassel and associates confirm the current regular crack/cocaine, alcohol use, STDs, childhood sexual abuse, and partner abuse (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Moreover, the BSI score of those who traded sex also had a substantially higher scores than non-sex traders (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). El-Bassel and her team point out that there are other studies documented showing an association between sex trading and multiple traumas, drug use and other characteristics in agreement with their findings with psychological distress (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Therefore, examinations that are to come might also consider the treatment parameters that may correlate with psychological distress (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert,
El-Bassel, Nabila; Simoni, Jane M.; Cooper, Daniel K.; Gilbert, Louise; Schilling, Robert F.
Reading Area Community College
Summary of: Sex Trading and Psychological Distress Among Women on Methadone
In person interviews conducted on 280 preselected women (mean age of 40) discovered that 32% had been involved in the trade of sex for money or drugs in the prior year (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). This particular study, looks into the connection concerning sex trading and psychological distress between the sample of women that were recruited from 3 methadone maintenance clinics in New York City (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). The discoveries …show more content…
Participants had to be currently enrolled as patients at one of the three clinics for at least 3 months, be sexually active, and have had unprotected sex in the past 90 days (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Between the years of 1995 and 1996 printed flyers were posted in 3 methadone clinics in Harlem (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Also with the referrals of methadone program staff, the word got out within a 9-month period (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). The criteria the sample group had to meet included some of the following: HIV-risk behaviors in the past year, having sex with a new partner; having an STD; having sex with more than one partner; smoking crack; or having sex with someone who was injecting drugs, HIV-infected, or had an STD (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). The interviews for the proposed candidates were conducted in person by tried female interviewers, who received twenty dollars for their service (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, …show more content…
Comparing the 32% of the 280 female methadone users who had traded sex for drug and/or money to other participants, sex traders were reported to have less education and higher rates of incarceration in the previous year (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). El-Bassel and associates confirm the current regular crack/cocaine, alcohol use, STDs, childhood sexual abuse, and partner abuse (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Moreover, the BSI score of those who traded sex also had a substantially higher scores than non-sex traders (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). El-Bassel and her team point out that there are other studies documented showing an association between sex trading and multiple traumas, drug use and other characteristics in agreement with their findings with psychological distress (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert, 2001). Therefore, examinations that are to come might also consider the treatment parameters that may correlate with psychological distress (El-Bassel, Simoni, Cooper, & Gilbert,