Sexual function index in women engaged in the sex trade

Abstract

Background: Sexuality is displayed as a reflection of the level of physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Therefore, negative sexual experiences can affect the entire development as human beings. In Chile, there are no studies that investigate the presence of sexual dysfunctions in the sex worker. Aim: To evaluate the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in women sex workers about their sexual performance with his regular partner and compared with women not sex workers. Methods: Sexually active women over 18 years. We work with purposive intentional non probabilistic sampling. The final number of women studied was 58, of which 23 women were sex workers (study group) and 35 women were not involved in the sex trade (control group). Results: The average age was 33 years for the control group and 35 years in the case of sex workers. 4[%] of sex workers had university education, 70[%] were unmarried and used as main contraceptive the IUD. Meanwhile, 34[%] of the control group had university education, 57[%] were single and used as primary contraceptive the hormone method. There were no significant differences in overall IFSF and domains, between groups. Conclusions: Despite presenting several factors that increase the risk of sexual dysfunction, women played the sex trade do not exhibit significant differences in the FSFI with respect to the control group.