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Structural vulnerability and access to medical care among migrant street-based male sex workers in Germany.
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Social science & medicine (1982) [Soc Sci Med] 2013 May; Vol. 84, pp. 94-101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Feb 13. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This article discusses health concerns of migrant street-based male sex workers (SMSW) in Germany, a population that remains underexplored by health and social scientists. It is based on five months of ethnographic research in 2011/2012, including 46 semi-structured interviews with physicians, social workers, health department staff, and SMSW from Romania and Bulgaria. This is supplemented with annual reports by organizations providing assistance to this population in eight cities. The article contributes, first, an analysis of the increase in migrant SMSW as a response to economic opportunities (freedom of movement across European Union borders) and constraints (transitional measures restricting access to the labor market). It seeks to move beyond the myopic association between sex work and HIV to contextualize health risks as resultant of macro-level processes associated with migration. Second, the article contributes a summary of primary health concerns for this population. Especially troubling is their lack of access to regular medical services, reflecting a socio-legal position that often resembles that of unauthorized migrants rather than European Union citizens.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-5347
- Volume :
- 84
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Social science & medicine (1982)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23455375
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.010