Victims of cyber violence should have access to specialised assessments to identify their protection needs, according to MEPs. He seemingly agreed to that but there was sufficient evidence to show he had no intention to withdraw. They work with families that have been affected by sexual abuse including: adult male and female sexual abusers; young people with inappropriate sexual behaviours; victims of abuse and other family members. Kaplan DW, Feinstein RA, Fisher MM, Klein JD, Olmedo LF, Rome ES, Samuel Yancy W, Adams Hillard PJ, Sacks D, Pearson G, Frankowski BL, Piazza Hurley T; Committee on Adolescence. Sex workers often use alcohol and drugs, sometimes provided by clients, to relieve stress and to help them cope with their work [ 45].

Sexual assault is when somebody intentionally touches you in a sexual way without your consent (permission). Among women who had at least 2 sexual partners in the past 3 months (n = 522), a total of 63% (331/522) reported having forced sex with at least one partner. A multivariable model was then fit with all of the univariate predictors found to be significant at α=0. Many sex workers are still reporting police harassment; some say they are still charged for soliciting clients. To commemorate this landmark judgment, the All-India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW) conducted a three-day National Consultation titled ‘Sisterhood and Solidarity with Sex Workers: One Year Since the Historic Supreme Court Ruling of 2022’.Under the proportional odds assumption, the odds ratios apply to either of the two odds ratios being modeled – the odds ratio for forced sex by 2 or more partners relative to forced sex by one or less partners and the odds ratio for forced sex by any partner relative to forced sex by no partners. Women who are willing to discuss violence with increasingly more family and friends may be more empowered than their counterparts and thereby able to find strategies to avoid violent clients. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. These struggles are isolating, and their effects are far-reaching, a combination that proves frustrating, draining, and sometimes downright dangerous. She said the judgment was the result of strategic and consistent advocacy which centred on the lived experiences of sex workers.

This indicator should be presented as separate percentages for males and females in the age groups 15–19, 20–24 and 15–24 years. The odds of forced sexual initiation or early sexual debut did not differ by orphan status, childhood physical violence, or witnessing violence in the community during childhood. Among those with early sexual debut, the odds of having been tested for HIV was 40% lower and the odds of increased risky sexual behaviors were elevated. Women’s bodies are not up for grabs, and we refuse to tolerate any violation of their autonomy and dignity.

While differential misclassification of the exposure may have occurred, this bias is expected to dilute the estimates of association between risk behaviors and forced sex and thereby result in conservative estimates. Programs can adopt approaches from INSPIRE’s seven strategies for ending violence against children: implementation and enforcement of laws, norms and values, safe environments, parent and caregiver support, income and economic strengthening, response and support services, and education and life skills ( 9). Our study underscores the complex interrelationship of alcohol use, sex work, violence, and HIV risk that has been highlighted in previous studies [ 35, 37, 55, 56] and noted in a qualitative study among sex workers in Chennai, in which sexual coercion and forced group sex in the context of alcohol use posed formidable barriers for condom use negotiation [ 56].