Imperial College London
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ProfessorMarie-ClaudeBoily

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology
 
 
 
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@article{Platt:2022:10.1007/s11524-022-00673-z,
author = {Platt, L and Bowen, R and Grenfell, P and Stuart, R and Sarker, MD and Hill, K and Walker, J and Javarez, X and Henham, C and Mtetwa, S and Hargreaves, J and Boily, M-C and Vickerman, P and Hernandez, P and Elmes, J},
doi = {10.1007/s11524-022-00673-z},
journal = {Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine},
pages = {1127--1140},
title = {The effect of systemic racism and homophobia on police enforcement and sexual and emotional violence among sex workers in east London: findings from a cohort study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00673-z},
volume = {99},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - There is extensive qualitative evidence of violence and enforcement impacting sex workers who are ethnically or racially minoritized, and gender or sexual minority sex workers, but there is little quantitative evidence. Baseline and follow-up data were collected among 288 sex workers of diverse genders (cis/transgender women and men and non-binary people) in London (2018–2019). Interviewer-administered and self-completed questionnaires included reports of rape, emotional violence, and (un)lawful police encounters. We used generalized estimating equation models (Stata vs 16.1) to measure associations between (i) ethnic/racial identity (Black, Asian, mixed or multiple vs White) and recent (6 months) or past police enforcement and (ii) ethnic/racial and sexual identity (lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) vs. heterosexual) with recent rape and emotional violence (there was insufficient data to examine  the association with transgender/non-binary identities). Ethnically/racially minoritized sex workers (26.4%) reported more police encounters partly due to increased representation in street settings (51.4% vs 30.7% off-street, p = 0.002). After accounting for street setting, ethnically/racially minoritized sex workers had higher odds of recent arrest (adjusted odds ratio 2.8, 95% CI 1.3–5.8), past imprisonment (aOR 2.3, 95% CI 1.1–5.0), police extortion (aOR 3.3, 95% CI 1.4–7.8), and rape (aOR 3.6, 95% CI 1.1–11.5). LGB-identifying sex workers (55.4%) were more vulnerable to rape (aOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.1–5.2) and emotional violence. Sex workers identifying as ethnically/racially minoritized (aOR 2.1, 95% CI 1.0–4.5), LGB (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.0–4.0), or who use drugs (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.1–3.8) were more likely to have experienced emotional violence than white-identifying, heterosexual or those who did not use drugs. Experience of any recent police enforcement was associated with increased odds of rape (aOR 3.6, 95% CI 1.3&n
AU  - Platt,L
AU  - Bowen,R
AU  - Grenfell,P
AU  - Stuart,R
AU  - Sarker,MD
AU  - Hill,K
AU  - Walker,J
AU  - Javarez,X
AU  - Henham,C
AU  - Mtetwa,S
AU  - Hargreaves,J
AU  - Boily,M-C
AU  - Vickerman,P
AU  - Hernandez,P
AU  - Elmes,J
DO  - 10.1007/s11524-022-00673-z
EP  - 1140
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1099-3460
SP  - 1127
TI  - The effect of systemic racism and homophobia on police enforcement and sexual and emotional violence among sex workers in east London: findings from a cohort study
T2  - Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00673-z
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UR  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-022-00673-z
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/104293
VL  - 99
ER  -
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