Publicación:

Caracterización de programas de prevención en salud sexual y reproductiva en trabajadoras sexuales según revisión de literatura

Resumen

Introduction: Sex work due to the activities of its exercise exposes those who practice it to risks of all kinds, such as violence in its various manifestations, psychological effects due to social stigma and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In this context, discrimination especially affects women sex professionals on account of gender mandates in which the masculine subordinates the feminine in economic, political, cultural and social aspects. Methodology: It is a study of documentary review, in which sexual and reproductive health programs aimed at sex workers are characterized, a search is carried out in databases ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Dialnet, Redalyc, databases such as Medline, Lilacs, Scielo and the keywords: Prostitution, sex workers, STIs, prevention programs, efficacy, education in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Results: This review includes 14 national and international articles; The programs found are aimed at education on sexuality and have positive results in relation to the management of sexuality within the framework of human rights and gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Conclusion: The prevention programs in sexual and reproductive health that could be found in the literature review are mainly aimed at using the education strategy and its good management is reflected in the framework of human rights and gender equality. Since it is a commitment of the state and health personnel to contribute to sexual education in women of all ages, economic resources and profession, in order to generate gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. According to the WHO, the critical components of the health system that must function properly to provide better equitable and sustainable services are the following: Policies, Financing, Human Resources, Supply systems, Service management and Information and monitoring systems, in the programs existing at the national level, little evidence of these components is evident, due to human resources, the management of services and information and monitoring systems, apart from the invisibility that these women have for not being a legal job.