“Girls have commercial sex, boys don’t:” Mixed-methods evidence for a gendered risk environment for street-connected young people in the Republic of Georgia

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIAL WORK
Shorena Sadzaglishvili, T. Gotsiridze, K. Lekishvili, Anthony P. Verdino, Rey Flores, A. Bouris
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Abstract Street-connected young people (SCYP) in the Republic of Georgia are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. We conducted a mixed-methods study utilizing a triangulation design with N = 20 SCYP aged 11–18 (50% female; M = 13.95 years; SD = 2.11) recruited from two cities in Georgia. SCYP completed a close-ended survey and an in-depth interview on their perceptions of romantic and exchange sex relationships. Quantitative analyses examined gender differences in perceptions of romantic and exchange sex partners, and qualitative data was analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Quantitative findings indicated that a higher proportion of female than male SCYP endorsed engaging in HIV-related transmission behaviors with exchange sex partners. Thematic analysis contextualized survey findings by elucidating the ways in which females negotiated a highly gendered risk environment that elevated their vulnerability to HIV. Study results highlight the need for gender-responsive programming to address the HIV prevention needs of both male and female SCYP in the Republic of Georgia.
“女孩有商业性行为,男孩没有:”乔治亚共和国街头青年面临性别风险环境的混合方法证据
格鲁吉亚共和国的街头青年(SCYP)容易感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病。我们进行了一项混合方法研究,采用三角法设计,N = 20名11-18岁的SCYP(50%为女性;M = 13.95年;SD = 2.11)从格鲁吉亚的两个城市招募。SCYP完成了一项关于他们对浪漫和交换性关系的看法的封闭式调查和深度访谈。定量分析研究了对浪漫性伴侣和交换性伴侣的看法的性别差异,定性数据使用主题分析方法进行分析。定量研究结果表明,与交换性伴侣发生hiv相关传播行为的SCYP中,女性比例高于男性。专题分析通过阐明女性在高度性别化的风险环境中提高其感染艾滋病毒的脆弱性的方式,将调查结果置于背景中。研究结果强调,有必要制定促进性别平等的方案,以解决格鲁吉亚共和国男性和女性青少年预防艾滋病毒的需求。
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