An assessment of the impact of Commercial Sex Work on the Socio Economic and Psycho-Pathologic aspects of Female Sex Workers in Metahera Town

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of Commercial Sex Work on Socioeconomic and Psycho-Pathologic aspects of the Commercial Sex Workers in Metahera Town of east shewa zone Oromia national regional state. The researcher’s motivation toward this study was the severity of major challenges that FSWs are suffering from. This study was intended to answer the following research questions.1.What were the Pulling and Pushing factors that have influenced the FSWs to engage in CSW? 2. What are the major challenges that the FSWs are suffering from? 3. Whether the FSWs are satisfied with the job or not and their attitude towards CSW. Descriptive cross-sectional study design, mixed research approach, both Probability and non Probability sampling technique, are employed. 1 st the commercial sex workers were stratified in to two strata (group “A” those who are working CSW in hotels and group “B” those who are working CSW in their home) by using stratified sampling technique. 2 nd 88 sample population were calculated using Slovene’s sample size determination formula and adding 12 sample population as contingency, 100 sample population were selected from the sample frame by using systematic sampling technique. 3rd From 100 sample population, 10 respondents were selected for interview and FGD by using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through questionnaire, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion (FGD). Primary data were obtained from semi-structured interview and focus group discussion (FGD) while the Secondary data were obtained from journals, books, articles and websites. Quantitative data were analyzed by using SPSS version 26 and Qualitative data were transcribed and analyzed through direct quoting and narrating the responses of the interviewees. The finding of this research indicates pulling factors were: the notion to improve their life, to generate income, to be independent, to get basic survival need, to not drop-out their education etc while the pushing factors were: Poverty, unemployment, lack of basic survival needs, helplessness, etc. Additionally, the major challenges that the FSWs are suffering from are: Violence of rights, depression, and physical abuse, STIs like HIV/AIDS, Social stigma, imbalance of their income and expenditure etc.