Female sex workers and the excessive consumption of alcohol

Abstract

Prostitution is one of the oldest professions and is highly discriminated (promiscuity, sin and health threat), presenting risk factors like excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages. The objective of this research was to investigate the consumption of alcohol by females sexual workers at Triângulo Mineiro (Brazil). Six brazilians females sexual workers were interviewed. The main results indicate that the work environment and high alcoholic beverages consumption were correlated – because of the commission they receive for this consumption; and they know that alcohol causes several health consequences. In addition, the participants dissociate their identities from work and other social relations as a strategy for coping with difficulties in the world of work