Gender-based violence, psychological distress, sexual behaviours and binge drinking among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Brody, C. (Author), Chhoun, P. (Author), Gorbach, P.M (Author), Oy, S. (Author), Tuot, S. (Author), Yi, S. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
• Subjects: epidemiology; mental health; substance misuse
• Online Access: View Fulltext in Publisher
• ISBN: 20446055 (ISSN)
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054139

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between gender-based violence, HIV risks, psychological distress and binge drinking among female entertainment workers (FEWs) in Cambodia. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Phnom Penh and three other provinces in Cambodia. PARTICIPANTS: We recruited 600 FEWs from entertainment venues using a stratified random sampling method. Participants were eligible if they were at least 18 years old, working in the selected entertainment venues and self-identified as a FEW. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: Binge drinking was defined as drinking more than five units of alcoholic drinks in 24 hours on at least one occasion in the past 3 months. RESULTS: The prevalence of binge drinking was 76.7%. Adjusted odds of binge drinking were significantly higher among FEWs who earned >US