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Flores, R., Merino, T. (2022). Repercusiones de la pandemia COVID-19 en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las trabajadoras sexuales atendidas en el Hospital Regional del Cusco, 2022 [Universidad Andina del Cusco]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12557/5177
Flores, R., Merino, T. Repercusiones de la pandemia COVID-19 en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las trabajadoras sexuales atendidas en el Hospital Regional del Cusco, 2022 []. PE: Universidad Andina del Cusco; 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12557/5177
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title = "Repercusiones de la pandemia COVID-19 en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las trabajadoras sexuales atendidas en el Hospital Regional del Cusco, 2022",
author = "Merino Quispe, Tatiana Veruschka",
publisher = "Universidad Andina del Cusco",
year = "2022"
}
Introduction: In Peru sex workers are part of the vulnerable population, victims of discrimination and social stigmas, declining with the pandemic their labor situation, their sexual and reproductive health. Objectives: To describe the repercussions of the Covid- 19 pandemic on the sexual and reproductive health of female sex workers treated at the Regional Hospital of Cusco, based on their experiences in the development of their profession. Methodology: Research with a qualitative, phenomenological approach and non-experimental cross-sectional design. The technique used is the semi-structured interview. The sample, obtained by saturation, is made up of 16 sex workers. Results: In the modality of providing their services, the sex workers state that the exercise of their profession was affected, they reinvented themselves by taking advantage of social networks, the frequency of their clients decreased, consequently the cost of their service in some of them was maintained and/or decreased, they adjusted the biosecurity protocols, applying masks, alcohol and other supplies as protective measures in their services. Regarding the impact on sexual health, the users attended their check-ups occasionally, a minority reported having acquired vaginal infections, and cervical cancer prevention was carried out at the request of the users. Finally, in the impact on reproductive health, sex workers generally use condoms, renouncing other contraceptive methods. Conclusion: The Covid-19 pandemic reinvented the sex workers' practice, generating repercussions on their sexual and reproductive health.
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