An Assessment Of The Major Psychological And Social Problems Of Female Child Commercial Sex Workers In Some Selected Tourist Sites The Case Of Addis Ababa Bahir Dar And Gondar

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The study focused on the assessment of the major psychological and social problems ojrnchild commercial sex workers in some selected tourist sites in Ethiopia. It was conductedrnon 103 purposively selected child commercial sex workers and 1 broker in Addis Ababa,rnBahir Dar and Gondar. InJormation was gathered through questionnaire, the Center JorrnEpidemiological Studies Depression Scale Jor Children (CES-DC), the Children HopernScale (CHC), and interview. The collected data were analyzed through percentage, t-testrnand one way ANOVA.rnA lthough the clients oj the majority oj the participants were predominantly the localrnpeople (69%), 31% oj the respondents reported that they had contact with Joreignerrnclients. In the interview, in addition to public places, it was explored that there werernhidden places organized to connect foreigners with children for commercial sexualrnexploitation. On the Center Jor Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Jor Childrenrn(CES-DC), most oj the participants 63% of them reported total scores above the cut offrnpoint 15, which is suggestive oj existence oj significant depression symptom. On thernchildren hope scale, the majority (61%) scored below the cut point 21 which is anrnindication of low level oj hope. The participants score on CES-DC and CHS wererncompared across different background variables and significant differences werernobserved. In addition to these psychological variables, the social problems oj the childrncommercial sex workers were explored. Most oj the participants reported that they spentrnthe day time by chewing chat (62.9%) and sleeping (47.1%). One oJthejustificationsJorrnspending their time these ways was a feeling oj a sense oj embarrassment to go out sidernin the day time and these helped them to hide themselves Fom the society. Frequentrnquarrel (51%) with other persons was the other major inter personal problemrninvestigated in this study. Finally, all stake holders are recommended to organizernactivities that help child commercial sex workers to cope with the psychological andrnsocial problems identified in one way or another

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An Assessment Of The Major Psychological And Social Problems Of Female Child Commercial Sex Workers In Some Selected Tourist Sites The Case Of Addis Ababa Bahir Dar And Gondar

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