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- ItemOpen AccessAssessing an exit strategy for prostituted women(2011-11) UCT Knowledge Co-opThis is a psychological study that looked at the exiting strategies of prostituted women using an interpretative phenomenological approach. It aimed to provide feedback for Embrace Dignity, a Cape Town-based NGO, on how effective their model was in providing an exit from sex work for prostituted women.
- ItemOpen AccessExploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis(2011-10) Heiberg, TessaProstitution is the oldest form of oppression. Many prostituted women in South Africa wish to exit sex work, but are unable to because they have no other means of earning money. There is a dearth of research available on assisting prostituted women to exit sex work in South Africa. This study explored the effectiveness of a Cape Town-based NGO's - Embrace Dignity - exit intervention for prostituted women. Using semi-structured interviews it investigated the experiences of eight prostituted women in Cape Town. The research goal was to be able to inform improvements to the intervention for exit. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyse interviews of women's experiences of the intervention. Findings revealed that attempting to exit prostitution in South Africa is an incredibly difficult and deeply complex process. An exploration of women's experiences of Embrace Dignity suggested that whilst it provides emotional and social support to prostituted women, it does not address their physical needs, most importantly that of employment. This study reveals that although emotional support plays a crucial role in assisting prostituted women to exit, it is secondary to the urgent physical support needed to satisfy the basic survival needs of prostituted women living in extreme poverty in South Africa.
- ItemOpen AccessExploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis - summary report(2011-10) Heiberg, TessaResearch on exit strategies for street workers as well as documenting and identifying support strategies for the self-help groups.