Contraceptive utilization among new exotic dancers: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Female exotic dancers are a population at high risk of unintended pregnancy. The objective of this study is to describe the reproductive health needs and contraceptive utilization of exotic dancers.

Methods: New exotic dancers (< 6 months dancing) from 26 clubs in Baltimore City/County completed a one-time survey.

Client and Partner Violence Among Urban Female Exotic Dancers and Intentions for Seeking Support and Justice.

Urban female exotic dancers are thought to experience unique risk for violence and barriers to care, though limited research has focused on this aspect of urban sex industries. We characterize recent client-perpetrated and intimate partner violence (IPV) and their correlates, and describe women's intentions for violence-related help-seeking, among venue-based exotic dancers in a high-risk urban environment. We conducted a cross-sectional study with new female exotic dancers (n = 117) in Baltimore, MD.

Neighborhood Factors and Dating Violence Among Youth: A Systematic Review.

Context: The purpose of this review is to summarize the empirical research on neighborhood-level factors and dating violence among adolescents and emerging adults to guide future research and practice.

Evidence Acquisition: In 2015, a total of 20 articles were identified through a search of the literature using PubMed. Eligible articles included those that (1) had been published in a peer-reviewed journal since 2005; (2) reported a measure of association between at least one neighborhood-level factor and dating violence; and (3) had a study population of youth aged <26 years.