Posted by TJResearcher on April 24, 2001 at 10:50:22:
In Reply to: Re: Project Update posted by HornyMike on April 23, 2001 at 20:50:59:
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By the end of my project, I hope to have enough information to illustrate the entire spectrum of the policitcal economy of women's health. You are right, sex workers are in a better position than most poor women in Mexico (with respect to income, health care, sexual knowledge). Why do they have their own clinic? Well, I think first of all, its not free - they make enough to get seen in the first place. Second, the sex industry generates a lot of money for a lot of people (bar and hotel owners probably topping the list). Like any business (even one with relatively high turnover like the sex industry) it pays to have healthy workers in terms of reputation, less sick days, etc. I have been to a number of colonias. I did some informal observational work there when I first started coming to Tijuana. I found it too dangerous of a place for me to be out alone working in (I had some problems on more than one occasion). Some of them may look safe, but they are far more dangerous than the Zona Norte in terms of drugs, guns, and violence. That was where I really wanted to do my work - but truthfully I just couldn't in good conscience put my self at risk like that at this point in my life. Re: Hopices - People from all walks of life and class backgrounds die of AIDS. There are mothers who never had sex with anyone but their husband, sex workers, young kids who use street drugs or sex for survival. AIDS is primarily a heterosexual epidemic in most parts of the world. Migration is a risk factor for HIV. Regarding the specifics of health cards - I definitely will report back on those questions as soon as I have some answers. I'm hearing conflicting reports from many sources, and really have to go there and watch to really know whats going on. Sometimes what people say they do isn't what they do. |
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