Brazilian women announcements in the transnational sex industry on a Spanish website

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Keywords:

virtual advertisements, social media, migration, data mining, sex work.

Abstract

This study combines quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the trends and behavior patterns of Brazilian sex workers on a Spanish website. The sample consisted of 486 ads taken from the website Pasion.com, between 2018-2019. We performed a statistical description of the advertised profiles followed by content analysis through data mining strategy, and the development of Poisson predictive models for countable data. The ads are distributed mainly in coastal tourist areas. The content analysis revealed codes of the sexual services offered and risk practices related to health and safety. Among the risk behaviors, terms were found that refer to unprotected sex and illicit drug use. Customer preferences include women with brown skin under 20 and over 40 who offer golden shower, alcohol and work independently.

Author Biographies

Taciana Silveira Passos, Universidade Tiradentes

Enfermera. Máster en Salud y Medio Ambiente. Estudiante de doctorado del Programa de Postgrado en Salud y Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Tiradentes, Aracaju, Brasil.

Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos, Universidade Tiradentes

Médico. Profesor Titular del Programa de Postgrado en Salud y Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Tiradentes, Aracaju, Brasil. Instituto Tiradentes, Universidad de Massachusetts, Boston, Estados Unidos de América.

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Published

2020-09-17

Issue

No. 35 (2020)

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Articles

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