Background. Stress and psychological tension is everyone’s subjective reaction to the subj ective stressor. Sufferer from the violence has a negative impact on the psychological state. Stress experienced by the women in prostitution, compared to the general population, is significantly higher. In this article we will discuss the stress expressions of psychological violence of prostitutes, its prevalence, causes and prevention.
Aim. To identify the prevalence of the stress factors, its dominant and the less significant expressions in prostitution among women.
Methods and materials. The study used an interview questionnaire survey, descriptive and comparative method, involving 46 respondents who were contained allegations or charged with the prostitution for the period of 2012-2015.
Results. Interviewed 46 arrested women who were contained all egations of the prostitution, 31 were charged for the first time. Respondents’ age ranged from 18 to 25 years. 34 women were from the district, 12 - from the big city. The first sexual relations before 14 years of age had 16 women. 42 were single, 3 - divorced, 1 -married. 4 women have 1 child, 1 - two, 41 women without children. By adolescence had escaped from home (N=27). 26 women indicated incomplete secondary education, 16 - completed secondary education, 2 - studying at university, 2 - completed higher education. All women consume alcohol. Only 3 were non-smokers. 19 are taking drugs or were trying to. 38 women’s relatives had abused alcohol, of which 24 indicated that both their parents, 14 - only the father, 8 did not specify. 8 indicated that both parents use drugs. 25 had the violence from relatives. 31 women always use condoms, 15 - occasionally. All working women do not feel safe. 7 women had worked in another job until half a year, 13 - more than a year, 26 - had not worked other work.
Conclusions. Women who choose prostitution are mostly from families where experienced a constant stress, violence due to the parental abuse of alcohol and drugs, have been forced to run away from home, started early sexual life, have no education, no permanent job, being adult - have not developed a strong family life. Almost all women have low selfesteem, self-doubt, vulnerability, so consuming intoxicants - alcohol, drugs and tobacco. Prostitution prevention lies in the family, their everyday values and education.
