Almost fifty per cent of sex workers in Barbados are Guyanese, according to a recently released study in that county.
The Barbados Nation reported that the study, ‘Findings of a Baseline Study Among Male and Female Sex Workers in Barbados’, revealed that 46% of the sex workers in that country are from Guyana with just a mere 20% of them coming from Barbados, 13% from Trinidad and Tobago and five per cent from Jamaica.
According to the Nation, the study also addressed the reasons why sex workers enter prostitution and 30% of respondents said were in it to support children, 40% for financial gain, 16% to pay off debts and 13% because they enjoyed sex.
The report said that the study was conceptualised to assess and contribute to the reduction of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among the sex worker population, their partners and clients in Barbados.
Approximately 100 sex workers were interviewed at 131 site visits over four general areas. However, only 44 sex workers participated in the baseline study, out of which 30 female sex workers were interviewed through closed-ended surveys and nine female sex workers participated in the in-depth interviews.
In terms of the male sex workers, three participated in a focus group, while two took part in the in-depth interviews.
The project was funded through CAREC, UNIFEM, Canadian International Development Agency- Canada Caribbean Gender Equality Program and the Pan American Health Organisation.
Wow! Another honor / distinction, though somewhat dubious, for Guyanese
I am a bit confused regarding the 13% who do it because they enjoy sex,shouldn’t they be the ones paying for the service? Sex workers? Prostitutes? all the same,and if we were to look at the number of ladies here who are doing for money/favour/gifts/lunch/cars/support etc, the Guyanese pale in comparison.
those make it bad for other like people like we who want to make a better future in Barbados and having a hard time to get in the country.
what kesha is saying right people like we would like to do better thing than that to make money but people like them who do it just for sex sake they don’t have respect for them self but then again immigration don’t do know who(Guyanese) to trust and know what they capable of doing when they get in to Barbados ,some Guyanese just make it bad for others.and it very shameful to c that 46% are from Guyana .
Don’t know if the stats are accurate, however, I am aware that here in Barbados, our Guyanese brothers and sisters who do crap, give the Barbadians ammunition to group us and put us all in one barrel once we are holders of the green passport. My recipe is for myself and family to abide by the laws of the country and we would not have problems, if all Guyanese can subscribe to this we may not be singled out for discrimination.