Prevalence of stress among prostitutes working in and around red light areas of Purnia district of Bihar

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Kumari Ranjeeta and Md Intekhab Ur Rahman (Department of Psychology, B.N. Mandal University, North Campus, Madhepura, Bihar)

This paper discussed stress of prostitutes which has been going on for many centuries. Present research gives an overview of stress of prostitutes, who are sheltered at the shelter home after rescued from brothels through administration. It has also examined the social and family adjustment problems of these victims within the society and family as well as rehabilitation. A sample of 6 respondents was selected for the case study from shelter home of Purnia District, Bihar. The purpose of this study to explore the mental problems of women towards prostitution, torture of brothel owner and its effect on their mental and physical behavior. This study is qualitative in nature and based on in-depth through counseling sessions of former prostitutes, who were pushing into sex work. Counseling plays a major role to know about all sufferings, mental stress, physical problems and problems of rehabilitation of victims as well as to reduce mental conflicts and improve self-esteem, confidence and self-belief. The stress are defined under two types of prostitution work one is voluntarily and second is involuntarily; voluntarily prostitution is caused for poverty, illiteracy, attractive and luxurious life, low socio-economic condition and cultural effect. Involuntarily prostitution is caused of early marriage, trafficking, sexual abused, deceiving by parents and relatives as well as neighbors, deceiving by lovers and kidnapping.