Sherwood J.Phuengsamran D.Janyam S.Murray S.M.Holliday C.N.Darawuttimaprakorn N.Decker M.R.Mahidol University2023-07-072023-07-072023-01-01Violence Against Women (2023)10778012https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87810Female sex workers (FSWs) face prevalent violence victimization and alcohol consumption at work, yet the bidirectional pathways between these factors are not well defined. Using cohort data from 232 venue-based FSWs in Pattaya, associations of violence and alcohol use were examined within a time period and prospectively via structural equation models. Within the time period, violence victimization and alcohol use were consistently associated; by contrast, violence was not prospectively associated with FSW alcohol use. Findings define alcohol as an important risk factor for violence in sex work environments. Alcohol safety interventions should be explored as a vital component of FSW violence prevention.Social SciencesArticleSCOPUS10.1177/107780122311779972-s2.0-8516293462415528448