Fractured Families Pathways to Sex Work in Nairobi, Kenya by MelanieRoss Paperback, 84 Pages, Published 2009 by Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller ISBN-13: 978-3-639-10748-7, ISBN: 3-639-10748-9
"The reasons why African women become engaged in sex work have received little attention in academic research. While it is largely acknowledged that there exists a connection between entering the sex trade and poverty, not all women who are poor enter sex work. Through the use of life histories with 21 women between the ages of 18 and 42, this book explores the combination of factors that lead women and girls to become commercial sex wor ..."