Factors that influenced the involvement of adolescent Buntogs in Davao City in sex trade

• Main Author: Megarbio, Mildred D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2004
• Subjects: Sex oriented businesses > Philippines > Davao City; Prostitution > Philippines > Davao City; Teenage prostitution > Philippines > Davao City; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3192; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/10030/viewcontent/CDTG003726_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study investigates the factors that influenced the adolescent buntogs involvement in sex trade. The health belief model of Rossenstock (2003) was used to identify the factors that predisposed the respondents in sex trade. Thirty referred adolescent buntogs were asked to answer the survey questionnaires. In order to provide depth on the factors, four respondents were also chosen to answer in-depth interview schedule. The respondent's personal characteristics as to their socio-economic profile, family background, peers and sexual initiation factors particularly--the quality of initiation experience, perceived economic benefits of sex and the inadequate knowledge of health risks were discussed. The survey results showed that the adolescent females were younger than the males, and 20 of respondents were still in their secondary level. Almost half of the total number belonged to a broken family, this caused some respondents' departure from their homes that resulted to a weak influence of parents on their decision making process. The adolescents started their romantic relationships at a young age (mean = 13.77) yet, this did not hinder them to be intimate with their partners. The age of the females in coital debut was lower compared with the males and they also had a higher number of sexual partners than the males and the average number of sex a week (mean - 2.4) implies that the respondents were promiscuous. The absence of family support and the peer pressure pushed the young adolescents to try receiving monetary pay in exchange of sex. The lack of economic sources while away from home was the ultimate reason why they indulged into sex trade. Even if the respondents have identified monetary gain as the top benefit of sex, some of the respondents did not fail to consider the possibility of acquiring STD in the future. Nearly half of the respondents realized that sex trade was a profiting job because it helped them purchase their need. However, they also believed that there is no positive effect of sex trade in the long run.