Table 1 Coding of the survey data
Initial codes | Intermediate codes | Thematic categories |
|---|---|---|
Exposure to violence, discrimination and prejudice | Living conditions women on the streets | Being a woman on the streets: a look at gender inequalities |
Use of illegal substances | ||
Survival sex trading, sexual exploitation | ||
Discrimination, marginalization | Vulnerabilities, gender inequality | |
Power relations, submission | ||
Lack of protection and security | ||
Powerless | ||
Sexual assault, forced sex | The streets and exposure to sexual violence: transgression of sexual and reproductive rights | Pain and the raped body: The scars of homeless women |
Physical violence, threats, risk of death | ||
Silences | Consequences of sexual violence for women | |
Effects on the physical and mental health of women | ||
Unprotected sexual intercourse; exposure to STI; risk of vertical transmission of infections |