Entre dinheiro, autoestima e ato sexual: representações sociais da satisfação sexual para trabalhadoras sexuais

Objective: To analyze the centrality in the structure of social representations elaborated by female sex workers about sexual satisfaction. Method: Qualitative study, based on the structural approach of the Theory of Social Representations. It was carried out with 69 prostitutes from the region of the High Productive Backlands of Bahia. A script was used for the application of the Free Association of Words Test and Interview in Depth, whose answers were analyzed with the help of EVOC and IRAMUTEQ software. Results: The representative centrality of female sex workers on sexual satisfaction is structured in terms of money and satisfaction, the latter as synonymous with pleasure. These terms revealed three transversal representational dimensions: self-esteem, sexual act, and financial. Thus, the social representations on sexual satisfaction were centered on financial and sexual satisfaction. Conclusion: The representations allow us to suggest that nurses rethink their care practices for female sexual workers, beyond the prevention of harm, focusing on the subjective aspects of sexuality, which is a basic human need.