Sexual commercial services as a problem for public health

Abstract

Sexual commercial services became recently one of problem for public health. According to World Health Organization prostitution is sexual service witch is connecting with recipients payment. It is serious health, moral and social problem. It still grows because of communication possibilities, new forms of sexual commercial services in medias and people trade to make them prostitute.
Analysing this problem should include its point, forms, types, reasons and effects including legal effects. Very important for public health thing according sexual commercial services is prophylaxis in health promotion area. Preventing of this problem should be based on risk factors and on protection from them. Any preventing actions should be done including different fields and should be much more intensive.
Disquieting is that sexual commercial services concerns mostly young people who often are not aware of danger and consequences. It has especially bad influence on personality and mentality of young people; clients and prostituting persons. Young people who sell their body are not able to understand correct relationship and to understand feelings like love, goodness, partnership.
Prostitution for long time was finding as behavior with is characteristic for pathology groups. Recently it has changed: in wealthy countries it has become way of entertainment for young people. Disregarding of problem of sexual commercial services can cause appearing lots of negative effects in social and medical area.
Polish Sexology 2011; 9 (1): 27–37