Commercial sexual practices before and after legalization in Australia.
Date
2010Author
Seib, C
Dunne, MP
Fischer, J
Najman, JM
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
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Similar to the article, in my experience. newcomers to sex work are mostly young, sometimes without any other means of earning money, have low
knowledge of STls and are lacking in negotiation skills for safer sex practices.
These new sex workers are also likely to have a higher rate of partner changes, thus exposing themselves to STls and even HIV infection. To
compound this further, the use of condoms with lovers in these young women is lower compared to paying customers. Studies done in Kenya and
elsewhere show this phenomenon to be more prominent with new sex-workers. To my knowledge, no strategy has been found to eliminate this
risky practice, hence the significance of this validating paper. Providing new sex-workers with STI knowledge immediately as they enter into the
sex trade is crucial. This should include condom negotiation skills. In conclusion, the issue of not using condoms with "lovers" is challenging and
needs repackaged targeted education.
Citation
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Aug; 39(4):979-89Publisher
Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi
Subject
Infectious DiseasesHIV Infection & AIDS
Clinical
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (without HIV)
Public Health & Epidemiology
Preventive Medicine
Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health