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Document 0299
DOCN M9650299
TI 'Superstar' and 'model brothel': developing and evaluating a condom
promotion program for sex establishments in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
DT 9605
AU Visrutaratna S; Lindan CP; Sirhorachai A; Mandel JS; Chiang Mai
Provincial Public Health Office, Thailand.
SO AIDS. 1995 Jul;9 Suppl 1:S69-75. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96085746
AB OBJECTIVES: We developed and evaluated a multifaceted AIDS prevention
program to increase condom use among sex workers in the city of Chiang
Mai, Northern Thailand. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A year-long intervention
targeted sex workers, brothel owners and clients, promoted cooperation
between these groups and the public health office and established a free
condom supply for sex establishments. Nearly 500 women from 43
establishments took part in the program, encompassing nearly all direct
sex workers in urban Chiang Mai. The intervention included repeated
small-group training sessions for sex workers in which experienced women
('superstars') acted as peer educators. The 'model brothel' component
encouraged all brothel owners in Chiang Mai to insist on mandatory use
of condoms by sex workers and to encourage clients to use condoms.
Before and after the intervention, specially trained volunteers posing
as clients tested a subsample of sex workers to see whether they
insisted on condom use. RESULTS: The intervention was well received by
sex workers and obtained strong support and cooperation from brothel
owners. Before the intervention, only 42% (10/24) of women surveyed by
volunteers posing as clients refused to have sex without a condom, even
when the client insisted and offered to pay three times the usual fee.
Following the program, 92% (72/78) refused; 1 year later, 78% (69/85)
refused during the same scenario. CONCLUSIONS: An innovative program
directly involving sex workers as peer educators and enlisting the
support of brothel owners and operators can result in improved condom
use over time. Lessons learned from this program may be applicable
elsewhere.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Adult Condoms/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
*Developing Countries Female Follow-Up Studies *Health Promotion
Human Male Peer Group Program Evaluation Prostitution/*STATISTICS &
NUMER DATA Sex Education Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S. Gov't,
P.H.S. Thailand/EPIDEMIOLOGY Urban Population/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).