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DOCN M94A0228
TI Knowledge, attitudes and activities of male clients of female sex
workers: risk factors for HIV.
DT 9412
AU Chetwynd J; Plumridge E; Department of Public Health and General
Practice, Christchurch; School of Medicine.
SO N Z Med J. 1994 Sep 14;107(985):351-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94359647
AB AIMS. To examine HIV related knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst
male clients of female sex workers in New Zealand. METHODS. A sample of
30 clients were contacted in the commercial sex areas of the three main
urban centres. A brief structured interview was undertaken by a fully
trained interviewer who was herself a sex worker. RESULTS. The
respondents were aged between 20 and 60 and came from a range of
occupations. A third of them were married. Most visited sex workers
quite frequently and vaginal sex was the most common service purchased.
Condoms were consistently used with sex workers whereas they were less
commonly used with casual partners and almost never used with regular
partners. Clients rarely carried condoms and took a passive role in
their use with sex workers. Knowledge about HIV transmission was high
but perception of HIV risk or fear of infection were low. Many of the
respondents travelled both within and outside New Zealand and most used
commercial sex services on their travels. CONCLUSIONS. The findings
suggest that clients may be a source of HIV infection of both sex
workers and their other sex partners. More detailed research is
necessary to explore clients' perceptions of HIV risk and the barriers
to their wider use of condoms.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/TRANSMISSION Adult
Condoms/UTILIZATION Female Human HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION
Interviews *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male Middle Age New
Zealand Pilot Projects Prostitution/*PSYCHOLOGY Risk Factors Sex
Behavior/PSYCHOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).