Client demand for unprotected sex is contributing to the HIV epidemic among female sex workers, according to Canadian research published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Investigators in Vancouver found that approximately three-quarters of sex workers were offered more money by clients for sex without a condom and that 19% accepted this money. Transgender women were more likely to accept extra money for unsafe sex, as were women who experienced client violence and users of methamphetamine.
âOur study confirms the high demand by clients for unprotected sex among SWs [sex workers] in an urban Canadian setting,â write the authors. âThese findings are consistent with other studies, which have suggested that clients looking for unprotected sex may seek out SWs who are particularly vulnerable to coercion.â
The investigators were concerned that within the context of commercial sex work, the responsibility to initiate condom use is usually placed with the sex worker. However, a growing body of research has shown that poverty, unstable housing, violence and policing policies have a significant impact on the ability of sex workers to use condoms. Clients of sex workers may also have an important role in determining the use of condoms.
https://www.aidsmap.com/news/jun-2013/female-sex-workers-frequently-offered-larger-fees-their-clients-return-sex-without
https://www.aidsmap.com/news/jun-2013/female-sex-workers-frequently-offered-larger-fees-their-clients-return-sex-without
PS. I use the term prostitution instead of sex work but Iâm reprinting this quote verbatim.
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