Facilitating condom use with clients during commercial sex in Nevada's legal brothels

This study examined condom use in legal Nevada brothels. Forty female prostitutes in two brothels were interviewed about client resistance to condoms and techniques for facilitating condom use. Of 3290 clients in the previous month, 2.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.2%,3.4%) were reluctant to u...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1998-04, Vol.88 (4), p.643-646
Main Authors: Albert, A E, Warner, D L, Hatcher, R A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Condoms
Confidence intervals
Decision making
Employment - legislation & jurisprudence
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Marital Status
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nevada
Penis
Persuasive Communication
Prevention and actions
Prostitution
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Sex industry
Sex Work - legislation & jurisprudence
Sex Work - psychology
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
STD
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vagina
Womens health
Workers
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Summary:This study examined condom use in legal Nevada brothels. Forty female prostitutes in two brothels were interviewed about client resistance to condoms and techniques for facilitating condom use. Of 3290 clients in the previous month, 2.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.2%,3.4%) were reluctant to use condoms. Of these individuals, 72% ultimately used condoms, while 12% chose nonpenetrative sex without condoms. The remaining 16% left the brothels without services. Condom use rates were markedly lower with nonpaying sex partners (lowers) than with clients. Brothel prostitutes may be at greater risk for acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases from lovers than from clients.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.88.4.643