Sunday, December 04, 2005

Who pays for sex? An analysis of the increasing prevalence of female commercial sex contacts among men in Britain

/ Sex Transm Infect 2005;81:467?471. doi: 10.1136/sti.2005.014985
PDF - http://press.psprings.co.uk/sti/december/467_st14985.pdf
H Ward, C H Mercer, K Wellings, K Fenton, B Erens, A Copas, A M Johnson
"There was no association with ethnicity, social class, homosexual contact, or injecting drug use. Men who paid for sex were more likely to report 10 or more sexual partners in the previous 5 years; only a minority of their lifetime sexual partners (19.3%) were commercial. They were more likely to meet partners abroad and to report previous STI. Only 15% reported having had an HIV test.... The proportion of men who reported paying for heterosexual sex has increased, and these men have multiple commercial and non-commercial partners. Their higher rates of STI and low level of HIV testing suggest the need for prevention interventions for clients as well as sex workers."