Title
Sexual Risk, Behavior, and HIV Testing and Status Among Male and Transgender Women Sex Workers and Their Clients in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
02 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Degtyar A.
George P.E.
Díaz D.A.
Gorbach P.M.
University of California
Publisher(s)
Routledge
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the socio-demographics, sexual practices, and HIV prevalence of male sex workers (MSWs), transwomen sex workers (TSWs), and their male clients in Lima, Peru. Methods: Following ethnographic mapping of sex work venues, the authors revisited randomly selected venues to survey MSWs, TSWs and their clients. Results: MSWs and TSW clients are more educated than MSW clients and TSWs. Only 50% of TSW clients have received HIV testing. Self-reported HIV positivity is highest among MSW clients and TSWs. Conclusion: Notable differences exist between MSWs and TSWs and their clients that can affect the health of these groups and warrant intervention.
Start page
81
End page
91
Volume
30
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044452834
Source
International Journal of Sexual Health
ISSN of the container
19317611
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (K01TW009206R25TW009343) an the UCLA AIDS Institute and UCLA Center for AIDS Research (AI28697).
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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