ArticleSexually transmitted infections2005
Who pays for sex? An analysis of the increasing prevalence of female commercial sex contacts among men in Britain.
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- The burden of HIV infection among men who purchase sex in low- and middle-income countries - a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
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- Buffering Syndemic Effects in a Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for Male Clients of Female Sex Workers: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of public health · 2015Trial
- Men Who Pay For Sex: Prevalence and Sexual Health.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2022Article
- Paid sex among men in sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of the demographic and health survey.SSM - population health · 2020Article
- Sexually transmitted infections in male heterosexual Dutch clients who visited German cross-border female sex workers; a 3 year retrospective study.BMC public health · 2020Observational
- The Dark Tetrad and Male Clients of Female Sex Work.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- Social determinants of health in teenage girls involved with sexual exploitation on downtown streets late at night.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2019Article
- Heterosexual men who purchase sex and attended an STI clinic in Israel: characteristics and sexual behavior.Israel journal of health policy research · 2018Article
- Correlates of Lifetime History of Purchasing Sex Services by Men in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2015Article
- The prevalence of, and factors associated with, paying for sex among men resident in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).Sexually transmitted infections · 2015Article
- Men who purchase sex, who are they? An interurban comparison.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2013Article
- Identifying the HIV transmission bridge: which men are having unsafe sex with female sex workers and with their own wives or steady partners?Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2012Article
- Sexual risk taking behaviour: prevalence and associated factors. A population-based study of 22,000 Danish men.BMC public health · 2011Article
- Clients of sex workers in Switzerland: it makes sense to counsel and propose rapid test for HIV on the street, a preliminary report.BMC infectious diseases · 2010Article
- Indian men's use of commercial sex workers: prevalence, condom use, and related gender attitudes.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2010Article
- Characteristics of men who pay for sex: a UK sexual health clinic survey.Sexually transmitted infections · 2006Article
- Globalisation, the sex industry, and health.Sexually transmitted infections · 2006Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the United Kingdom the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and risky sexual behaviours is increasing. The role of commercial sex in this trend is poorly understood. Little is known about the men who pay for sex. We examined the epidemiology of female commercial sex contacts reported by men in 1990 and 2000.
methodsNational probability sample surveys of sexual attitudes and lifestyles (Natsal) of men aged 16-44 resident in Britain in 1990 (n = 6000) and 2000 (n = 4762).
resultsThe proportion of men who reported paying women for sex in the previous 5 years increased from 2.0% (95% CI 1.6 to 2.5) in 1990 to 4.2% in 2000 (95% CI 3.6 to 4.9). In both surveys, paying for sex was more frequent in men aged between 25 years and 34 years, who were never or previously married, and who lived in London. 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.
conclusionThe 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.
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