Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

HIV Infection, Syphilis, and Behavioral Risks in Brazilian Male Sex Workers

HIV Infection, Syphilis, and Behavioral Risks in Brazilian Male Sex Workers To describe the epidemiology of HIV and syphilis infection and sexual practices among male sex workers, we studied 434 transvestites and 96 “hustlers” recruited by peers in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1992 to 1998. Participants were young adults with low education levels who had recently immigrated to São Paulo and supported themselves primarily through sex work. The prevalence of HIV infection among transvestites and hustlers was 40% and 22% respectively, and the prevalence of current or past syphilis was 43% and 27%, respectively. Infection was associated more with gender performance and duration of sex work than to recent unsafe sexual practices or recent condom use. As opposed to hustlers, whose clients came primarily from São Paulo and were homosexual, transvestites were more likely to have foreign and heterosexual clients. HIV and syphilis among sex workers are urgent public health problems that require continuous prevention programs for male sex workers and their clients. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AIDS and Behavior Springer Journals

HIV Infection, Syphilis, and Behavioral Risks in Brazilian Male Sex Workers

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/hiv-infection-syphilis-and-behavioral-risks-in-brazilian-male-sex-up2yAZEkU4

References (12)

Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 by Plenum Publishing Corporation
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Public Health; Health Psychology; Infectious Diseases
ISSN
1090-7165
eISSN
1573-3254
DOI
10.1023/A:1009553211416
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

To describe the epidemiology of HIV and syphilis infection and sexual practices among male sex workers, we studied 434 transvestites and 96 “hustlers” recruited by peers in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1992 to 1998. Participants were young adults with low education levels who had recently immigrated to São Paulo and supported themselves primarily through sex work. The prevalence of HIV infection among transvestites and hustlers was 40% and 22% respectively, and the prevalence of current or past syphilis was 43% and 27%, respectively. Infection was associated more with gender performance and duration of sex work than to recent unsafe sexual practices or recent condom use. As opposed to hustlers, whose clients came primarily from São Paulo and were homosexual, transvestites were more likely to have foreign and heterosexual clients. HIV and syphilis among sex workers are urgent public health problems that require continuous prevention programs for male sex workers and their clients.

Journal

AIDS and BehaviorSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 8, 2004

There are no references for this article.