Document 0095
 DOCN  M9460095
 TI    Working women in the sex industry and their perception of risk from
       HIV/AIDS.
 DT    9408
 AU    Jesson J; Luck M; Taylor J
 SO    Health Care Women Int. 1994 Jan-Feb;15(1):1-9. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94222789
 AB    The present research project provided women who are normally
       marginalized by society with an opportunity to give their opinions on
       health matters that are directly related to their working and personal
       lives. Discussion groups were held with women working in saunas or
       massage parlors (the sex industry) to obtain their views on sexual
       health and the risk of infection from the human immunodeficiency virus.
       The sauna workers said they have less chance of becoming infected than
       women not working in the sex industry, because they are very careful
       about their activities in the sauna. The women were very concerned about
       their children and wanted information to give to their children rather
       than for themselves. Although these women used condoms at work, they
       said they were reluctant to use condoms in their social relationships
       because of the association with work.
 DE    Condoms/UTILIZATION  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  *Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Prostitution/*PSYCHOLOGY  Risk Factors  Social Distance
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Women, Working/*PSYCHOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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