Document 0228
 DOCN  M94A0228
 TI    Knowledge, attitudes and activities of male clients of female sex
       workers: risk factors for HIV.
 DT    9412
 AU    Chetwynd J; Plumridge E; Department of Public Health and General
       Practice, Christchurch; School of Medicine.
 SO    N Z Med J. 1994 Sep 14;107(985):351-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94359647
 AB    AIMS. To examine HIV related knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst
       male clients of female sex workers in New Zealand. METHODS. A sample of
       30 clients were contacted in the commercial sex areas of the three main
       urban centres. A brief structured interview was undertaken by a fully
       trained interviewer who was herself a sex worker. RESULTS. The
       respondents were aged between 20 and 60 and came from a range of
       occupations. A third of them were married. Most visited sex workers
       quite frequently and vaginal sex was the most common service purchased.
       Condoms were consistently used with sex workers whereas they were less
       commonly used with casual partners and almost never used with regular
       partners. Clients rarely carried condoms and took a passive role in
       their use with sex workers. Knowledge about HIV transmission was high
       but perception of HIV risk or fear of infection were low. Many of the
       respondents travelled both within and outside New Zealand and most used
       commercial sex services on their travels. CONCLUSIONS. The findings
       suggest that clients may be a source of HIV infection of both sex
       workers and their other sex partners. More detailed research is
       necessary to explore clients' perceptions of HIV risk and the barriers
       to their wider use of condoms.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/TRANSMISSION  Adult
       Condoms/UTILIZATION  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION
       Interviews  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Middle Age  New
       Zealand  Pilot Projects  Prostitution/*PSYCHOLOGY  Risk Factors  Sex
       Behavior/PSYCHOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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