Document 0331
 DOCN  M9650331
 TI    Professional HIV risk taking, levels of victimization, and well-being in
       female prostitutes in The Netherlands.
 DT    9605
 AU    Vanwesenbeeck I; de Graaf R; van Zessen G; Straver CJ; Visser JH;
       Tilburg University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
 SO    Arch Sex Behav. 1995 Oct;24(5):503-15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96119676
 AB    Professional HIV risk taking (nonconsistent condom use with clients) of
       female prostitutes in The Netherlands is addressed within the context of
       (early) experiences with abuse, well-being, coping behavior, job
       satisfaction, and financial need. Data were gathered from 127 female
       prostitutes on condom use, financial need, and professional attitude,
       and on experiences with violence and abuse, physical complaints,
       psychosocial problems, and coping responses. Violent traumatic
       experiences were found to relate to more severe complaints and problems,
       and a higher frequency of emotion-focused coping strategies. A
       risk-taking protection style (as opposed to consistent condom use and
       selective risk taking) appeared to be associated with more severe
       experiences with violence, both in childhood and in adult life, with
       more frequent dissociation as a coping behavior, and with more
       psychosomatic complaints. Of all the relationships found, more severe
       experiences with violence on the job were most strongly related to a
       higher professional HIV risk.
 DE    Adaptation, Psychological  Adult  Condoms/UTILIZATION  Female  Human
       HIV Seropositivity/*TRANSMISSION  Netherlands  *Prostitution
       Psychophysiologic Disorders/PSYCHOLOGY  *Risk-Taking  Self Concept  Sex
       Behavior  Socioeconomic Factors  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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