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dc.contributor.authorMarino, Rodrigoen
dc.contributor.authorMinichiello, Victoren
dc.contributor.authorDisogra, Carlosen
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-25T15:31:00Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.citationPan American Journal of Public Health [Revista panamericana de salud pública], 13(5), p. 311-319en
dc.identifier.issn1020-4989en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4787-
dc.description.abstractObjective. To report on the sociodemographic characteristics and work experiences of 31 male sex workers (MSWs) in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. Methods. Information on each of the MSWs was collected using a questionnaire that covered his personal characteristics and his work background, self-assessed general health status, and use of health and social services. Scales were included in order to assess attitudes towards condom use, knowledge about safe sex, perceptions about the risk of getting HIV, individual self-efficacy, and locus of control. The questionnaire also asked each respondent to rank his level of agreement with interactive strategies for gaining client compliance with safe sex practices. Results. In terms of their self-identity, out of the 30 MSWs who answered the question, 10 of them (33.3%) self-identified as heterosexual and 9 (30%) as bisexual. Alcohol and drug consumption and unsafe sexual practices were relatively low among the MSWs. Of the 31 MSWs responding, 21 of them (67.7%) reported that they had been tested for HIV, but only 13 of them (41.9%) said they had been vaccinated for either hepatitis A or hepatitis B. A variety of differences were found between the study's 17 street sex workers (sex workers who offer their services in public places such as streets and parks) and the 14 independent sex workers (sex workers who are self-employed, advertise and manage their own business, and have an exclusive location for their commercial sex work). The street MSWs were younger and had less formal education. Independent MSWs were economically more settled, had been working longer in the sex industry, and were more comfortable about having sex with men. Independent MSWs were also more likely to report a gay sexual orientation and less likely to report using alcohol, marijuana, or other substances. Conclusions. The differences between street MSWs and independent MSWs are important since they could influence the negotiating of safer sex practices with clients. Programs aimed at preventing the spread of HIV and other sesxually transmitted infections and promoting responsible self-care among MSWs in Córdoba should be introduced. Such programs could increase the proportion of MSWs who know their HIV serostatus and could make MSWs more aware of the risk of different sex acts performed in commercial sex encounters. Given the differences that were found between street MSWs and independent MSWs, specific strategies and educational materials should be developed for those two subgroups within the MSW population.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherPan American Health Organizationen
dc.relation.ispartofPan American Journal of Public Health [Revista panamericana de salud pública]en
dc.titleMale sex workers in Córdoba, Argentina: Sociodemographic characteristics and sex work experiencesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.subject.keywordsAged Health Careen
local.contributor.firstnameRodrigoen
local.contributor.firstnameVictoren
local.contributor.firstnameCarlosen
local.subject.for2008111702 Aged Health Careen
local.subject.seo2008920504 Mens Healthen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.schoolAdministrationen
local.profile.emailrmarino@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailvminichi@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryC1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordpes:778en
local.publisher.placeUnited States of Americaen
local.format.startpage311en
local.format.endpage319en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume13en
local.identifier.issue5en
local.title.subtitleSociodemographic characteristics and sex work experiencesen
local.contributor.lastnameMarinoen
local.contributor.lastnameMinichielloen
local.contributor.lastnameDisograen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:rmarinoen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:vminichien
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:4903en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleMale sex workers in Córdoba, Argentinaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.relation.urlhttp://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rpsp/v13n5/a06v13n5.pdfen
local.search.authorMarino, Rodrigoen
local.search.authorMinichiello, Victoren
local.search.authorDisogra, Carlosen
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.year.published2003en
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