Saturday, June 7, 2014

"THE SYNDEMIC CONDITION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS AND HIV RISK AMONG MALE SEX WORKERS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM"

Biello, Colby, Closson, Mimiaga

AIDS & Behavior, October 2013

"In Vietnam, the co-occurence (i.e., syndemic) of psychosocial factors
(e.g., depression and substance abuse) may disproportionally burden male sex workers and
increase HIV risk......Understanding the complex interplay of sexual risk, substance
use, mental health problems, and traumatic life experiences hep us paint a clearer
of the risk environment for this population..."
SEX WORKERS AND THEIR CLIENTS AMONG AUSTRALIAN
 GAY & BISEXUAL MEN

Prestage, Jin, Bavinton & Hurley

(AIDS & Behavior, March 2014)

"The prevalence and factors associated with being paid and paying for sex were explored in an online sample of Australian gay men.  Sexual risk behavior among male sex workers and their clients was mainly related to being more sexuality adventurous in general rather than male-to-male sex work specifically......It is likely that..risk behavior has less to do with paying, or being paid , for sex than with their participation in sexuality adventure networks."



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