Sexually transmissible infections among sex workers and their clients: variation in prevalence between sectors of the industry | Zendy

Charrlotte Seib | Zendy; Joseph Debattista | Zendy; Gabriele Fischer | Zendy; Michael P. Dunne | Zendy; Jake M. Najman | Zendy

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Sexually transmissible infections among sex workers and their clients: variation in prevalence between sectors of the industry

Author(s) -

Charrlotte Seib,

Joseph Debattista,

Gabriele Fischer,

Michael P. Dunne,

Jake M. Najman

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

sexual health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.117

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1449-8987

pISSN - 1448-5028

DOI - 10.1071/sh08038

Subject(s) - medicine , sex workers , demography , sex work , gonorrhea , population , genital warts , syphilis , environmental health , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , research methodology

The risk of sexually transmissible infection (STI) among sex workers and their clients may be higher than the general population. However, many studies have categorised workers or clients into homogenous groups for the purposes of analysis. The aim of the present study was to assess variations in self-reported STI rates among licenced brothel, private and illegal sex workers and their clients.

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