Open AccessHIV Prevention Needs Among Street-Based Male Sex Workers in Providence, Rhode Island
Author(s) -
Stewart Landers,
Elizabeth F. Closson,
Catherine E. Oldenburg,
Richard Holcomb,
Shan Spurlock,
Matthew J. Mimiaga
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302188
Subject(s) - psychosocial , transactional sex , sexual intercourse , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexual abuse , psychology , demography , distress , sex workers , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , poison control , suicide prevention , family medicine , population , sociology , research methodology
We examined data derived from a needs assessment of the personal and social characteristics and HIV risk behavior of street-based male sex workers, in Providence, Rhode Island, who engage in transactional sexual intercourse with other men. Substance use, injected drugs, needle sharing, and psychosocial distress were highly prevalent among the sample. History of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse was associated with increased risk of condomless anal sexual intercourse with paying male clients.