TY - JOUR
T1 - Prostitution and HIV risk behavior.
AU - Shedlin, M. G.
AU - Oliver, D.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The authors discuss prostitution as a high-risk behavior for HIV infection and transmission, using data from interviews with prostitutes in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New York City. "The primary objective is to share some of the information gained in research interviews and street work so that it can be utilized to assist efforts at reaching such high risk behavior populations with appropriate AIDS prevention information, testing, counseling and health services." Factors considered include prostitute characteristics, the pimp, perceived roles of the prostitute, power and control, risky sexual practices, and knowledge, attitudes, and behavior relating to AIDS. excerpt
AB - The authors discuss prostitution as a high-risk behavior for HIV infection and transmission, using data from interviews with prostitutes in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New York City. "The primary objective is to share some of the information gained in research interviews and street work so that it can be utilized to assist efforts at reaching such high risk behavior populations with appropriate AIDS prevention information, testing, counseling and health services." Factors considered include prostitute characteristics, the pimp, perceived roles of the prostitute, power and control, risky sexual practices, and knowledge, attitudes, and behavior relating to AIDS. excerpt
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12159227
AN - SCOPUS:0027868418
VL - 1
SP - 157
EP - 172
JO - Advances in population : psychosocial perspectives
JF - Advances in population : psychosocial perspectives
ER -