Clients of sex workers in different regions of the world: hard to count.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the proportion of the male population that reports having paid for sex in different regions.

Methods

Clients of sex workers were identified from representative samples of men asked in face-to-face interviews whether they had had sex in exchange for money or whether they had paid for sex, in the last 12 months. A total of 78 national household surveys and nine city based surveys were selected for inclusion. Where such surveys were not available, results of behavioural surveillance surveys and of research studies were also used. Using national estimates, a median percentage of men who reported paying for sex was calculated for each region.

Results

The median percentage of men who exchanged sex for money in the last 12 months in all regions was aro

SUBMITTER: Carael M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2576731 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature