TY - JOUR
T1 - The contribution of emotional partners to sexual risk taking and violence among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a cohort study
AU - Luchters, Stanley
AU - Richter, Marlise L
AU - Bosire, Wilkister
AU - Nelson, Gill
AU - Kingola, Nzioki
AU - Zhang, Xu-Dong
AU - Temmerman, Marleen
AU - Chersich, Matthew Francis
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - To assess sexual risk-taking of female sex workers (FSWs) with emotional partners (boyfriends and husbands), compared to regular and casual clients. Experiences of violence and the degree of relationship control that FSWs have with emotional partners are also described.
Design
Cohort study with quarterly follow-up visit over 12-months.
Methods
Four hundred HIV-uninfected FSWs older than 16 years were recruited from their homes and guesthouses in Mombasa, Kenya. A structured questionnaire assessed participant characteristics and study outcomes at each visit, and women received risk-reduction counselling, male and female condoms, and HIV testing.
Results
Four or more unprotected sex acts in the past week were reported by 21.3 of women during sex with emotional partners, compared to 5.8 with regular and 4.8 with casual clients (P
AB - To assess sexual risk-taking of female sex workers (FSWs) with emotional partners (boyfriends and husbands), compared to regular and casual clients. Experiences of violence and the degree of relationship control that FSWs have with emotional partners are also described.
Design
Cohort study with quarterly follow-up visit over 12-months.
Methods
Four hundred HIV-uninfected FSWs older than 16 years were recruited from their homes and guesthouses in Mombasa, Kenya. A structured questionnaire assessed participant characteristics and study outcomes at each visit, and women received risk-reduction counselling, male and female condoms, and HIV testing.
Results
Four or more unprotected sex acts in the past week were reported by 21.3 of women during sex with emotional partners, compared to 5.8 with regular and 4.8 with casual clients (P
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0068855
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0068855
M3 - Article
VL - 8
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 8
M1 - e68855
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