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Information about male customers of male prostitutes, including sociodemographic and life-style characteristics, sexual and drug use behaviors, and knowledge about HIV infection were collected from a convenience sample of 211 male street prostitutes and a convenience sample of 15 male customers as part of a feasibility study. Data from these two groups indicate that despite knowledge of HIV infection and its transmission, customers engage in high-risk sexual and drug use behaviors with prostitutes. Because there is a high HIV infection rate within the male prostitute sample (175/1000) and because these customers for the most part describe themselves as bisexual or heterosexual, it is likely that male customers of male prostitutes serve as a vector of transmission of HIV infection to their other partners including the heterosexual population.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH44191-02).
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Morse, E.V., Simon, P.M., Balson, P.M. et al. Sexual behavior patterns of customers of male street prostitutes. Arch Sex Behav 21, 347–357 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542024
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