Kanouse DE, Rogers WH, Carson S, Lever J; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1990 Jun 20-23; 6: 266 (abstract no. F.C.741).
The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
OBJECTIVE: To test hypotheses about demographic and behavioral characteristics that predict use of female prostitutes (Px). METHODS: Drawing on a 1982 national survey of 80,434 readers of Playboy magazine, we examined data on 52,527 exclusively heterosexual men age 18 and older who answered a question about having sex with a Px in the last five years. Univariate and multiple regression techniques were used. RESULTS: In all, 10,191 men (19.4%) reported experience with Px. Associated with Px use were: high school education or less (23.5% vs. 18.2%); annual income of at least $40,000 (25.4% vs. 18.5%); divorced or widowed (24.7%) or single (21.7%) vs. currently married (15.2%); between ages 21-49 (20.0% vs. 14.1%); Catholic (20.6%) or Jewish (24.2%) vs. Protestant (18.1%); and residence in a city or suburb (20.2%) vs. small town or rural area (17.2%). Px use was negatively associated with duration of current relationship and satisfaction with current sex life. Behavioral measures associated with Px use included: loss of virginity before age 16 (26.0% vs. 17.2%), 25 or more lifetime partners (34.1% vs. 14.7%); participation in group sex (29.8% vs. 14.6%). Those who masturbate frequently, have intercourse more than twice in an evening, or use drugs with sex were also more likely to report Px use. Some specialized tastes (anal sex, and humiliation fantasies) were associated with Px use, but others (e.g., bondage, transvestism) were not. CONCLUSION: Men who use Px appear to have stronger sexual appetites and more sex partners than men who do not. Certain specialized tastes are also associated with Px use. As a group, men who use Px are likely to engage in other behaviors that place them at elevated risk of acquiring HIV infection.
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Keywords:
- Data Collection
- Ethnic Groups
- Female
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Male
- Prostitution
- Sexual Abstinence
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexual Partners
- Single Person
- Transvestism
- United States
- utilization
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UI: 102184682
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