Patterns of Sex Work Client Solicitation Settings and Associations with HIV/STI Risk Among a Cohort of Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland

Jessie Chien; Kristin E. Schneider; Catherine Tomko; Noya Galai; Sahnah Lim; Susan G. Sherman

doi:10.1007/s10461-021-03293-x

Patterns of Sex Work Client Solicitation Settings and Associations with HIV/STI Risk Among a Cohort of Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland

Jessie Chien, Kristin E. Schneider, Catherine Tomko, Noya Galai, Sahnah Lim, Susan G. Sherman

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Abstract

Female sex workers’ (FSWs) risk for HIV/STIs is influenced by their work environments. While previous research has characterized vulnerability in a single workplace, many FSWs solicit clients from multiple settings. Using latent class analysis (LCA), we examined client solicitation patterns and associated HIV/STI-related behaviors (consistent condom use with clients, asking clients about HIV/STIs, and past 6-month HIV/STI testing) among 385 FSWs in Baltimore, Maryland. The LCA yielded a three-class solution: predominantly street (61.2%), mixed street/venue (23.7%), and multisource (street, venue, and online) (15.1%). Consistent condom use differed significantly (p < 0.01) by class, with the mixed street/venue having the lowest (40.6%) rate and the multisource having the highest (70.6%). Classes differed on HIV/STI testing (p < 0.01), with the predominantly street class having the lowest testing rate (56.2%) and multisource with the highest (85.7%). These findings underscore the importance of considering how solicitation patterns are linked to HIV/STI susceptibility of FSWs and adapting interventions accordingly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3386-3397
Number of pages	12
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	25
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03293-x
State	Published - Oct 2021

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This work was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse under Grant R01DA041243; National Institute of Mental Health under Grant F31MH118817; and Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research, a National Institutes of Health funded program under Grant P30AI094189. Kristin E. Schneider was supported by a NIDA training grant (5T32DA007292). The funders had no role in study design, data collection, or in analysis and interpretation of the results, and this paper does not necessarily reflect views or opinions of the funders.

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Keywords

HIV/STI
Latent class analysis
Sex work
Sexual risk behavior

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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