title: Setting up a support service for male prostitutes in London.
abstract: Estimating the number of male prostitutes working at any given time is fraught with difficulties. We suggest that perhaps around 600-700 men were selling sex in London in 1989. We report some preliminary observations gained during the setting up of a specific service for male prostitutes. Of 32 male prostitutes seen, 26 worked as rent-boys, 4 worked through agencies and 2 worked independently from home. Forty-one per cent had evidence of at least one sexually transmissible disease and 3 of 16 men tested (19%) were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D011477:Sex Work