Healthy and unhealthy life styles of female brothel workers and call girls (private sex workers) in Sydney.
Two groups of female sex workers were compared with respect to their healthy or unhealthy life styles. Both 'call girls' (private sex workers) and brothel workers were infected with sexually transmitted diseases as often in their noncommercial sexual relations as in their work, smoking was a serious problem for both, and each group endured problems from clients specific to their work sites. However, overall, the call girls had healthier life styles, but were more vulnerable to pressures from clients for unsafe sex and to potential violence.
Perkins
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School of Sociology, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Lovejoy
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D011477:Sex Work; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases; D014754:Violence