title: Sexualization of the female foot as a response to sexually transmitted epidemics: a preliminary study.
abstract: The authors reviewed historical literature and hypothesized a relationship between epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases and foot fetishism. They tested this hypothesis by quantifying foot-fetish depictions in the mass-circulation pornographic literature during a 30-yr. interval. An exponential increase was noted during the period of the current AIDS epidemic. The authors offer reasons for this possible relationship.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colapietro
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Slaby
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Melemis
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D005329:Fetishism, Psychiatric / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*