title: Perceived stigma of purchasing sex among Latino and non-Latino male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico.
abstract: HIV prevention efforts must be comprehensive in their understanding of the factors involved in HIV risk. Male clients, who have received less research attention than female sex workers (FSWs), may experience stigma as a function of purchasing sex. Perceived stigma may be related to poor psychological outcomes, risky psychosexual characteristics, and higher drug and sexual risk behavior among male clients of FSWs. However, perceived stigma of purchasing sex may differ between clients of different ethnic groups. In the present study, we examine the correlates of perceived stigma of purchasing sex among Latino versus non-Latino male clients of FSWs in Tijuana, Mexico. Using time-location sampling, we recruited 375 male clients (323 Latino, 52 non-Latino) in Tijuana who completed a computerized survey on various measures. We measured perceived stigma of purchasing sex using three items we developed for this study. Using linear regression analyses we found that perceived stigma was associated with greater guilt, a greater feeling of escape from everyday life, and more negative condom attitudes among Latino clients. This was not found among non-Latino clients. Features of Latino culture, like machismo, and how they may relate to stigma of purchasing sex are discussed.
authors: Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA, eileen.v.pitpitan@gmail.com.
authors: Eileen V
authors: EV
authors: Pitpitan
authors: Steffanie A
authors: SA
authors: Strathdee
authors: Shirley J
authors: SJ
authors: Semple
authors: Karla D
authors: KD
authors: Wagner
authors: Claudia V
authors: CV
authors: Chavarin
authors: Valerie A
authors: VA
authors: Earnshaw
authors: Thomas L
authors: TL
authors: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008800:Mexico; D060386:Sex Workers; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D057545:Social Stigma; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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