title: HIV prevention needs among street-based male sex workers in Providence, Rhode Island.
abstract: We examined data derived from a needs assessment of the personal and social characteristics and HIV risk behavior of street-based male sex workers, in Providence, Rhode Island, who engage in transactional sexual intercourse with other men. Substance use, injected drugs, needle sharing, and psychosocial distress were highly prevalent among the sample. History of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse was associated with increased risk of condomless anal sexual intercourse with paying male clients.
authors.affiliation: Stewart Landers and Shannon Spurlock are with John Snow Inc, Boston, MA. Elizabeth F. Closson is with The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston. Catherine E. Oldenburg is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Richard Holcomb is with Project Weber, Providence, RI. Matthew J. Mimiaga is with John Snow Inc, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Landers
authors.forename: Elizabeth F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Closson
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holcomb
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spurlock
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mimiaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012237:Rhode Island; D060386:Sex Workers; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data