title: Changes in Condom Use Over Time Among Female Sex Workers and Their Male Noncommercial Partners and Clients.
abstract: Female sex workers (FSWs) often report inconsistent condom use with clients and noncommercial male partners, yet changes in condom use with various partner types during participation in observation studies remains underexplored. This longitudinal study of 214 FSWs and their male, noncommercial partners in the Mexico-U.S. border region, where HIV prevalence among FSWs continues to be high, utilized negative binomial regressions to examine changes in condom use with intimate partners and clients (regular and nonregular) over 24 months. Condom use decreased over time among couples in Ciudad Juarez, but there was no change in condom use among couples in Tijuana. FSWs' condom use with regular and nonregular clients significantly increased over time, which is consistent with previous research finding behavioral changes when participating in observational studies. Findings suggest the need for continued efforts to promote condom use among FSWs and their noncommercial male partners in addition to clients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tracas
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Angela Robertson
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bazzi
authors.affiliation: Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Artamonova
authors.affiliation: Comisión de Salud Fronteriza México-Estado Unidos, Tijuana, Baja California, México.
authors.forename: M Gudelia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Staines
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.|California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Monica D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ulibarri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035841:Behavioral Research; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D021841:Safe Sex; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060386:Sex Workers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult