HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Male Clients of Female Sex Workers in Yunnan, China

Yunnan Province is one of the epicenters of the HIV
epidemic in China.8 HIV in Yunnan has primarily spread through injection drug use which is prevalent in the region due to its proximity to Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle region of high opium production.9,10 Economic development has also led to a flourishing commercial sex industry. A number of studies have been conducted among female sex workers   in China, but little is known about their male clients due to the difficulty of identifying and recruiting them into studies.

What little is known about the sexual risk behaviors of Chinese clients—multiple sexual partners, low or inconsistent condom use12—suggests that they may play a considerable role in the epidemic as a potential ‘‘bridge’’ of HIV transmission to the general population.

Ed Comment : it is worth remembering that clients who demand unprotected commercial sex infect sex workers too. 

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