NCJ Number
142072
Journal
Medical Anthropology Quarterly Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1990) Pages: 41-55
Date Published
1990
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Semistructured interviews about sexual behavior and attitudes were conducted with 50 male clients of female street prostitutes in Camden, N.J., between May 1988 and February 1989.
Abstract
The interviews gathered information about both the duration and the frequency of prostitute contact. Results revealed that the duration varied from 3 months to 20 years and that the frequency varied from twice per year to 16 times per month. Almost half the clients also dated prostitutes in other cities and States. Twenty men out of 49 reported using condoms for commercial sex, but only 5 were carrying a condom at the time of the interview. The clients reported cleanliness, inexperience, and lack of drug abuse as desirable traits of sex workers. They also discussed their reasons for not using condoms, their preference for fellatio, negotiation about condoms, and their beliefs about preventing AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Tables and 40 references (Author summary modified)