Sexual behaviors in male sex workers in Spain: Modulating factors

Abstract

Sexual behaviors in male sex workers in Spain: modulating factors. AbstractThe aim of this study is to analyze how cultural origin, years of schooling, sexual orientation and experience as a Male Sex Worker (MSW) may mediate their commercial sexual behaviors. One hundred Spanish agency-based MSWs were interviewed. Most of them were young men, Latin-American, homosexual and had a middle educational level. Our results show that cultural differences are not a predictor of unsafe sex with clients. This is more frequent for Spaniards and Latin-Americans. Moreover, Sexual orientation mediates the sexual role adopted by MSWs and some practices, for example with women which are more frequent for heterosexuals. On the other hand, educational level has shown differences in HIV fear or practices even though they were not statistically significant. Finally, the time spent in this kind of employment facilitates their self-perception as a MSW. Therefore, our results support a major heterogeneity among the MSW profile and their diverse practices of sex work which entails different risks.

Young male sex workers are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, a cross-sectional study from Dutch STI clinics, the Netherlands, 2006–2012

“…These higher prevalences of STI and HIV among MSW than among FSW can be explained by differences in sexual behaviours and characteristics. Indeed, more than 85 % of MSW have sex with men [ 3 , 5 , 8 – 10 ]. Men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported to more frequently engage in unsafe sex practices [ 10 ] and to have higher prevalences of STI and HIV compared to heterosexual men [ 11 – 14 ].…”

Homosexualidad Masculina y Lesbianismo en la Producción Académica de la Psicología

“…Violencia y abusos Abusos sexuales, abusos psicológicos (Longares, Escartin, & Rodriguez-Carballeira, 2016); Violencia de género, violencia corporal, violencia entre pareja (Badenes-Ribera, Bonilla-Campos, Frias-Navarro, Pons-Salvador, & Monterde-i-Bort, 2016) C9. Trabajo sexual Trabajo sexual (Ballester, Salmerón, Gil, & Giménez, 201401) C10. Situación de vida y auto-actitud Dependencia homosexual (D. Oliveira et al, 201309); Estrategias de salir del armario (Marco, Arenas, Munduate, & Hoel, 2015); Felicidad (Braz, 2014); Medios sociales, apps, tecnología comunicativa en su vida (Krishnan et al, 2015); Percepción de seguridad, sentimiento de seguridad de los LGBT (Quiñones, Toro-Alfonso, & Meléndez, 2013); Self-concept (Espada et al, 2012); Situación de vida, experiencia de vida siendo no-heterosexual, calidad de vida (Barrientos & Cárdenas, 2013); Sociabilidad (Lizama, 2015) C11.…”

Male Escorts’ and Male Clients’ Sexual Behavior During Their Last Commercial Sexual Encounter: Comparing and Contrasting Findings from Two Online Studies

“…Although much of the available research on sex work is based on female sex workers/escorts who serve male clients (Handlovsky, Bungay, & Kolar, 2012;Hao et al, 2014;Lahuerta, Torrens, Sabidó, Batres, & Casabona, 2013;Safika, Levy, & Johnson, 2013;Syvertsen et al, 2013), there has been growing interest in studying male sex workers/escorts who serve male clients as well as male clients who hire male escorts (Ballester, Salmeron, Gil, & Gimenez, 2013;Koken, Bimbi, Parsons, & Halkitis, 2004;Koken, Parsons, Severino, & Bimbi, 2005;Mimiaga, Reisner, Tinsley, Mayer, & Safren, 2009;Minichiello & Scott, 2014;Minichiello, Scott, & Callander, 2013;Niccolai, King, Eritsyan, Safiullina, & Rusakova, 2013;Okanlawon, Adebowale, & Titilayo, 2013;Padilla, 2007a;Smith & Grov, 2011;Vanwesenbeeck, 2001;Walby, 2012). In a community-based survey of 660 sexually active non-monogamous gay and bisexual men in New York City, Koken et al (2005) reported that 42.7% of participants had either paid for sex (36.5%), been paid for sex (36.9%), or both (26.6%).…”