Citation

Perkins R, Lovejoy F. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Public Health 1996; 20(5): 512-516.

Affiliation

School of Sociology, University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Public Health Association of Australia, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8987222

Abstract

Two groups of female sex workers were compared with respect to their healthy or unhealthy life styles. Both 'call girls' (private sex workers) and brothel workers were infected with sexually transmitted diseases as often in their noncommercial sexual relations as in their work, smoking was a serious problem for both, and each group endured problems from clients specific to their work sites. However, overall, the call girls had healthier life styles, but were more vulnerable to pressures from clients for unsafe sex and to potential violence.

Language: en