Journal article
Group sex events among female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia
EM Turek, CK Fairley, M Tabesh, TR Phillips, EPF Chow
Sexual Health | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1071/SH20136
Abstract
Background: Group sex is associated with increased risk of HIV and sexually transmissible infections (STIs), but there is limited data on group sex among female sex workers (FSW). Understanding current group sex practices among FSW may assist with understanding and addressing the rise in STIs observed among Australian FSW in the 2010s. The aim of this study was to examine the proportion of FSWs who had engaged in group sex. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among FSWs attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia, between March and April 2019. Females aged ≥18 years who self-reported as a sex worker were invited to participate in the survey asking whether they had had..
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Awarded by Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
Funding Acknowledgements
Eric P. F. Chow is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172873). Christopher K. Fairley is supported by an Australian NHMRC Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172900). We would like to thank Afrizal Afrizal at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre for his assistance with data extraction and Jun Kit Sze for his assistance in implementing the survey on the CASI system at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.