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1 results foundAuthor: Smith, Reid Title: Let's Go for a Walk: Sexual Decision-making among Clients of Female Entertainment Service Workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Summary: Cambodia is a noteworthy success story in responding to HIV/AIDS, in particular through the emphasis on “most at risk populations” as key targeted HIV-prevention groups. However, evidence shows that the epidemic continues to be driven by the commercial sex industry and male clients have largely been missing from the response. HIV-prevention eff orts in Cambodia have principally focused on the role of female entertainment workers in transmitting the virus to the general population. Th is has meant that male clients of entertainment workers have often been overlooked and underserved by HIV-prevention activities and messaging. Data collected from men who frequent entertainment venues, such as beer halls or karaoke bars, reveal that more than half report paying for sex in the last 12 months and around 40% report having three or more commercial partners in that timeframe. Relatively little is known about the decision-making processes of men who purchase commercial sex in Cambodia. Th e goals of this study are fourfold: (1) to explore the sexual decision-making processes of men who regularly patronize high-risk entertainment venues; (2) to identify key behavior patterns and social inducements that lead high-risk men to frequently have sex with entertainment workers; (3) to locate decisive junctures in the course of men’s socializing when a decision to not seek the services of an entertainment worker could be made; and (4) to produce a series of personalized archetypes that can be used by programmers to frame behavior change messaging for entertainment establishmentbased HIV-prevention interventions. Forty-eight men (age 21-35) who said they had had sex with an entertainment worker within the preceding six months were selected for interview by PSI researchers. Each was scheduled to complete two interviews: a narrative interview covering a typical evening of socializing, and an interview that covered infl uencers, the dynamics of opting in or out of sex, condom habits, and positive Let’s Go for a Walk Sexual Decision-making among Clients of Female Entertainment Service Workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia iv deviants. Twelve men were interviewed one-on-one and 36 participated in small group discussions. Sixteen brothel-based and non-brothel-based entertainment workers, chosen by United Health Network program staff, were also interviewed. Entertainment workers were included in the hope that they could provide insight into men’s sex-seeking decision-making processes. Data were collected from February-April 2007. Details: Durham, NC: FHI 360, 2007. 62p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 17, 2012 at: http://www.fhi360.org/NR/rdonlyres/ewjdittmp4oet5advfrfrpl7nytjum6hisl4k337fpezqrrsrzikdwmafd3vp4mpgxreqftbc6vjxh/CambodiaLetsGoWalkEnHV.pdf Year: 2007 Country: Cambodia URL: http://www.fhi360.org/NR/rdonlyres/ewjdittmp4oet5advfrfrpl7nytjum6hisl4k337fpezqrrsrzikdwmafd3vp4mpgxreqftbc6vjxh/CambodiaLetsGoWalkEnHV.pdf Shelf Number: 125649 Keywords: Commercial Sex IndustryHIV (Virus)ProstitutesProstitutionSex Workers (Cambodia) |