       Document 0754
 DOCN  M9640754
 TI    AIDS knowledge, risk behaviors, and condom use among four groups of
       female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia.
 DT    9604
 AU    Ford K; Wirawan DN; Fajans P; School of Public Health, University of
       Michigan, Ann Arbor; 48109-2029, USA.
 SO    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995 Dec 15;10(5):569-76.
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96142220
 AB    The objectives of this study were to discover the AIDS knowledge, risk
       behaviors, and condom use of four groups of female professional sex
       workers (n = 614). Personal interviews were conducted with women working
       in low-price brothels, mid-price and high-price houses, and tourist
       areas. Only 51% of women in the low-price brothels had heard of AIDs,
       although most of the women in the other groups had heard of it.
       Knowledge of transmission and symptoms was weak in all groups, and most
       women were unaware of asymptomatic transmission. Most women felt safe
       from HIV due to ineffective strategies such as taking medications or
       client selection practices. Condom use with clients varied widely by
       group. Women in the low-price brothels reported the lowest levels of use
       (19% of encounters in the previous week), with women from the mid- and
       high-price groups reporting higher levels (68% mid-price; 71%
       high-price). Women working in the tourist areas reported the highest
       levels of use (90%). Interventions for each group need to reflect these
       differences in knowledge as well as the contexts of their work;
       important contextual factors to consider include the level of AIDS and
       STD knowledge in their environment, the characteristics of the clients
       served, and the degree of supervision that they receive.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION
       Adolescence  Adult  Comparative Study  *Condoms  Female  Human
       Indonesia  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  *Prostitution
       Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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