@article{ref1,
title="A profile of the clients of male sex workers in three Australian cities",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of public health",
year="1999",
author="Minichiello, V. and Marino, R. and Browne, J. and Jamieson, M. and Peterson, K. and Reuter, B. and Robinson, Karen",
volume="23",
number="5",
pages="511-518",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the profile of clients as reported by 186 male sex workers in three Australian cities. METHOD: The data were collected using a diary which was completed after each commercial sexual encounter with a male client over a two-week period. The data reported in this study are based on reports from 2,088 sex encounters and a profile of 1,776 clients. RESULTS: The findings reveal, for example, that the most common source used for recruiting clients was advertisements, followed by escort agencies, although there were differences between the three cities; the majority of the clients were in their 40s but clients of street workers were younger; clients were most often classified as 'middle class', with differences by source of client recruitment; less than half the clients were identified as being gay and a significant number were identified as bisexual or straight; alcohol and drug use took place in a small percentage of the encounters; most workers had some information about their clients, such as occupation and home number; violence was infrequent; and unsafe sex was requested in a minority of the encounters. CONCLUSION: Overall, the results reveal that clients of male sex workers are a highly heterogeneous group. IMPLICATIONS: The paper highlights a number of issues which can further promote safety and public accountability in male sex work.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1326-0200",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}