Inconsistent Condom Use by Male Clients During Anal Intercourse with Occasional & Regular Female Sex Workers (FSWs): Survey Findings from Southern States of India

Below:  Conceptual framework of factors related with inconsistent condom use during anal intercourse

Overall, 12.3% clients reported anal intercourse in the past 6 months, of whom 48.4% used condoms inconsistently. Clients of FSWs who were ages 26 years or older; employed as manual labourers; consumed alcohol; reported five or more sex acts with FSWs in the past month; and perceived themselves to be at higher risk for HIV were more likely to inconsistently use condoms during anal intercourse.

The results suggest that sex workers and their clients commonly practice anal intercourse, but a relatively high proportion of clients do not consistently use condoms, leading to a greater risk of acquiring HIV and its further transmission to other male and female sexual partners. Given the multidirectional risk, safer sex communication on heterosexual anal intercourse must be incorporated into HIV prevention programmes.

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