Meunier Étienne, Siegel Karolynn, Sundelson Anne E, Hirshfield Sabina, Schrimshaw Eric W
Department of sociomedical sciences, Columbia University Public Health, New York, NY.
Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Sex Res Social Policy. 2022 Dec;19(4):1904-1919. doi: 10.1007/s13178-022-00722-x. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
Practicing sex work can present considerable risks to an individual's sexual health and overall well-being. Though resources tailored for sex workers can help mitigate such risks, little is known about male sex workers' interest in them.
From 2018 to 2020, we conducted in-depth telephone interviews with 180 U.S. men who engaged in sex work with clients met online. We inquired about what sex work-related resources they were aware of or had used, the specific content of resources they would want, and whether they would use such resources or not.
Few participants had used sex work-related resources, but many had found material related to sex work through organizations and online media. While some participants expressed interest in resources to help make their engagement in sex work safer and more profitable, others were interested in resources that would help them address the conditions that had led them to sex work in the first place. Participants also discussed some barriers to resource utilization such as low perceived need, privacy concerns, and low credibility of the material.
CONCLUSIONS & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Results show that there is substantial interest in sex work-related resources among men engaged in the practice. However, programs should carefully consider potential barriers to utilization when developing these resources.
从事性工作会给个人的性健康和整体福祉带来相当大的风险。尽管针对性工作者的资源有助于降低此类风险，但对于男性性工作者对这些资源的兴趣却知之甚少。
2018年至2020年期间，我们对180名与通过网络结识的客户从事性工作的美国男性进行了深入电话访谈。我们询问了他们知晓或使用过哪些与性工作相关的资源，他们想要的资源的具体内容，以及他们是否会使用此类资源。
很少有参与者使用过与性工作相关的资源，但许多人通过组织和网络媒体找到了与性工作相关的材料。一些参与者表示对有助于使他们从事性工作更安全、更赚钱的资源感兴趣，而另一些人则对有助于他们解决最初导致他们从事性工作的状况的资源感兴趣。参与者还讨论了资源利用的一些障碍，如低感知需求、隐私担忧和材料的低可信度。
结果表明，从事性工作的男性对与性工作相关的资源有浓厚兴趣。然而，项目在开发这些资源时应仔细考虑潜在的利用障碍。
