Pyett P M, Haste B R, Snow J D
Centre for the Study of Sexually Transmissible Diseases, La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 1996 Aug;20(4):431-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1996.tb01059.x.
A large-scale survey was conducted to obtain a comprehensive picture of the range of women involved in prostitution in Victoria and to document their concerns about health in relation to sex work. There was considerable diversity in the ages, education levels, family situations and attitudes to sex work among women working mainly in the legal brothels in Victoria. While their practices in client-worker interactions were low-risk for human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases, many of the women were more at risk from unprotected sex with private partners and some were more at risk from injecting drug use. Most women reported economic reasons for entering the sex industry and cited problems associated with male clients as the worst aspects. Effective health interventions should be devised and aimed at specific sub-populations of these (and other) sex workers.
开展了一项大规模调查，以全面了解维多利亚州从事卖淫活动的女性范围，并记录她们对与性工作相关的健康问题的担忧。主要在维多利亚州合法妓院工作的女性在年龄、教育水平、家庭状况以及对性工作的态度方面存在很大差异。虽然她们在与嫖客互动中的行为对感染人类免疫缺陷病毒和其他性传播疾病的风险较低，但许多女性与私人伴侣进行无保护性行为的风险更高，一些女性因注射吸毒面临的风险更高。大多数女性表示进入性产业是出于经济原因，并将与男性嫖客相关的问题列为最糟糕的方面。应针对这些（以及其他）性工作者的特定亚群体制定有效的健康干预措施。
