An assessment of sites where persons go to meet sexual partners in St. James, Jamaica, using the PLACE method
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An assessment of sites where persons go to meet sexual partners in St. James, Jamaica, using the PLACE method
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess sexual behavior of persons at risk of HIV infection.
Goal: The goal of this study was to identify sites where HIV prevention is needed.
Study design: Customers at sites where persons meet new sex partners in St. James, Jamaica, were surveyed.
Results: Of 421 sites, 282 men and 200 women (random sample, 23 sites) and 320 men and 265 women (special sample, 26 sites) were interviewed. Over one fourth of men and 14% (special) and 4% (random) of women had one or more new sex partners in the last 4 weeks. Seventy-eight percent of men reported condom use at last sex with a new partner compared with 66% of women. Approximately 50% of respondents reported condom use at last sex with a regular partner.
Conclusion: Sites at which people meet new sex partners were diverse with significant opportunities for prevention. Commercial and transactional sex are features at many sites.
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