HIV risks among female sex workers in Croatia and Montenegro |
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Authors: | Stulhofer Aleksandar Lausević Dragan Bozicević Ivana Baćak Valerio Mugoba Boban Terzić Natasa Drglin Tihana |
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Institution: | Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb University, Zagreb, Croatia. vbacak@ffzg.hr |
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Abstract: | The study analyzed the prevalence and determinants of HIV-risks among female sex workers (FSWs) in Croatia and Montenegro. Face-to-face interviews were carried out in Zagreb, Split, and Podgorica during the 2006-2008 period. Croatian participants (n = 154) reported fewer clients, more consistent condom use, higher rates of HIV testing, and greater HIV knowledge. The participants interviewed in Montenegro (n = 119) were more likely to have injected drugs and to have experienced sexual abuse in the previous year. Although Montenegrin FSWs were more exposed to HIV-risks than Croatian FSWs, they reported lower HIV-risk self-assessment. Consistent condom use was significantly associated with education and HIV-risk self-assessment in the Croatian and the experience of physical/sexual abuse in the Montenegrin sample. In spite of a number of methodological limitations, the empirical insights provided by this study may assist in improving the existing HIVV prevention initiatives. |
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