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Velu, Sanjanthi., Melkote, Srinivas. and Skinner, Ewart. "Comparative Analysis of Street-based, Brothel-based, and Discreet Commercial Sex Workers on Factors Predicting Condom Use" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111852_index.html>

Velu, S. , Melkote, S. R. and Skinner, E. C. , 2003-05-27 "Comparative Analysis of Street-based, Brothel-based, and Discreet Commercial Sex Workers on Factors Predicting Condom Use" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111852_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The objective was to examine the relative vulnerability of different categories of female commercial sex workers (CSWs) to HIV infection. In this study, we considered the consistent use of condoms as an effective preventive measure against HIV infection. Research has shown that condom use is predicted by several cognitive and environmental variables such as AIDS knowledge, perception of vulnerability, perception of outcome expectancies, perception of social support, peer-group comparison, and condom use self-efficacy. Therefore, to examine the relative vulnerability to HIV infection we examined the variance in factors listed above among three categories of female CSWs in the city of Chennai in India. The study found significant differences among the three groups of CSWs on the following factors: AIDS knowledge, perception of vulnerability, perception of social support, and peer-group comparison. The study will have wide implications for designing HIV/AIDS prevention interventions, public health campaigns and policies that are targeted at the vulnerable CSW population in Chennai and other places in India.

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