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Record W2140840595 · doi:10.1016/s0968-8080(06)28259-4

“No Party Hat, No Party”: Successful Condom Use in Sex Work in Mexico and the Dominican Republic

2006· article· en· W2140840595 on OpenAlexaff
Sandra G. García, Eileen A. Yam, Michelle Firestone

Bibliographic record

VenueReproductive Health Matters · 2006
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldSocial Sciences
TopicSex work and related issues
Canadian institutionsCentre for Addiction and Mental Health
FundersUnited States Agency for International Development
KeywordsCondomFocus groupSex workPleasureFamily planningMedicinePromotion (chess)Qualitative researchPopulationSocial psychologyPsychologyFamily medicineHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Environmental healthPolitical scienceSociologyBusinessMarketingResearch methodology

Abstract

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Sex workers and their clients are particularly vulnerable to HIV/STI transmission. Most research on condom use has focused on barriers preventing use; less is known about attitudes, motivations and strategies employed by those who feel positively about condoms and who use them successfully. For this qualitative study, we conducted focus group discussions with sex workers (14), both female and transvestite, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and female sex workers (17) and male clients (11) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, who identified themselves as successful condom users in a condom use questionnaire. Discussions explored definitions of successful condom use, motivations and strategies for condom use and messages for future condom promotion. Sex workers defined successful condom use as being in agreement with their clients and partners about using condoms, protecting themselves from disease and unwanted pregnancy, and feeling good about using condoms. Condoms were seen to be hygienic, offer protection and provide a sense of security and peace of mind. Specific strategies included always having condoms on hand, stressing the positive aspects of condoms and eroticising condom use. Future educational messages should emphasise condom use to protect loved ones, increase security and pleasure during sex, and demonstrate respect for both sex workers, clients and partners.RésuméLes professionnels du sexe et leurs clients sont particulièrement vulnérables à la transmission du VIH et des IST. Les recherches portent généralement sur les obstacles contrariant l’emploi de préservatifs ; on connaît moins les attitudes, les motivations et les stratégies employées par ceux qui acceptent les préservatifs et les utilisent avec succès. Pour cette étude qualitative, nous avons organisé des discussions avec des professionnels du sexe (14 femmes et travestis), à Ciudad Juarez (Mexique), et des professionnelles du sexe (17) et des clients masculins (11) à Santo Domingo (République dominicaine), qui avaient déclaré utiliser avec succès les préservatifs dans un questionnaire. Les discussions ont étudié les définitions de l’utilisation réussie de préservatifs, les motivations et les stratégies pour l’utilisation des préservatifs et les messages pour leur promotion future. Pour les professionnels du sexe, l’utilisation réussie de préservatifs suppose d’être d’accord avec leurs clients et partenaires pour les utiliser, se protéger des maladies et d’une grossesse non désirée, et bien les tolérer. Ils estimaient que les préservatifs étaient hygiéniques, protégeaient et donnaient un sentiment de sécurité et de tranquillité. Les stratégies étaient de toujours avoir des préservatifs à disposition, souligner leurs aspects positifs et en érotiser l’utilisation. Les futurs messages doivent souligner que les préservatifs protègent les êtres chers, augmentent la sécurité et le plaisir pendant les rapports, et sont une marque de respect à l’égard des professionnels du sexe, des clients et des partenaires.ResumenLos trabajadores sexuales y sus clientes son particularmente vulnerables a la transmisión del VIH/ITS. La mayoría de las investigaciones sobre el uso del condón se han centrado en los obstáculos que impiden su uso; se conoce menos acerca de las actitudes, motivaciones y estrategias empleadas por aquellos que favorecen los condones y los usan exitosamente. Para este estudio cualitativo, realizamos discusiones en grupos focales con trabajadores sexuales (14), tanto mujeres como travestís, en Ciudad Juárez, México, y con trabajadoras sexuales (17) y sus clientes del sexo masculino (11) en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, que se identificaron como usuarios exitosos del condón en un cuestionario sobre este uso. Durante las conversaciones se analizaron las definiciones del uso exitoso del condón, las motivaciones y estrategias para el uso del condón y los mensajes para una futura promoción del condón. Los trabajadores sexuales definieron el uso exitoso del condón como ponerse de acuerdo con sus clientes y parejas en cuanto a usar condones, protegerse contra enfermedades y embarazos no deseados y sentirse bien respecto al uso del condón. Los condones fueron percibidos como higiénicos, protección y algo que brinda seguridad y tranquilidad. Las estrategias específicas mencionadas fueron tener siempre un condón a la mano, recalcar los aspectos positivos del condón y erotizar su uso. Los futuros mensajes educativos deben hacer hincapié en el uso del condón para proteger a los seres queridos, aumentar la seguridad y el placer durante el sexo y demostrar respeto hacia los trabajadores sexuales, sus clientes y sus parejas.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.002
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.002
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Qualitative · Consensus signal: Qualitative
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.082
Threshold uncertainty score0.163

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0020.002
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0010.001
Science and technology studies0.0050.003
Scholarly communication0.0020.001
Open science0.0010.002
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0020.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.024
GPT teacher head0.314
Teacher spread0.290 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designQualitative
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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