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PIP: 678 women in brothels, 330 male truck drivers, and 1075 men aged 17-45 years participated in focus groups and were interviewed in Udon Thani, Saraburi, and Bangkok in 1992 to analyze the extent and determinants of condom use with commercial sex partners among lower socioeconomic status groups in the Thai population. Consistent condom use was reported by 61% of women in brothels, 25% of truck drivers, and 29% of men in the low-income population. The single strongest predictor of consistent condom use for all groups is the nature of the relational bond between the partners, rather than their individual characteristics, knowledge or attitudes. Consistent use drops significantly with multivisit commercial sex partners compared with single visit commercial partners. Brothel women report that 20% of their commercial partners are regulars, while 20% of the young men who report a commercial partner also report visiting a "regular" commercial sex partner. To raise condom use further, programs will have to move beyond the standard knowledge, attitudes, and practices approach to address the contextual determinants of behavior.
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Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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