Table 1 Negative outcomes for FSWs in Laos and strategies to avoid them
From: Risks, benefits and survival strategies-views from female sex workers in Savannakhet, Laos
Strategies | Risks |
|---|---|
Deny sex without a condom | STIs/HIV |
Don’t use the client’s condom | |
Carry condoms | |
Refuse oral or anal sex | |
Refuse sex without a condom | |
Discuss type of sexual services | |
Instruct client to use a condom | |
Use condoms | Pregnancy |
Use contraceptives | |
Use condoms and birth control medicines | |
Refuse sex without a condom | |
Apply a withdrawal technique | |
Observe and select client | Violence |
Escape impolite client | |
Bring mobile phone | |
Reject drunk “harsh” client | |
Pay police bribes | |
Do what client wants | |
Be nice to client | |
Hide job and working status | Stigma |
Escape when risk of being disclosed | |
Avoid social contact | |
Have abortion to keep social image | |
Financially support the family | |
Need to be healthy when go home | |
Wear expensive clothes and dress properly | |
Participate in village activities | |
Observe and select client | Being cheated |
Carry small amounts of money | |
Ignore impolite “harsh” clients | |
Reject drunk clients | |
Discuss type of sex act and price | |
Ask for money in advance | |
Inform friend of whereabouts | |
Get information from friends | |
Pay police bribes | Social and economic insecurity |
Serve the needs of clients | |
Pretend to do what client wants | |
Avoiding having a boyfriend | |
Abortion to keep work | |
Hide STI symptoms | |
Don’t fight the client |