Incentive

Context (archaeology)

Demography

Negotiation

Microeconomics

Social psychology

Computer security

Archaeology

Sex workers

Economics

Computer science

Environmental health

Vulnerability (computing)

Psychology

Geography

Political science

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Demographic economics

Earnings

Population

Family medicine

Sociology

Syphilis

Medicine

Finance

Condom

Sex work

Research methodology

Social science

AIDS Care

ABSTRACT The economics of sex work and the effect on safe sex practices remain understudied. This research contributes to a better understanding of how economic opportunity and vulnerability place sex workers (SWs) at an increased risk of STI infection. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, we investigated the role of economic incentives in determining condom use among SWs. The data reveals that SWs are on average, nearly doubling their rates for condomless sex. Our findings that SWs are engaging in condomless sex to increase their earnings, illustrates the point that the context in which they operate influences condom negotiation and consequently, increases risky sexual behaviour.

Greater risk for more money: the economics of negotiating condom use amongst sex workers in South Africa