Men at risk’
Sex work, tourism, and STI/HIV risk in Jamaica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren C Johnson (University of North Georgia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1025-1038 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2016.1155750 |
| PMID | 27001008 |
| OpenAlex | W2311766605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
Female sex tourism has become an accepted income generator for many underemployed men in Jamaica who seek to reap economic benefits from relationships with visiting tourist women. This issue provides contexts to explore the numerous ways in which health intersects with issues of masculinity, sexuality and marginality. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a popular Jamaican resort town, this paper examines the health implications of female sex tourism for the local population and tourist visitors. Data from this project indicate the need for improved sexually transmitted infection education and HIV outreach work towards men who are involved in transactional sex with tourist women. Due to prevalent perceptions of masculinity and gendered notions of sexuality, men who engage in sex tourism constitute a population that rarely receives the attention of local and national health authorities. Data from this qualitative study suggest that engaging this particular vulnerable population could potentially decrease the risk of STI and HIV infection in the country's most popular resort areas. Research of this kind is urgently needed to better understand the risk factors and challenges for Caribbean populations, as well as to inform future prevention efforts in the region
Economic growth · Economics · Family medicine · Geography · Human sexuality · Masculinity · Outreach · Population · Reproductive health · Sex work · Sociology · Tourism · Transactional sex · Demography · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |