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Table 3 Summary of commercial sex worker studies

From: Sun, sea and sex: a review of the sex tourism literature

Study

Destination

Principal Findings

De et al. [24]

Central African Republic

Poor use of condoms by ‘Pupulenge’ with clients

Johnson et al. [13]

Jamaica

Poor condom usage among male sex workers

Multiple partners frequent among male sex workers

Avery et al. [25]

Singapore

Lower rates of condom usage when patronising CSW overseas

Lau et al. [26]

Hong Kong

Lower rates of condom usage when visiting CSW overseas

Hsieh et al. [27]

Proposal that spread of STI could be greater via networks created by the clientele of CSW

Syvertsen et al. [29]

Mexico

Unprotected sex also prevalent in the personal relationships of CSW

  1. CSW commercial sex workers; STI sexually transmitted infections