Jocelyn Elmes|Kundai Nhongo|Helen Ward|Timothy B. Hallett|Constance Nyamukapa|PJ White|Simon Gregson
The Price of Sex: Condom Use and the Determinants of the Price of Sex Among Female Sex Workers in Eastern Zimbabwe
Biomedical Research and Training Institute|NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre|Imperial College London|Biomedical Research and Training Institute|NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre|Imperial College London|Public Health England|Biomedical Research and Training Institute
higher prices unprotected sex threaten high levels condom use contributed decline zimbabwes human immunodeficiency virus hiv epidemic improve understanding financial pressures competing safer sex explore factors associated price commercial sex rural eastern zimbabwewe collected analyzed crosssectional data 311 women recruited octoberdecember 2010 reported received payment mostrecent secondmostrecent sex acts past year zeroinflated negative binomial models robust standard errors clustered female sex worker fsw used explore social behavioral determinants pricethe median price sex 10 interquartile range iqr 520 per night 10 iqr 515 per act amounts paid cash commodities differ significantly mostrecent sex act moreeducated fsws received 3074 higher payments client requests condom use significantly predicted protected sex p 01 clients paid average 429 unprotected sexwithin work environment clients preferences determine condom use fsws effectively use individual capital negotiate terms condom use strengthening fsws preferences protected sex could help maintain high levels condom use