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The Earning and Spending Habits of Male Sex Workers in Lima, Peru

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dc.contributor.author George, Paul E.
dc.contributor.author Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.author Bayer, Angela M.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-30T23:41:29Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-30T23:41:29Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4188
dc.description.abstract Over the past decade, data have identified male sex work as a potentially viable economic decision; despite this, male sex workers (MSWs) continue to be perceived as group with access to few assets and resources. Using data from a pilot skills- building intervention for MSWs in Lima, Peru, an analysis of the economic characteristics of 209 MSWs is presented. The majority reported livable incomes with median earnings of US$250 per month, 83% earning above the urban poverty line. Interestingly, non-sex work was also an important source of income, especially for the high-earning MSWs. Spending data revealed that a large portion of income went to necessities (55%), luxuries (11%), and gifts (11%), with less toward savings (5%) and studies (1%). Such data on MSWs' earnings and spending, which suggest that a lack of overall income is not the MSW's main impediment to escaping poverty, could direct future poverty alleviation and health improvement programs in this key population. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseries SAGE Open
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Lima en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject economy en_US
dc.subject income en_US
dc.subject male sex worker (MSW) en_US
dc.subject spending en_US
dc.title The Earning and Spending Habits of Male Sex Workers in Lima, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017753046
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#6.00.00
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.00.00
dc.relation.issn 2158-2440


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