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

George, Paul E.; Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos; Bayer, Angela M.

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