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"... but then he became my sipa": The implications of relationship fluidity for condom use among women sex workers in Antananarivo, Madagascar

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  • Stoebenau, K.
  • Hindin, M.J.
  • Nathanson, C.A.
  • Rakotoarison, P.G.
  • Razafintsalama, V.

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Increasing evidence indicates that sex workers use condoms less consistently with regular (i.e., nonpaying)partners thanwith clients. Fewstudieshave examined the extent to which these 2 categories are mutually exclusive. In an ethnographic study of women's sex work in Antananarivo, Madagascar, we examined how the meaning ofwomen sexworkers' sexual relationships could shift among 3 different forms of sex work. Condom use was less likely in forms in which the distinction between client and lover (sipa in Malagasy) was fluid. For many sex workers, therefore, relationships theyunderstoodtobeintimateimpartedthe greatesthealth vulnerability. It is important to examine the influence of the meaning of sexual relationships on condom use for HIV prevention. Policy implications for HIV prevention work with sex workers are considered.

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  • Stoebenau, K. & Hindin, M.J. & Nathanson, C.A. & Rakotoarison, P.G. & Razafintsalama, V., 2009. ""... but then he became my sipa": The implications of relationship fluidity for condom use among women sex workers in Antananarivo, Madagascar," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(5), pages 811-819.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.118422_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.118422
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    1. Stoebenau, Kirsten & Heise, Lori & Wamoyi, Joyce & Bobrova, Natalia, 2016. "Revisiting the understanding of “transactional sex” in sub-Saharan Africa: A review and synthesis of the literature," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 168(C), pages 186-197.
    2. Stoebenau, Kirsten & Dunkle, Kristin & Willan, Samantha & Shai, Nwabisa & Gibbs, Andrew, 2023. "Assessing risk factors and health impacts across different forms of exchange sex among young women in informal settlements in South Africa: A cross-sectional study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 318(C).
    3. Norris, Alison H. & Kitali, Amani J. & Worby, Eric, 2009. "Alcohol and transactional sex: How risky is the mix?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 69(8), pages 1167-1176, October.

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