Table 3.
Experiences of Latino day laborers with sex workers
| Percent | |
|---|---|
| Ways men find sex workers (N= 174) | |
| Sex workers give out business cards | 59.2 |
| Friends tell each other | 50.6 |
| Pimp approaches potential clients | 33.3 |
| Internet | 18.4 |
| Sex workers are in public places (e.g., street corner) | 14.9 |
| Locations where men have sex with sex workers (N= 174) | |
| House or apartment (“delivery”) | 58.1 |
| Brothel (“casa de sitas”) | 36.8 |
| Hotel or motel | 28.7 |
| Street, car, or park | 19.0 |
| Bar, discotheque, restaurant | 16.7 |
| Reasons participants had sex with sex workers (N= 52) | |
| Lack of companionship | 65.4 |
| Relief from sexual urges | 55.8 |
| No commitment | 51.9 |
| Only sex available | 40.4 |
| Fun and pleasure | 36.5 |
| Distraction from problems | 17.3 |
| Sexual behaviors participants performed with sex workers (N= 52) | |
| Vaginal intercourse | 76.9 |
| Oral sex on the participant | 59.6 |
| Manual stimulation of penis | 34.6 |
| Anal intercourse | 9.6 |
| Oral sex on the woman | 3.9 |
Note: Participants could select more than one response option