P-727. Analyzing the Impact of Paid Sex Work on Gender Differences in Sexual Partner Counts: A Multi-Country African Study
Jacob R Miller, Kathryn Risher

TL;DR
This study shows that men who pay for sex in African countries tend to report more sexual partners than women, contributing to gender disparities and possibly increasing HIV risk.
Contribution
The study quantitatively assesses the role of paid sex work in gender disparities in sexual partner counts across multiple African nations.
Findings
Men who engaged in paid sex had significantly more lifetime sexual partners than women in all studied nations.
The gap in partner numbers between men and women increased over time in some countries, such as Uganda and Tanzania.
The study suggests that paid sex work contributes to sexual health disparities and HIV risk.
Abstract
Gender differences in reported number of sexual partners are observed consistently across many African nations, with males consistently reporting significantly more lifetime sexual partners than females. While there has been qualitative work to explore factors driving these disparities, national-level quantitative assessments of these factors are limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of engagement with paid sex workers in explaining differences in lifetime sexual partners between men and women.Table 1.Multivariate linear regression models predicting number of lifetime sexual partners among males compared to females in 2020-2022.Table 2.Multivariate linear regression models predicting number of lifetime sexual partners among males compared to females in 2020-2022 Multivariate linear regression models predicting number of lifetime sexual partners among males…
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Taxonomy
TopicsSex work and related issues · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
