A psychosocial study of male-to-female transgendered and male hustler sex workers in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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A psychosocial study of male-to-female transgendered and male hustler sex workers in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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This study examined sociodemographic variables, personality characteristics, and alcohol and drug misuse among male sex workers in the city of Santo Andre´, Sao Paulo, Brazil. A total of 45 male-to-female transgender sex workers and 41 male hustlers were evaluated in face-to-face interviews at their place of work from 2008 to 2010. A “snowball” sampling procedure was used to access this hard-to-reach population. Male-to- female transgender sex workers reported fewer conventional job opportuni...

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Date created

2011

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Prado Cortez, Fernanda Cestaro / Boer, Douglas Pieter / Baltieri, Danilo Antonio

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5514

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sex workers / male hustlers / transsexualism / transgender / personality / prostitution

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