dc.date.accessioned2018-11-30T23:41:29Z
dc.date.available2018-11-30T23:41:29Z
dc.date.created2018-11-30T23:41:29Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4188
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017753046
dc.description.abstractOver 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.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relationSAGE Open
dc.relation2158-2440
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectLima
dc.subjectPeru
dc.subjecteconomy
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectmale sex worker (MSW)
dc.subjectspending
dc.titleThe Earning and Spending Habits of Male Sex Workers in Lima, Peru
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article


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