One in nine British men
have paid for sex. According to a new study published in the journal Sexually
Transmitted Infections, revealed that 3.6 per cent of the 6,000 men surveyed
admitted visiting prostitutes in the past five years.
Dr Cath Mercer, top
scientist, from University College London, said: ‘The picture that emerges does
not necessarily fit the stereotype of the lonely older man.
‘In fact, men who pay for
sex are more likely to be young professionals with many unpaid sexual partners.
Many report other hedonistic and risky behaviours including heavy drinking and
drug taking.’
Men who paid for sex were
also more than twice as likely as average men to have been diagnosed with a
sexually transmitted infection in the past five years.
Men who used prostitutes
made up 15.6 per cent of all reported STI diagnoses in male population.
Dr Mercer continue thus :
‘Men who pay for sex are evidently at high risk of infection, but this does not
necessarily mean that the STIs are spread through their paid sex.
‘Instead, we found that
these men report engaging in other risky sexual behaviours, such as having
concurrent - or overlapping - partners, and so should be considered a
core-group for sexual health interventions and services.’
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