APCRSHR10 Virtual abstract presentation of Ciptasari Prabawanti of Siklus Indonesia
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The study investigates the sexual identity, orientation, and behaviors of clients of transgender sex workers (TSWs) in Jakarta, Indonesia, focusing on their risk-taking and condom use. Findings indicate that most clients are young, married men who predominantly identify as heterosexual or bisexual, favoring sexual encounters with TSWs while often neglecting consistent condom use. The study highlights the role of clients as a 'bridging population' in HIV prevention efforts.
APCRSHR10 Virtual abstract presentation of Ciptasari Prabawanti of Siklus Indonesia
- 1. CIPTASARI PRABAWANTI1, ABRAHAM P. BUUNK2, ARIE DIJKSTRA3 1.Siklus Indonesia; Magister of Science, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2 Social and Organizational Psychology, University of Curaçao Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences Professor Evolutionary Social Psychology, University of Groningen, the Netherlands 3 Social Psychology Department, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Risk and Condom Use Behaviors of Clients of Transgender Sex Workers in Jakarta, Indonesia Presented in the 14th session of APCRSHR10 Virtual on 21st December 2020
- 2. Objectives • The study examined the components of the sexual identity, sexual orientation, sexual risk-taking and protective behaviors of clients of transgender sex workers (clients of TSW) in Jakarta, Indonesia. As one party in the decision to use condoms during anal sex to prevent HIV transmission, clients can play an important role as a “bridging population” in the prevention of the spread of HIV. • This study, therefore, aims first to answer the question: (1) Who are the clients of a transgender sex worker? (2) Do they practice risk behavior? (3) Do they practice protective behavior by using a condom?
- 3. Methods • Clients of TSW (N=250) were recruited and interviewed by transgender women (waria) using structured questionnaires, immediately after completing a commercial sex transaction with a TSW. • Collaborated with the waria organization in Jakarta to get access to the commercial sex sites and to approach the field coordinators (“mami”) in the five districts. • The waria organization informed the mami about this project and asked their permission to conduct the study. • The mami approached the TSWs and explained the purpose of the study. • The interviewers contacted the TSW and used them as the key contact to reach the clients. A client was interviewed at a railway in East Jakarta
- 4. Results • The average age of the clients was 27.28 years, over 50% had completed high school or more, most of the clients were married, but only about 11% were living with a wife or regular female partner. • Oral and insertive anal sex was the most prevalent sexual behaviors with TSW, 57% did insertive anal sex with and they seemed very much to favor to receive oral sex (95%) from TSW during commercial sex transaction. • More than 80% of the clients had more than once visited TSWs and only 50% of them always use condoms during insertive anal sex. • About half of the clients described themselves as heterosexual, and most others described themselves as bisexual. • Overall, the clients felt sexually most attracted to women, fantasized most about having sex with women, and felt much more masculine than feminine. Almost all participants (91.6%) said that they did not have feminine traits at all. Figure 1. Feelings of sexually attracted to the three different types of gender.
- 5. Discussion • The clients were young married migrant workers with a mid-educational level and living separately from their wives. They described themselves as heterosexual, and most others described themselves as bisexual. • Overall, the clients felt sexually most attracted to and fantasized most about having sex with women. • They felt more masculine than feminine. Oral and insertive anal sex was the most prevalent sexual behavior with TSW. • These findings suggest, they had multiple sex partners during a period of time, whilst they did not consistently practice condom use during every sex act. • Sex with TSW is primarily a substitute for sex with women. Thank you Figure 2. The masculinity and femininity of the heterosexual and bisexual/homosexual men
- 6. Thank you