Clients of female sex workers in Lima, Peru: a bridge population for sexually transmitted disease/HIV transmission?

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of risk behaviors, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in clients of female sex workers, and to compare them with men selected from the general population.

Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study of men recruited from commercial sex venues in Lima, Peru from January to February 2002. Subjects answered a survey and provided a urine sample.