Beijing Massage Parlors: Shutting Down Red Light Districts Hampers HIV/AIDS Prevention: Indonesian Official
She said at least 70,000 of the city’s 500,000 residents are considered to be in a high-risk group for the disease.
Sri
said in the past, the red-light district had been concentrated in one
area. But, she said, new prostitution centers had recently sprouted up
across a broad area, such as a burgeoning red light district in the
northern part of the city, known as Jalak Alley in Gilingan.
Sri
said prostitution was rife across the city, with many places using
legitimate businesses as a front. She said many massage parlors,
billiard halls and brothels operating in private homes had cropped up.
Sri said the decentralized sex trade was far more difficult for
authorities to monitor and was a barrier for the city’s efforts, such
as ensuring condoms are readily available, to fight the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
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