There are at least 13 million children in Morocco, most of whom must make a living any way they can to help support their families, including prostitution.
The Moroccan AIDS Service Organization began a study to gather information regarding the habits of male prostitutes in hopes of recommending a preventative methods program. The study revealed that male prostitutes had little or no awareness of the dangers of HIV and had no skills sets with which to bargain with their clients for safe sex. Although a program educating people about the disease and the prevention of it was established as a result of the study, efforts are hampered because local police consider the possession of condoms as proof of illegal prostitution and, thus, many prostitutes are reluctant to carry the prophylactics with them.
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