2 6 % ▁to ▁ 2 7 . 5 %, ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁these ▁in fection ▁rates ▁coming ▁from ▁M umb ai . ▁According ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁have ▁contract ed ▁H IV . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁characteristic ▁of ▁some ▁Arab ▁and ▁Indian ▁men ▁to ▁bid ▁for ▁and ▁purchase ▁vir gin ▁sex ▁workers ▁from ▁M umb ai ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁sex ▁with ▁a ▁vir gin ▁can ▁c ure ▁g on orr he a ▁and ▁sy ph ilis . ▁Some ▁female ▁sex ▁workers ▁develop ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁their ▁clients , ▁considering ▁them ▁a ▁lo ver ▁or ▁a ▁partner . ▁In ▁this ▁case ▁they ▁often ▁will ▁not ▁use ▁a ▁cond om ▁with ▁the ▁partner , ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁H IV ▁positive . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Sv ati   P . ▁Shah , ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Street ▁Cor ner ▁Sec rets ▁and ▁other ▁works ▁about ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁red ▁light ▁districts ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁to ▁bro aden ▁the ▁discussion ▁about ▁the ▁conditions ▁there . ▁Shah ▁war ns ▁those ▁interested ▁in ▁doing ▁research ▁work ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁against ▁sens ational izing ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁sex ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁patterns ▁of ▁H IV ▁and ▁A ID S . ▁The ▁anth rop ologist ▁Sus anne ▁As man ▁has ▁studied ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁women ▁sex ▁workers ▁who ▁have ▁returned ▁to ▁Nep al ▁after ▁working ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁for ▁some ▁years .