I've posted this before on other topics, including studies done in Thailand. prostitutes are much the same worldwide, the exception being a larger percentage of them in poorer countries have lack of money as a reason.I've lived in Thailand the last 9 years and researched about it decades before, as it was always on my bucket list, and talked to many Thais back home who were born here. What I meant about the government fixing things is that they should here, help the poor better, with more than what's given in health care costs and that pittance for retirees. Child support, a major thing for single moms. isn't enforced either, which is another reason some think they need to leave their children and go to tourist areas to make a little more money than staying home with their children , living with family, as millions do here, and working locally.