Police reports indicated that the number of sex workers in Sri Lanka is in increasing trend.
The majority of the sex workers are said to be aged between 17 – 35 years and are functioning prominently in urban areas such as Haputale, Bandarawela, Ella, Dambulla, Sigiriya and Anuradhapura.
With more tourists coming into the country, there is a possible trend of males coming out as sex workers, reports said.
In the meantime that there are marked contradictions between research findings of several universities.