摘要
Objective To assess the HIV/STDs knowledge and risk behaviors related factors among female sex workers(FSWs)in Shanghai,China.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 districts(including 3 suburbs and 2 urban districts).A total of 324 FSWs from 88 massage parlors and hair-beauty salons participated in the survey.An interviewer-administrated questionnaire was used to collect information.Results The average score of HIV/STDs knowledge was 15.2±3.9.Multivariate analyses indicated that limited education [odds ratio(OR):8.6,95% confidence interval(CI):2.9-25.6],coming from suburbs [odds ratio(OR):3.7,95% confidence interval(CI):2.0-6.8],monthly income less than 1500 RMB(220 US$)[odds ratio(OR):3.9,95% confidence interval(CI):1.9-8.1],without HIV/STDs-related education experience(OR:5.2,95% CI:2.8-9.5),and coming from provinces of low epidemic(OR:2.7,95% CI:1.1-6.6)were significant predictors of lower HIV/STDs knowledge.And 29.5% FSWs had sex without a condom when clients paid much more money,and 46.3% had the experience of condom broke or slipped during commercial sexual intercourse.Conclusion Health promotion should be conducted to enhance HIV/STDs knowledge and reduce risk behaviors among FSWs from suburbs with limited education in Shanghai especially.
Objective To assess the HIV/STDs knowledge and risk behaviors related factors among female sex workers（FSWs）in Shanghai,China.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 districts（including 3 suburbs and 2 urban districts）.A total of 324 FSWs from 88 massage parlors and hair-beauty salons participated in the survey.An interviewer-administrated questionnaire was used to collect information.Results The average score of HIV/STDs knowledge was 15.2±3.9.Multivariate analyses indicated that limited education [odds ratio（OR）：8.6,95% confidence interval（CI）：2.9-25.6],coming from suburbs [odds ratio（OR）：3.7,95% confidence interval（CI）：2.0-6.8],monthly income less than 1500 RMB（220 US$）[odds ratio（OR）：3.9,95% confidence interval（CI）：1.9-8.1],without HIV/STDs-related education experience（OR：5.2,95% CI：2.8-9.5）,and coming from provinces of low epidemic（OR：2.7,95% CI：1.1-6.6）were significant predictors of lower HIV/STDs knowledge.And 29.5% FSWs had sex without a condom when clients paid much more money,and 46.3% had the experience of condom broke or slipped during commercial sexual intercourse.Conclusion Health promotion should be conducted to enhance HIV/STDs knowledge and reduce risk behaviors among FSWs from suburbs with limited education in Shanghai especially.
基金
Supported by Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau Foundation(08GWQ055)
Shanghai Education Committee Foundation(10YS50)
