社区女性性工作者性病艾滋病知识与性行为特征分析

A survey on STD/AIDS-related knowledge and sex behavior among sex workers in a community

目的 了解社区女性性工作者性病艾滋病 (STD/ AIDS)知识知晓程度、艾滋病相关危险行为特征 ,为制定社区 STD/ AIDS的防治策略提供依据。方法 对广东省中部某镇的女性性工作者进行面对面的问卷调查。结果 共调查 139名研究对象 ,艾滋病基本知识的知晓率为 33.1% ,对男、女性病症状的知晓率分别为 18.0 %和 14 .4 % ;安全套使用率为 86 .1%。结论 社区女性性工作者对 STD/ AIDS知识了解甚少 ,艾滋病相关危险行为发生率高 ,应加强 STD/ AIDS的宣传教育和行为干预 ,减缓和阻止艾滋病病毒 (HIV)

Objective To explore the knowledge of STD/AIDS and high-risk behaviors related to HIV/AIDS among female sex workers in a community of Guangdong province. To provide information for making STD/AIDS-related policies and strategies. Methods A town in the middle of Guangdong province was selected and 139 female sex workers were interviewed face-to-face. Results The awareness rate of the STDs symptoms for female and male was 14.4% and 18.0%, respectively. 86.1% reported using condom consistently. Conclusions The STD/AIDS-related knowledge was little among female sex workers in the community, and there were some high-risk sex behaviors. Health education and behavioral intervention were in urgent need to improve their knowledge about HIV/AIDS and prevent HIV from high-risk groups to general population.