Awareness and behavioral research of AIDS among female sex workers in small entertainment venues in Shanghai

• Published in: Shanghai jiao tong da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban Vol. 30; no. 8; pp. 890 - 893
• Main Authors: Cai, Y, Shang, M-L, Shen, T, Pei, B, Jiang, X-Q, Huang, H, Shi, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: 01.08.2010
• DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2010.08.005
• ISSN: 1674-8115

Objective To explore the awareness and behavior of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among female sex workers in Shanghai. Methods Multi-stage cluster random sampling method was adopted to obtain a random sample of five districts in Shanghai, then two communities of each district were randomly selected, and a total of 324 female sex workers from 88 massage parlors and hair salons explicitly providing sexual services completed a questionnaire survey and interview. Results The correct answer rate of AIDS-related knowledge was 60.8%, which was higher in female sex workers from urban area than that in those from rural area (P < 0.05). 29.5% of female sex workers had commercial sexual services without condom use for the request from guests, and 46.3% experienced condom slip off or breakage during commercial sexual services. Female sex workers from suburban area had more high-risk behaviors than those from urban area in oral and anal sex (P < 0.05). Conclusion AIDS-related education should be strengthened t