›› 2010, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (8): 890-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2010.08.005

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

CAI Yong1, SHANG Mei-li2, SHEN Tian1, PEI Bei1, JIANG Xue-qin1, HUANG Hong3, SHI Rong1   

  1. 1.School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China；2.Sanlin Community Health Service Center of Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200126, China；3.Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Online:2010-08-25 Published:2010-08-27
  • Supported by:

    Shanghai Education Committee Foundation；Shanghai Public Health Excellent Young Talent Program, 08GWQ055

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Abstract:

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 to reduce high-risk behaviors among female sex workers in small entertainment venues of Shanghai, and particular attention should be paid to those from suburban area.

Key words: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, female sex worker, commercial sexual service, high-risk behavior