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- Title
Working to Prevent HIV/STIs Among Women in the Sex Industry in a Rural Town of Hainan, China.
- Authors
Su-Su Liao; Qi-Ya He; Kyung-Hee Choi; Esther Hudes; Jin-Fang Liao; Xiao-Chun Wang; Min Liu; Wen-Li Pan; Mandel, Jeffrey S.
- Abstract
We evaluated a two-phase HIV/STIs prevention intervention for female sex workers in a resource-limited rural town in Hainan Province, China. The primary intervention strategy, conducted from 1997 to 2000, was a condom promotion campaign conducted through outreach to sex workers. Four serial cross-sectional surveys were carried out before and after the intervention. Over a period of 2 years, reported condom use during the most recent sexual encounter increased from about 50% to more than 70%; and condom use in more than 50% of sexual acts during the past 6 months increased from less than 40% to near 80% of respondents. Controlling for education, ethnicity and age, reading of educational materials (our intervention variable) was a significant contributor to a higher knowledge score, motivation to use condoms, and reported condom use. This study demonstrates that outreach to female sex workers, if appropriately tailored to local settings, can increase condom use in a resource-limited rural area.
- Subjects
CHINA; AIDS prevention; UNSAFE sex; SEXUAL intercourse; SEX workers; MALE contraceptives
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2006, Vol 10, p35
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-006-9143-1