HIV testing status and influencing factors of female sex workers in Anhui Province

DAI Se-ying; CHENG Xiao-li; LIU Ai-wen; SU Bin

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.09.010

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DAI Se-ying, CHENG Xiao-li, LIU Ai-wen, SU Bin. HIV testing status and influencing factors of female sex workers in Anhui Province[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(9): 1042-1045, 1091. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.09.010

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DAI Se-ying, CHENG Xiao-li, LIU Ai-wen, SU Bin. HIV testing status and influencing factors of female sex workers in Anhui Province[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(9): 1042-1045, 1091. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.09.010

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HIV testing status and influencing factors of female sex workers in Anhui Province

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.09.010

Department of AIDS Prevention, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, China

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Corresponding author: SU Bin,E-mail:sub602@126.com
Received Date: 2020-03-18
Rev Recd Date: 2020-07-25
Publish Date: 2020-09-10

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Objective To understand the status of taking human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and their associated factors among female sex workers (FSW) in Anhui Province. Methods Cross-sectional studies were conducted among FSW in Hefei, Liu'an and Ningguo City in Anhui Province. Convenient sampling method was adopted, and eligible participant received an anonymous survey. SPSS 17.0 software was used to analyze the status of taking HIV testing and associated factors among FSW. Results A total of 1 200 FSW were investigated, and the average age of them was (30.9±8.2) years old. The rate of taking HIV testing in the recent year was only 53.3%. FSW from high-tier venues had higher rate of taking HIV testing than those from middle-tier or low-tier venues, however, the difference was not statistically significant (all P>0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that FSW who were aged 31-40 years old or more than 41 years old, had educational level of primary school and below, being knowledge about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), received the service of condom/promotional materials distribution in the recent year, received the service of peer education in the recent year, and being from middle-tier venues were more likely to take HIV testing. Conclusion The rate of taking HIV testing among FSW needs to be further improved in Anhui Province. It should continue to strengthen the AIDS health education and targeted behavioral intervention among FSW, especially among those from low-tier venues, to improve the knowledge about AIDS and the risk perception of HIV infection, and to encourage them to take HIV testing more promptly.
- Female sex workers,
- HIV,
- Testing,
- Correlates,
- Condom use

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