An integrated individual, community, and structural intervention to reduce HIV/STI risks among female sex workers in China

Kang, Dianmin; Tao, Xiaorun; Liao, Meizhen; Li, Jianzhuo; Zhang, Na; Zhu, Xiaoyan; Sun, Xiaoguang; Lin, Bin; Su, Shengli; Hao, Lianzheng; Jia, Yujiang

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-717

Table 1 Demographics, HIV-related knowledge, risk behaviours and HIV intervention service utilization among female sex workers in Shandong Province, China

From: An integrated individual, community, and structural intervention to reduce HIV/STI risks among female sex workers in China

Variables	Intervention sites (n = 1157)		Control sites (n = 2169)		P
Variables	N	%	N	%	P
Age (years of age)
<20	193	16.7	433	20.0
20-	600	51.9	996	45.9	0.003
25-	216	18.7	474	21.9
30-	148	12.8	266	12.3
Education
Primary school or lower	142	12.3	266	12.3
Middle school	683	59.3	1296	59.8	0.964
High school or higher	327	28.4	607	28.0
Marital status
Single	800	69.3	1439	66.3
Married	177	15.3	513	23.7
Cohabit	99	8.6	121	5.6	<0.001
Divorce or widow	78	6.8	96	4.4
Economic conditions
Developed counties	705	60.9	1171	54.0	<0.001
Less developed counties	452	39.1	998	46.0
Recruitment venues
Sauna	206	17.8	260	12.0
Clubs or KTV	422	36.5	1192	55.0
Hotels	137	11.8	204	9.4	<0.001
Hair/beauty salons	227	19.6	359	16.6
Non-venue based	165	14.3	151	7.0
HIV-related knowledge
Score <6	193	16.7	1695	78.1	<0.001
Score ≥6	964	83.3	474	21.9
Condom use in the last sex episode with clients
Yes	1073	92.7	1622	74.7
No	84	7.3	547	25.2	<0.001
Condom use with clients in the last month
Never	3	0.3	49	2.3
Sometimes	255	22.0	999	46.1	<0.001
Always	899	77.7	1121	51.7
Ever had regular partner
Yes	483	41.8	861	39.3	0.188
No	672	58.2	1308	60.7
Condom use in the last sex with regular partner
Yes	317	67.9	465	54.0
No	150	32.1	396	46.0	<0.001
Condom use with regular partner in the last month
Never	35	7.3	143	16.6
Sometimes	265	55.1	471	54.6	<0.001
Always	181	37.6	249	28.9
Ever used illicit drugs
Yes	1	0.1	17	0.8
No	1154	99.9	2152	99.2	0.009
HIV-related intervention services in the last year
Ever had a test for HIV
Yes	798	69.0	729	33.6
No	359	31.0	1440	66.4	<0.001
STD examination and/or treatment
Yes	592	51.2	363	16.8	<0.001
No	565	48.8	1799	83.2
Free condom
Yes	1096	94.7	1237	57.1	<0.001
No	61	5.3	931	42.9
Peer education
Yes	745	64.4	581	26.8	<0.001
No	412	35.6	1587	73.2
HIV education materials
Yes	1124	97.1	1384	63.8
No	33	2.9	784	36.2	<0.001
Sought medical treatment when your body condition has some disorder
Yes	1004	86.8	1451	66.9	<0.001
No	153	13.2	718	33.1

* Sub-groups do not always add up to totals due to missing data.

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