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Table 4 Factors influencing consistent condom use by partner type based on findings from a qualitative survey amongst 32 HIV positive clients of females sex workers in Changsha and Hengyang in 2014

From: HIV-positive clients of female sex workers in Hunan Province, China: a mixed methods study assessing sexual relationships and risk behavior by type of partner

Regular Partners

Casual/commercial partners

Promote

Discourage

Promote

Discourage

Negative HIVa status of sexual partners;

HIV disclosure;

Good relationships; co-infection knowledge;

Feelings of responsibility;

Have sex with regular sexual partners;

Good conscientiousness and quality;

Sex behavior counseling and education

HIV non-disclosure;

Bad relationships;

Condom reduce sex pleasure;

Alcohol use;

HIV stigma;

Lack of consciousness to protect others

Co-infection knowledge;

Good conscientiousness and quality;

Sex counseling and education;

Alcohol use;

Condom reduce sex pleasure;

Lack of consciousness to protect others

Familiar with the sexual partners;

HIV positive status of sexual partners;

Discrimination of FSWsb

  1. aHIV human immunodeficiency virus, bFSWs female sex workers