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Demographic and behavioral correlates of HIV/STI among Vietnamese female sex workers in southwest China.
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AIDS Care . Nov2016, Vol. 28 Issue 11, p1455-1460. 6p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Previous literature has suggested high rates of HIV/STIs among Chinese FSWs. However, limited data were available regarding HIV-related risks among Vietnamese FSWs – a rapidly increasing, vulnerable population in southwest China. The current study examined the demographic and behavioral factors associated with the infection rates of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis C (HCV) among Vietnamese FSWs in Guangxi, China. We conducted a secondary data analysis of a cumulative sample of 1026 Vietnamese FSWs (aged 14–66) recruited over five years (2010–2014) from 35 National Sentinel Surveillance sites in Guangxi. Analyses included Fisher’s exact chi-square test,t-test, and binary logistic regression. The overall prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and HCV infections among the cross-border women were 3.2%, 6.9%, and 2.6%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that greater lengths of sex work and low paying work venues were significant risk factors for HIV infection; for syphilis infection, older age, drug use experience, and forgoing condom use were significant risk factors; for HCV infection, drug use experience was the only significant risk factor. Our findings suggest that elevated HIV-related risks among the Vietnamese FSWs are closely related to their financial disadvantages and that drug use is a prominent risk factor for cross-border women in the sex trade. Furthermore, culturally tailored and linguistically accessible HIV prevention and intervention initiatives that target cross-border FSWs, with a close international collaboration between China and Vietnam, are urgently needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HEPATITIS C diagnosis
*DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections
*HIV prevention
*HIV infection risk factors
*SEXUALLY transmitted disease risk factors
*DIAGNOSIS of syphilis
*EPIDEMIOLOGY of sexually transmitted diseases
*HIV infection epidemiology
*SEX work
*CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*ECONOMICS
*FISHER exact test
*HEALTH behavior
*INTERNATIONAL relations
*INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
*RESEARCH funding
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*T-test (Statistics)
*VIETNAMESE people
*WOMEN'S health
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*SECONDARY analysis
*DISEASE prevalence
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540121
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118003270
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2016.1189500