Table 1.
Demographics, HIV-related knowledge, risk behaviours and HIV intervention service utilization among female sex workers in Shandong Province, China
| Variables |
Intervention sites (n = 1157) |
Control sites (n = 2169) |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
|
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.