TABLE 1.
Characteristics of FSWs by Types of Partner Violence Perpetrated by Stable Partners (N = 743)
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| Total | Any PV (n = 743) | Physical (n = 735) | Emotional (n = 740) | Sexual (n = 739) | |||||
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| Never (n = 313) | Ever (n = 430) | Never (n = 587) | Ever (n = 148) | Never (n = 329) | Ever (n = 411) | Never (n = 619) | Ever (n = 120) | ||
| Demographic characteristics | |||||||||
| Age, Mean (SD) | 25.25 (6.83) | 25.81 (6.62) | 24.84 (6.95) | 25.64 (6.79) | 23.93 (6.82) ** | 25.68 (6.54) | 24.95 (7.04) | 25.38 (6.75) | 24.67 (7.29) |
| Han ethnicity | 86.3% | 89.5% | 84.0%* | 87.7% | 81.1%* | 89.1% | 83.9% | 86.9% | 83.3% |
| Urban residency | 44.3% | 46.9% | 42.3% | 46.5% | 36.2%* | 46.9% | 42.0% | 44.1% | 45.3% |
| Less than middle school education | 64.7% | 58.8% | 69.1%*** | 62.7% | 71.6%* | 58.1% | 70.1% *** | 64.5% | 65.0% |
| Never married | 67.8% | 64.9% | 70.0% | 65.4% | 76.4%* | 66.0% | 69.1% | 66.6% | 73.3% |
| Living with SP | 76.5% | 73.3% | 78.9% | 75.4% | 81.5% | 74.5% | 78.2% | 76.2% | 78.4% |
| Length of working, Mean (SD) | 45.72 (36.72) | 47.19 (39.05) | 44.65 (34.94) | 46.68 (37.01) | 43.05 (36.17) | 47.06 (39.30) | 44.79 (34.64) | 45.49 (36.94) | 47.21 (35.96) |
| Income (1,000RMB),a Mean (SD) | 2.56 (2.26) | 2.51 (2.38) | 2.59 (2.17) | 2.49 (2.21) | 2.81 (2.51) | 2.59 (2.45) | 2.53 (2.11) | 2.54 (2.26) | 2.60 (2.25) |
| Venue levelb | |||||||||
| >3,000RMB | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 24.5% | 22.3% | 23.7% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 20.8% |
| 2,000~3,000 | 58.8% | 58.5% | 59.1% | 57.2% | 63.5% | 59.3% | 58.2% | 58.0% | 63.3% |
| 1,000~2,000 | 6.9% | 8.3% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 4.7% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| <1,000 | 9.8% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 10.0% |
| HIV-related behaviors | |||||||||
| Inconsistent condom use with SP lifetime | 82.5% | 78.0% | 85.9%** | 80.7% | 89.8%* | 78.9% | 85.5%* | 81.6% | 88.0% |
| Inconsistent condom use with SP in the last three sex acts | 66.3% | 60.4% | 70.4%** | 63.8% | 76.2%** | 61.7% | 69.9%* | 64.8% | 74.6%* |
| Inconsistent intention of condom use with SP in future | 77.0% | 72.3% | 80.7%* | 74.1% | 88.5%**** | 72.5% | 80.7%* | 76.1% | 82.5% |
| Never having HIV testing | 50.6% | 48.2% | 53.9% | 49.9% | 55.2% | 47.7% | 54.2% | 49.4% | 62.4%* |
| Ever having STD infection history | 8.1% | 2.9% | 11.9%**** | 6.8% | 13.5%* | 2.7% | 12.4%**** | 6.8% | 15.0%** |
| Ever use illicit drug | 18.4% | 15.3% | 20.7% | 16.9% | 24.3%* | 15.5% | 20.9% | 16.8% | 25.8%* |
| Ever having alcohol intoxication | 68.6% | 60.6% | 74.3%**** | 65.8% | 78.0%** | 61.4% | 74.1%**** | 67.0% | 77.1%* |
Note:
a
By the time of survey, the currency exchange rate 1 yuan = U.S.$0.14;
b
Venues are classified into 4 levels by the mean monthly income of FSWs in each venue.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001,
****
p < .0001.