Table 3.
Sexual history and recent behaviors among FSW clients and non-clients in China, Chinese Health and Family Life Survey (1999–2000).
| Weighted% (N) | Overall | Clients | Non-clients | p-Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual activity history | ||||
| Age at time of first sex was less than 18 | 27.04 (108) | 14.49 (47) | 34.83 (61) | 0.063 |
| Had had premarital sex | 23.39 (1727) | 49.68 (152) | 21.62 (1727) | <0.001* |
| Had had extramarital sex | 85.10 (1590) | 92.23 (116) | 10.06 (1474) | <0.001* |
| Had long-term sex partner (other than spouse) for > 1 month | 0.33 (1451) | 0.86 (45) | 0.31 (1406) | 0.319 |
| Had short-term sex partner (other than spouse) for < 1 month | 4.46 (1879) | 20.16 (152) | 3.40 (1727) | <0.001* |
| Commercial sex | ||||
| Had paid or given valuable gifts for sex in past 3 months | 67.61 (86) | 72.89 (70) | 27.91 (16) | – |
| Had paid for entertainment venue in past 12 months | 20.60 (1864) | 49.07 (150) | 18.68 (1714) | <0.001* |
| Had viewed VCDs, pictures, photographs, or magazines with sexually explicit content in past 12 months | 39.82 (1865) | 75.61 (150) | 37.41 (1715) | 0.019** |
| Condom use | ||||
| Used condom consistently with casual partner | 25.63 (314) | 31.11 (138) | 19.72 (176) | 0.174 |
| Used condom consistently with spouse | 2.36 (1576) | 3.14 (131) | 2.30 (1445) | 0.469 |
a
p-Value obtained from chi-square test.
*
p <0.01;
**
p <0.05.
Note: Prevalence rates based on urine test results; N, number of observations; CI, confidence interval.