Table 2.
Internet-using FSWs online behaviors patterns
| Total (n = 772) | Infrequent usea (n = 327) | Frequent useb (n = 445) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online hours, mean (SD) | 7.21 (11.50) | 3.84 (4.44) | 13.60 (14.51)**** |
| Places of access | |||
| Internet café | 66.87% | 74.61% | 64.04%**** |
| Home | 30.02% | 22.29% | 36.85%**** |
| Other places | 13.40% | 15.17% | 8.54%**** |
| Have an email account | 42.41% | 28.97% | 58.01%**** |
| Have a QQ/MSN account | 85.34% | 85.19% | 96.83%**** |
| Purpose of Internet use | |||
| Online chat | 62.25% | 57.23% | 69.89%**** |
| News | 25.83% | 24.92% | 26.74% |
| Search info | 23.24% | 26.77% | 21.80% |
| Make friends | 13.23% | 9.54% | 16.85%*** |
| Online shopping | 10.01% | 8.92% | 11.46% |
| Email/MSN | 3.97% | 1.54% | 6.07%*** |
| Movie | 64.15% | 64.31% | 66.52%*** |
| Other | 16.07% | 8.00% | 20.22%**** |
| Online chatting | |||
| Never | 15.37% | 17.70% | 4.98%**** |
| Infrequent (<1/week) | 22.49% | 50.00% | 9.95% |
| Frequent (>1/week) | 59.15% | 32.30% | 85.07% |
| Have a cyber-friend | 70.44% | 67.78% | 83.33%**** |
| Have met cyber-friend | 26.96% | 20.25% | 35.07%**** |
| Have sex with cyber-friends | 5.18% | 3.70% | 7.03%* |
| Ever sexual/porn chat | 5.88% | 3.07% | 10.79%**** |
| Ever searched HIV/STI info online | 37.76% | 37.12% | 42.53%**** |
*
P < 0.05,
***
P < 0.005,
****
P < 0.0001
a
Infrequent use: access Internet less than once a week
b
Frequent use: access Internet more than once a week