Table 4.
Willingness for Internet-based HIV/STI prevention program among FSWs (n = 1,022)
| Would log on HIV/STI prevention website if available | Willing to participate online in HIV/STI prevention program | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| Internet use | ||||||
| Never | 41.56% | 22.51% | 35.93%**** | 54.94% | 9.44% | 35.62%* |
| Infrequent | 68.50% | 8.26% | 23.24% | 65.64% | 4.91% | 29.45% |
| Frequent | 63.60% | 11.01% | 25.39%% | 64.19% | 7.21% | 28.60% |
| Ever searched HIV/STI info online | 83.12% | 5.00% | 11.88%**** | 77.12% | 3.45% | 19.44%**** |
| Age | ||||||
| ≤20 | 58.45% | 11.49% | 30.07%* | 56.23% | 8.42% | 35.35%¶ |
| 21–30 | 63.85% | 11.87% | 24.28% | 64.98% | 5.96% | 29.06% |
| >30 | 49.67% | 18.54% | 31.79% | 65.79% | 7.89% | 26.32% |
| Education | ||||||
| ≤Middle school | 58.37% | 13.30% | 28.33% | 63.01% | 6.43% | 30.56% |
| >Middle school | 63.19% | 11.81% | 27.12% | 61.64% | 7.95% | 30.41% |
| Months of working in city, mean (SD) | 45.80 (35.69) | 43.05 (33.35) | 39.39* (36.56) | 46.10 (35.60) | 39.80 (35.30) | 39.60 (35.50)* |
| Venue level | ||||||
| Level 1 (>3,000 RMB) | 65.19% | 10.37% | 24.44%**** | 64.31% | 5.96% | 29.74%**** |
| Level 2 (2,000–3,000) | 60.42% | 12.33% | 27.26% | 61.46% | 6.94% | 31.60% |
| Level 3 (1,000–2,000) | 66.18% | 8.82% | 25.00% | 65.22% | 8.70% | 26.09% |
| Level 4 (<1,000) | 38.20% | 25.84% | 35.96% | 61.80% | 8.99% | 29.21% |
| Income, in 1,000 yuan, mean (SD) | 2.77 (2.37) | 2.51 (2.34) | 2.50 (2.34) | 2.75 (2.41) | 2.12 (1.63) | 2.61 (2.38) |
P < 0.1,
P < 0.05,
P < 0.0001