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Does the use of HIV testing and counseling services influence condom use among low-paid female sex workers in Guangxi, China?

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Pages 335-338 | Received 04 Apr 2016, Accepted 01 Aug 2016, Published online: 15 Aug 2016
 

ABSTRACT

HIV testing and counseling (HTC) are increasingly used in China during routine medical care visits to health facilities. However, limited data are available regarding the association between the utilization of HTC services and condom use among low-paid female sex workers (FSWs) who are at high risk of HIV infection but are hard to reach. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 794 low-paid FSWs in a city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2011. Results showed that 71.7% of low-paid FSWs had utilized HTC services in the previous year and 65.7% reported having used a condom during the last sexual intercourse with their clients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that utilizing HTC services was significantly and positively associated with the condom use. It also indicated that low-paid FSWs who were older, married, had higher education, earned less money, had high number of clients, had a history of sexually transmitted diseases, or had little or no HIV knowledge were less likely to use a condom during the last sexual encounter. The study suggests that HTC services need to be scaled up and made more accessible for this vulnerable population.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This study was in part supported by NIH Research [grant number R01AA018090] by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

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