title: Prevalence of induced abortion and associated factors among Chinese female sex workers in Hong Kong.
abstract: In this study, we interviewed 293 Chinese female sex workers (FSW) in Hong Kong of them, 55.6% of had experienced induced abortion 52.0% of which were accomplished in registered clinics. Those who were older, married, with frequent insomnia, did not use condom in the last episode of serving a client, and would agree not to use condom if paid more, were more likely than others to have had induced abortion (multivariate OR = 2.34 to 3.64). Those who were younger, had harmed herself, and drank at least 5 cans of beer per day (OR = 0.36 to 3.02) were more likely than others to have the induced abortion performed via improper means.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. jlau@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Joseph T F
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Lancelot W H
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Mui
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Shara P Y
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011477:Sex Work / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health