[The effects of sexually transmitted infections (STI)/AIDS behavioral intervention among female sex workers].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the effective sexually transmitted infections (STI)/AIDS intervention strategies among female sex workers at the metropolis areas with low prevalence.


METHODS
A comprehensive intervention was carried out among female sex workers in eight recreation establishments which have representative characters in Chaoyang district, and the effects of intervention was subsequently evaluated by a questionnaire from September 2005 to February 2006. The data were analyzed by SPSS11.5.


RESULTS
The study subjects aged 17-40 year old (25.22 +/- 5.81), and 203 (89. 82%) of them had high or middle school education background. 166 were unmarried, and 205 (90.70%) had no job, and 244 (99. 12%) subjects were migrants. After intervention, the correct answer rates for the knowledge of STI/ AIDS rose from 52.6% to 75.4% (chi2 = 22.701, P < 0.01); and the correct use of condom were higher than those of baseline, with the rise from 22.12% to 34.76% (chi2 = 8.14, P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The STI/AIDS comprehensive intervention measures were effective and should be evaluated and generalized in the similar metropolis regions.
Liu
Ying-Jie
YJ
Department of STD/AIDS Control and Prevention Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chaoyang District, Beijing 100021, China. lyj7272@126.com
Ding
Hai-Feng
HF
Yu
Miao
M
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult