title: Reducing alcohol use, sex risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted infections among Filipina female bar workers: effects of an ecological intervention.
abstract: This article presents the outcomes of a quasi-experimental community-based research intervention initiative targeting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing and condom use among Filipina female bar workers (FBWs). Established at the peer, organizational, and policy levels, bar managers and peer educators from 110 different establishments, in 4 southern Philippines regions, were trained. Only FBWs in the combination peer educator and manager training intervention condition significantly increased STI testing from baseline to follow-up. STI testing was significantly associated with higher HIV/AIDS knowledge, lower probability of contracting HIV, and increased condom use. Based on the findings, future research on the adaptability of this intervention to FBWs residing in HIV epicenters is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA. dmorisky@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Morisky
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiao
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ksobiech
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Malow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines; D012147:Restaurants; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
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