title: Commercial sex worker use among male Chinese rural-urban migrants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore HIV/AIDS sexual risk behaviors and specifically the use of commercial sex workers among Chinese male rural-urban migrants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study design is loosely based on diffusion of innovation theory and examines the hedonistic tendencies of this  group. Survey data were collected from male rural to urban migrants by an anonymous questionnaire in 2 Chinese cities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1595 migrant workers were included in this study. At the time of this study, 27.6% had used commercial sex workers, and 79.9% of those did so for  the first time after moving to the cities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that interventions to reduce use of commercial sex workers should be implemented before or as soon as possible after rural urban males move to urban environments.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Control Research, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Tingzhongyang@sohu.com
authors.forename: Tingzhong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Randall R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Cottrell
authors.forename: Xiaozhao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jiwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060386:Sex Workers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data