title: Alcohol consumption in relation to work environment and key sociodemographic characteristics among female sex workers in China.
abstract: The study explores the variation in pattern of alcohol use and related risk behaviors by types of sex work environments and sociodemographic characteristics among female sex workers (FSWs) in China. Data were collected from 1,022 FSWs in Guangxi, China, through a self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to assess the variations. Results showed that younger FSWs were more susceptible than older FSWs to nearly all the risk drinking behaviors. FSWs of non-Han ethnicity as compared with those of Han ethnicity were more at risk of drinking large amounts of alcohol and having sex under the influence of alcohol. FSWs in entertainment establishments were most likely to have all kinds of risk drinking behaviors. Street-based FSWs were least likely to drink alcohol but more or equally likely to engage in alcohol-related sexual risk behaviors. The study highlights a need to develop tailored alcohol risk reduction intervention that takes into consideration these differences.
authors.affiliation: Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. star107c@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yiyun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yuejiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Weigui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D057566:Self Report; D060386:Sex Workers; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult