title: Multiple Abortions and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Migrant Women Working in Entertainment Venues in China.
abstract: We conducted a survey of 358 young migrant women working in entertainment venues in China to explore the prevalence of and factors associated with two indicators of sexual and reproductive health: (1) multiple abortions and (2) the dual risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and abortion history. One quarter (25.4 percent) of the women in this sample had multiple abortions during their lifetime and, of those with any abortion history, 18.3 percent had had an abortion outside of a regulated health clinic. One-third (33.0 percent) of the sample had had an STI during the past year, and approximately one-fourth (23.7 percent) of those women did not receive STI treatment in a public hospital. Approximately one-fourth (23.5 percent) of the sample reported both a history of abortion and an STI during the past year. Women with a history of multiple abortions had significantly lower income levels, were more likely to have sex with clients and with husbands, and tended more to use alcohol before sex. Women who experienced both abortion and STI risks were more likely to report having had unprotected sex, genitourinary tract infections symptoms, anxiety, illicit drug use, and suicidal ideation. Enhanced efforts are needed to improve reproductive and sexual health for female migrants in urban China, particularly those working in entertainment venues.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health , Anhui Medical University , Hefei , Anhui Province , China.
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yongyang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Haidong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Junrui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Nickolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zaller
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Operario
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011477:Sex Work; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; migrants; reproductive health; sexual health; women