An Evaluation of STD/AIDS Health Education among Female Sex Workers in Entertainment Establishments in Jingjiang City

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摘要 Objective:ToexploreeffectivewaysofconductingSTD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalecommercialsexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentsandtopromoteimplementationofan100%condomuseprogramme.Methods:In-depthinterviewswerecarriedouttocollectqualitativeinformationaboutdemographiccharacteristics,STD/AIDSknowledge,attitudeandriskbehaviorsoffemalesexworkers.Femalesexworkerswereselectedbysamplingandweregivenbaselinesurveyandassessmentafterintervention.Basedontheresultsoftheinterviews,aquestionnairewasdeveloped,andinterventionmeasuresweredetermined.Thesemeasuresincludedface-to-faceinterviewing,counseling,anddistributionofSTD/AIDSinformationandcondoms.Results:196and182femalesexworkersofthesamepopulationwereinterviewedseparatelybeforeandafterintervention.STDs/AIDSknowledgehadsignificantlyincreasedafteroneyear'sintervention(P<0.01).Knowledgeincreasedinboththeinterventiongroupandthenon-interventiongroupbuttheincreasewasmoresignificantamongsexworkerswhoreceivedtheintervention.Riskbehaviorsremainedatbaselinelevelsinbothgroups.Conclusion:STD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalesexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentswaseffectiveandmaybenefitsociety,butthestrategiesneedtobeadjustedtothefemalesexworkers'lifestyles,particularlytheirhighratesofmobilityandhigh-riskbehaviors.
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出版日期 2004年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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