Investigation on AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior of female commercial sex workers in qiaodong district shijiazhuang city

Objective To investigate the status of female sex workers' awareness of AIDS and their sexual behavior characteristics,provide basis for formulation the effective measures to intervene high-risk behavior.Method Using anonymous questionnaire survey to investigate the AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior characteristics of female sex workers at place of recreation in Qiaodong district Shijiazhuang city.Results Among 356 female sex workers,the average age was 28 and 71.07% with junior school education,the total awareness rate of AIDS prevention was 61.24%;86.67% used condoms sometimes,but only 4.76% used condoms all the time.Conclusions Most of the female commercial sex workers in the survey have a relatively low awareness of AIDS knowledge,and the high-risk behaviors were existed,so we should take pertinence health education and interven measures,and to lower the infection and transmission of HIV,condoms should be put into application every time.