Knowledge and risk behaviors related to AIDS among sex workers in Liuzhou city

Objective To study the knowledge,awareness of AIDS and its associated behavior among the female sexual workers(FSW) in entertainment places so as to provide evidence for the behavioral intervention.Methods 1 047 female sex workers from 3 different monitoring areas were selected and analyzed by the stratified sampling.One-to-one questionnaire type survey and blood tests were performed.Results The average age of these workers was (25.8±6.4).The knowledge of AIDS was insufficient in these FSW.The percentages of respondents believing that AIDS could be acquired through mosquito bite and having meal in the same table were 79.2%.There was different condom use rate to different objectives among the FSW,the latest clients condom use rate was 80.3%,the spouse condom use rate was 50.0%,there was significant difference between the two groups(χ2=9.1,P0.05).4 cases of AIDS(0.4%)and 28 cases of syphilis (2.7%)were found.Conclusion Condum use rate should be improved,and meanwhile,the sexually transmitted disease knowledge should be educated broadly in order to control the transmission of AIDS and STD.