Surveillance of risk behaviors facilitating STD/AIDS among 739 commercial sex workers

Objective To understand the HIV/AIDS knowledge,attitude and risk behavior in CSWs in Qujin city.Methods CSWs were investigated face to face with the same questionnaires including their basic knowledge,attitude and behavior for HIV/AIDS.Results 739 CSW was investigated,the youngest was 14 years old,and 50.74% of them received junior or middle school education.The average age of their having first sexual intercourse and beginning prostitution was from 18.51 to 21.88 years.Average number of sexual partners were 3.19 weekly.CSW's knowledge for HIV/AIDS was insufficient and when they had sex trade with their clients,the preventive measures against STD/AIDS were incorrect and the proportion of condom use was low.Treatments of STD/AIDS were not standardized.Conclusions CSW's knowledge of safe sex and preventive measures against STD/AIDS need to be further improved.Medical care seeking behaviors for STD/AIDS need to be guided in a correct direction.The key to sex heath education for CSWs was to establish corresponding social supporting system.