Baseline Survey on Condom Use among Female Sex Workers in Entertainment Establishments in Karamay

Objective To explore risk behaviors and influencing factors on AIDS/STD infection among female sex workers(FSWs)in entertainment establishments,and to provide evidence for final evaluation of condom extended use.Meth- ods Two hundreds and sixty eight female sex workers coming from entertainment establishments in karamay received question- naire survey on knowledge and behavior of AIDS and were taken 5 ml of blood for detection of HIV antibodies,hepatitis B vires surface antigen(HBsAg)and syphilis.Results Most of FSWs coming from other provinces and cities had poor educa- tion.The awareness rates of three transmissions of AIDS were between 92.16% and 95.15% in FSWs,but the awareness of oth- er related knowledge was still low.64.84% of FSWs used condoms in the last commercial sex trade,and 56.04% used condoms in each commercial sex trade during the last month.HIV,syphilis and hepatitis B(HBV)detection rates were 0.75%, 2.99% and 7.09%,respectively.Conclusion Though they had some preventive knowledge,there was still the risk of HIV infection among female sex workers in Karamay.Behavior intervention and condom extended use should be developed among fe- male sex workers as soon as possible to effectively prevent AIDS/STD transmission.