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HIV Prevalence Varies Between Female Sex Workers From Different Types of Venues in Southern China

2012; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 39; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/olq.0b013e318264c3ba

1537-4521

Xiang‐Sheng Chen, Guo‐Jun Liang, Qianqiu Wang, Yue-Ping Yin, Ning Jiang, Yu-Jiao Zhou, Ligang Yang, Qiao Liu, Hongchun Wang, Baoxi Wang,

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

In Brief We conducted a cross-sectional study on prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis among female sex workers (FSWs) recruited from different types of venues in 6 cities in China. Among 5322 FSWs (1379 were from high-tier venues, 2482 from middle-tier venues, and 1461 from low-tier venues, respectively), overall HIV prevalence was 0.54% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37%– 0.76%). By typology of venues where FSWs solicited clients, the prevalence was 1.37% (95% CI, 0.89%–2.11%) in low-tier venues, 0.28% (95% CI, 0.14%– 0.58%) in middle-tier venues, and 0.07% (95% CI, 0.01%–0.41%) in high-tier venues. The final logistic regression model showed an association of having had HIV infection with working in low-tier venues (adjusted odds ratio 2.73; 95% CI, 1.12–6.67) and coming from Guangxi Province (adjusted odds ratio, 7.89; 95% CI, 1.65–37.64). It can be concluded that FSWs working in low-tier venues (on the streets or public outdoor places) had higher risk of HIV infection than other venues. Such subgroup of FSWs should be efficiently covered by the current HIV/STD surveillance and intervention programs in China. A cross-sectional study among FSWs in six cities in China indicates an overall HIV prevalence of 0.54% but significant differences in prevalence between FSWs recruited from different types of venues.