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Risk behaviours among female sex workers in China: a systematic review and data synthesis.
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- What Proportion of Female Sex Workers Practise anal Intercourse and How Frequently? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2020Pooled it
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- Sustained high prevalence of viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections among female sex workers in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Adaptive engagement within a prospective registry: tracking health, occupation, and social dynamics among female sex workers in Southern Sichuan.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a multiplex assay system for simultaneous detection of HIV-1, HBV, and human STRs for forensic application on CE system.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Article
- Description of HIV risk behavior among adolescent female sex workers: Findings from the nationwide cross-sectional integrated biological and behavioral surveillance (IBBS) 2014-15 survey for HIV in India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- HIV testing frequency and associated factors among five key populations in ten cities of China: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Stigma in a Collectivistic Culture: Social Network of Female Sex Workers in China.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Uptake and correlates of chlamydia and gonorrhea testing among female sex workers in Southern China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The mediated effect of HIV risk perception in the relationship between peer education and HIV testing uptake among three key populations in China.AIDS research and therapy · 2021Article
- A qualitative exploration on accounts of condom-use negotiation with clients: challenges and predicaments related to sex work among street-based female sex workers in Ekurhuleni District, South Africa.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Opportunities and barriers for providing HIV testing through community health centers in mainland China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Interventions to improve the HIV continuum of care in China.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Review
- HIV prevalence among female sex workers in Guigang City, Guangxi, China: an 8-year consecutive cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2018Article
- HIV Linkage to Care and Retention in Care Rate Among MSM in Guangzhou, China.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- HIV, Sex Work, and Law Enforcement in China.Health and human rights · 2017Article
- Disparities in HIV and syphilis prevalence and risk factors between older male clients with and without steady sex partners in southwestern rural China.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Does the use of HIV testing and counseling services influence condom use among low-paid female sex workers in Guangxi, China?AIDS care · 2017Article
- Treatment-seeking behaviour and barriers to service access for sexually transmitted diseases among men who have sex with men in China: a multicentre cross-sectional survey.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2017Article
- Sex with sweethearts: Exploring factors associated with inconsistent condom use among unmarried female entertainment workers in Cambodia.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommercial sex is one of the major modes of HIV transmission in China. Understanding HIV risk behaviours in female sex workers (FSW) is of great importance for prevention. This study aims to assess the magnitude and temporal changes of risk behaviours in Chinese FSW.
methodFive electronic databases were searched to identify peer-reviewed English and Chinese language articles published between January 2000 and December 2012 that reported risk behaviours among FSW in China, including condom use, HIV testing, and drug use. Linear regression and Spearman's rank correlation were used to examine temporal trends in these risk factors. The study followed PRISMA guidelines for meta-analyses and was registered in the PROSPERO database for systematic reviews.
resultsA total of 583 articles (44 English, 539 Chinese) investigating 594,583 Chinese FSW were included in this review. At last sex, condom use was highest with commercial partners (clients), increasing from 53.7% in 2000 to 84.9% in 2011. During this same time period, condom use increased with regular partners from 15.2% to 40.4% and with unspecified partners from 38.6% to 82.5%. Increasing trends were also found in the proportion of sampled FSW who reported testing for HIV in the past 12 months (from 3.2% in 2000 to 48.0% in 2011), while drug use behaviours decreased significantly from 10.9% to 2.6%.
conclusionDuring the first decade of 2000, Chinese FSWs' self-reported risk behaviours have decreased significantly while HIV testing has increased. Further outreach and intervention efforts are needed to encourage condom use with regular partners, continue promotion of HIV testing, and provide resources for the most vulnerable FSW, particularly low tier FSW, who may have limited access to sexual health and prevention programs.
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