Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between social support and AIDS high-risk behaviors in commercial sex workers (CSWs) in China. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed based on a convenience sample. Data were collected through questionnaire interviews includ...
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| description | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between social support and AIDS high-risk behaviors in commercial sex workers (CSWs) in China. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed based on a convenience sample. Data were collected through questionnaire interviews including information about social demographic characteristics, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and AIDS knowledge. Multiple logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association between social support and AIDS high-risk behaviors, specifically condom use during commercial sex. RESULTS: A total of 581 commercial sex workers from 4 counties in East China participated in the study. The majority of the participants were 15 to 30 years old (79.7%). Sources of individual and family support were mainly provided by their parents (50.3%), relatives and friends (46.3%), spouses (18.4%), respectively. Univariate analysis revealed that marital status, hobbies, smoking habit, individual monthly income and family monthly income were all significantly correlated with current levels of social support being received (P = 0.04, P = 0.00, P = 0.01, P = 0.01, P = 0.01, respectively). Furthermore, Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that after adjusting for confounding factors, high levels of social support were significantly correlated with increased condom use at the last sexual encounter (P = 0.02, OR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.10-3.16); and consistently in the past month with clients (P = 0.03, OR = 2.10, 95%CI: 1.09-4.04). CONCLUSION: CSWs with high levels of social support are more likely to use condoms during commercial sex. This suggests that increasing social support can potentially reduce AIDS-related high-risk behaviors and accordingly play an important role in AIDS prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71df917fd91247a7b60dba4df68f64582022-12-22T00:02:33ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01912e11379410.1371/journal.pone.0113794Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study.Ren ChenFeng TaoYing MaLiqin ZhongXia QinZhi HuOBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between social support and AIDS high-risk behaviors in commercial sex workers (CSWs) in China. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed based on a convenience sample. Data were collected through questionnaire interviews including information about social demographic characteristics, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and AIDS knowledge. Multiple logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association between social support and AIDS high-risk behaviors, specifically condom use during commercial sex. RESULTS: A total of 581 commercial sex workers from 4 counties in East China participated in the study. The majority of the participants were 15 to 30 years old (79.7%). Sources of individual and family support were mainly provided by their parents (50.3%), relatives and friends (46.3%), spouses (18.4%), respectively. Univariate analysis revealed that marital status, hobbies, smoking habit, individual monthly income and family monthly income were all significantly correlated with current levels of social support being received (P = 0.04, P = 0.00, P = 0.01, P = 0.01, P = 0.01, respectively). Furthermore, Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that after adjusting for confounding factors, high levels of social support were significantly correlated with increased condom use at the last sexual encounter (P = 0.02, OR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.10-3.16); and consistently in the past month with clients (P = 0.03, OR = 2.10, 95%CI: 1.09-4.04). CONCLUSION: CSWs with high levels of social support are more likely to use condoms during commercial sex. This suggests that increasing social support can potentially reduce AIDS-related high-risk behaviors and accordingly play an important role in AIDS prevention.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4249969?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Ren Chen Feng Tao Ying Ma Liqin Zhong Xia Qin Zhi Hu Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_full | Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_fullStr | Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_short | Associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_sort | associations between social support and condom use among commercial sex workers in china a cross sectional study |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4249969?pdf=render |
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