Chiao Chi, Morisky Donald E
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Aug;34(8):534-40.
The main objective of this study is to understand the association between living with a regular sex partner, risk-taking behaviors, and one's history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Data on sexual behavior and STI histories were obtained from 876 Filipina entertainment establishment workers (FEEWs) through a large-scale participatory research survey.
About one-third of FEEWs live with a regular sex partner. Single FEEWs are significantly more likely than partnered FEEWs to engage in commercial sex. Being single, engaging in commercial sex, and using condoms inconsistently, in turn, are significantly associated with a positive STI history.
These results suggest that living with a regular sex partner is an independent and protective factor against having an initial STI and subsequent reinfection. Programmatic strategies aimed at reducing STIs among entertainment establishment workers through promoting safer sex behaviors could potentially benefit by including a component that addresses sexual networks.
本研究的主要目的是了解与固定性伴侣同居、冒险行为以及性传播感染(STI)病史之间的关联。
通过大规模参与式研究调查,从876名菲律宾娱乐场所工作者(FEEWs)中获取性行为和性传播感染病史数据。
约三分之一的菲律宾娱乐场所工作者与固定性伴侣同居。单身的菲律宾娱乐场所工作者比有固定性伴侣的工作者从事商业性行为的可能性显著更高。反过来,单身、从事商业性行为以及不坚持使用避孕套与性传播感染阳性病史显著相关。
这些结果表明,与固定性伴侣同居是预防初次性传播感染和后续再感染的一个独立保护因素。旨在通过促进更安全性行为来减少娱乐场所工作者中性传播感染的规划策略,若纳入解决性网络问题的组成部分,可能会受益。