Tran Thi Tuyet Mai, Le Cu Linh, Nguyen Thanh Long
Department of Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine Center of Khanh Hoa Province, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2008;20(4):370-8. doi: 10.1177/1010539508322485.
This study examined consistent condom use with clients, self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and associated factors among Vietnamese female sex workers (FSWs). Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey among 192 FSWs in Nha Trang city, in 2005. The rate of consistent condom use with casual clients, regular clients, and nonpaying partners were 59.3%, 38.3%, and 5.3%, respectively. About 5.7% of the FSWs admitted that they are intravenous drug users, and 66.7% of the sample had symptoms of STIs in the past 12 months. Indirect FSW, being drug users, having many clients per week, not watching television on a regular basis, those who thought that they themselves are at extremely high risk of having HIV, and those have never been tested for HIV have been found to be associated with inconsistent condom use. Our results suggest the need to improve STI control in FSWs, further promotion of condom use and information, education, and communication among FSWs.
本研究调查了越南女性性工作者与嫖客始终坚持使用避孕套的情况、自我报告的性传播感染情况以及相关因素。2005年，通过对芽庄市192名女性性工作者进行横断面调查收集数据。与临时嫖客、固定嫖客和无酬性伴始终坚持使用避孕套的比例分别为59.3%、38.3%和5.3%。约5.7%的女性性工作者承认自己是静脉吸毒者，66.7%的样本在过去12个月内有性传播感染症状。研究发现，间接性女性性工作者、吸毒者、每周有多个嫖客、不经常看电视、认为自己感染艾滋病毒风险极高以及从未接受过艾滋病毒检测的人，与不坚持使用避孕套有关。我们的研究结果表明，有必要加强对女性性工作者性传播感染的控制，进一步推广避孕套的使用，并在女性性工作者中开展信息、教育和交流活动。
