Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2011 Feb;15(2):273-82. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9846-1.
Based on a cross-sectional survey with 1,022 female sex workers (FSWs) recruited from different types of commercial sex venues in Southwest China, we examined their Internet-using behaviors and explored the feasibility of Internet-based HIV/STI intervention in this population. About 75% of FSWs were Internet users; among them 57% were frequent users, and 40% had searched HIV/STI information online. Internet use was significantly associated with younger age, more schooling, higher income, and engagement in a social network of Internet users. Frequent use of the Internet was associated only with factors of the social environment, such as peers' Internet use. Two thirds of Internet-using FSWs were willing to participate in an online HIV/STI prevention program. Multivariate analyses showed that willingness to participate in an online HIV/STI prevention intervention was significantly associated with higher Internet use and younger age. Our data suggest that Internet may offer a promising strategy to deliver low-cost HIV/STI prevention programs for FSWs in China.
基于在中国西南地区不同类型商业性性服务场所招募的 1022 名女性性工作者（FSWs）的横断面调查，我们研究了她们的互联网使用行为，并探讨了在这一人群中开展基于互联网的艾滋病毒/性传播感染（HIV/STI）干预的可行性。约 75%的 FSWs 使用互联网；其中 57%是频繁使用者，40%曾在网上搜索过 HIV/STI 信息。互联网的使用与年龄较小、受教育程度较高、收入较高以及参与互联网用户的社交网络显著相关。频繁使用互联网仅与社会环境因素有关，例如同伴使用互联网。三分之二的互联网使用者愿意参与在线艾滋病毒/性传播感染预防计划。多变量分析表明，愿意参与在线艾滋病毒/性传播感染预防干预与更高的互联网使用率和更年轻的年龄显著相关。我们的数据表明，互联网可能为中国的 FSWs 提供一种有前途的低成本艾滋病毒/性传播感染预防方案的策略。
