Federal government websites often end in. The site is secure. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for syphilis infection among female sex workers FSWs in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China.
A cross-sectional study recruited FSWs using a venue-based method and subsequent snowball sampling with mapping strategies. Questionnaire-based interviews were conducted to collect demographic and behavioral information. Of the eligible participants, The prevalence rates for HIV and syphilis infections were 2.
Almost half Commercial sex activities have flourished across the country and sexually transmitted diseases STDs have reemerged as a major public health problem 30 years after their near-elimination in China Shao et al , ; Gong et al , , , ; Cohen et al , , ; Chen et al , , , Heterosexual transmission of HIV through contact with female sex workers FSWs is of particular concern Zhang et al , ; Qian et al , ; Tucker et al , ; Yang et al , ; Lu et al , ; Xiao et al , High rates of risk behavior among FSWs and a high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases STDs have been reported, with overlapping risk exposure.
For example, The majority of STD cases were infected through unprotected sexual contact with their heterosexual partners, though men having sex with men MSM represented a growing concern Shao et al , ; Gong et al , ; Chen et al , ; Qin et al , Since syphilis is known to facilitate the transmission of HIV, the prevalence of syphilis among FSWs is an especially important public health problem at present. The disparity may result from varying sampling strategies, but is more likely from local conditions in different geographic venues.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey among FSWs in a northern city of Guangxi in to assess the prevalence and the association of behaviors and risk factors with syphilis and HIV infections. Guangxi is located in southern China and has a population of 40 million persons. It is one of the regions hardest hit by HIV in China, bordering Vietnam on the southwest and along a major drug transportation route linking Yunnan with Guangzhong.
