Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?

The authors used a cluster analysis approach to investigate which female sex workers (FSW) are preferential targets for female condom (FC) intervention programs in southern China. Cross-sectional 6-month (N = 316) and 12-month (N = 217) postintervention surveys of FSW were analyzed. Based on FC atti...

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Main Authors: Wang, Y., Liao, S., Jiang, J., Weeks, M., Nie, L., Li, Jianghong, He, B., Zhou, Y., Li, F., Dunn, J., Zhang, Q.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12921
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author Wang, Y.
Liao, S.
Jiang, J.
Weeks, M.
Nie, L.
Li, Jianghong
He, B.
Zhou, Y.
Li, F.
Dunn, J.
Zhang, Q.
author_facet Wang, Y.
Liao, S.
Jiang, J.
Weeks, M.
Nie, L.
Li, Jianghong
He, B.
Zhou, Y.
Li, F.
Dunn, J.
Zhang, Q.
author_sort Wang, Y.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The authors used a cluster analysis approach to investigate which female sex workers (FSW) are preferential targets for female condom (FC) intervention programs in southern China. Cross-sectional 6-month (N = 316) and 12-month (N = 217) postintervention surveys of FSW were analyzed. Based on FC attitudes and beliefs, initially suggesting FC use to a partner, practicing insertion, total times ever used, and willingness to use in the future, cluster analysis apportioned women into two clusters, with 50.6% and 58.1% of participants in the likely future FC users group at 6 months and 12 months, respectively. Likely future FC users tended to be from boarding houses, older, currently or previously married, experienced with childbirth, with current multiple sex partners, longer history of sex work, and more unprotected sexual encounters. Focusing FC programs on sectors of the community with more FSW who are likely to use FC may be more costeffective for enhancing FC acceptability and usage. © 2013 The Guilford Press.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-129212017-09-13T15:01:03Z Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China? Wang, Y. Liao, S. Jiang, J. Weeks, M. Nie, L. Li, Jianghong He, B. Zhou, Y. Li, F. Dunn, J. Zhang, Q. The authors used a cluster analysis approach to investigate which female sex workers (FSW) are preferential targets for female condom (FC) intervention programs in southern China. Cross-sectional 6-month (N = 316) and 12-month (N = 217) postintervention surveys of FSW were analyzed. Based on FC attitudes and beliefs, initially suggesting FC use to a partner, practicing insertion, total times ever used, and willingness to use in the future, cluster analysis apportioned women into two clusters, with 50.6% and 58.1% of participants in the likely future FC users group at 6 months and 12 months, respectively. Likely future FC users tended to be from boarding houses, older, currently or previously married, experienced with childbirth, with current multiple sex partners, longer history of sex work, and more unprotected sexual encounters. Focusing FC programs on sectors of the community with more FSW who are likely to use FC may be more costeffective for enhancing FC acceptability and usage. © 2013 The Guilford Press. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12921 10.1521/aeap.2013.25.4.349 fulltext
spellingShingle Wang, Y.
Liao, S.
Jiang, J.
Weeks, M.
Nie, L.
Li, Jianghong
He, B.
Zhou, Y.
Li, F.
Dunn, J.
Zhang, Q.
Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?
title Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?
title_full Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?
title_fullStr Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?
title_full_unstemmed Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?
title_short Who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in Southern China?
title_sort who are the preferential targets for intervention programs related to the female condom among sex workers in southern china?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12921