Table 1 Demographic characteristics, work related information and HIV-related behaviors among low-fee female sex workers in 12 cities in China, 2012-2013
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | ||
Age (years) a | ||
≤40 | 460 | 58.9 |
>40 | 321 | 41.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married/cohabiting | 581 | 74.4 |
Single | 200 | 25.6 |
Years of schooling | ||
>5 | 230 | 29.4 |
≤5 | 551 | 70.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
Han ethnicity | 473 | 60.6 |
Minorities | 308 | 39.4 |
Household registration | ||
Non-local | 505 | 64.7 |
Local | 276 | 35.3 |
Province of employment | ||
Guangxi | 310 | 39.7 |
Hunan | 246 | 31.5 |
Yunnan | 225 | 28.8 |
Work-related information | ||
Had ever changed work location | ||
Yes | 98 | 12.6 |
No | 681 | 87.4 |
Length of being a FSW | ||
<6 months | 249 | 31.9 |
7-12 months | 83 | 10.6 |
13-24 months | 148 | 19.0 |
>24 months | 301 | 38.5 |
Soliciting venues | ||
Small hair/beauty salons | 162 | 20.7 |
Small guesthouses | 136 | 17.4 |
On streets | 168 | 21.5 |
Self -rented rooms | 238 | 30.5 |
“Market day” buildings | 77 | 9.9 |
Price charged for vaginal sex | ||
20-50 | 633 | 81.0 |
≤20 | 148 | 19.0 |
Estimated average age of clients | ||
<50 | 422 | 54.0 |
≥50 | 359 | 46.0 |
HIV-related behaviors | ||
Consistent condom use with clients in the past 30 days | ||
Yes | 381 | 48.8 |
No | 400 | 51.2 |
Injection drug use in the past 6 months | ||
Yes | 30 | 3.9 |
No | 751 | 96.1 |
Received HIV testing in the past year | ||
Yes | 309 | 39.6 |
No | 472 | 60.4 |