Table 1 Comparison of sexually transmitted infections prevalence between female sex workers and general female population in China

HBV

18 (24)

848/7,614

10.71 (7.30–15.48)

6.40 (4.45–9.08)* [26]

1.75 (1.60–1.92)

HCV

97 (149)

1,366/114,722

0.96 (0.73–1.25)

0.12 (0.05–0.27)* [20]

7.99 (3.58–17.83)

Syphilis

215 (377)

13,507/245,455

5.24 (4.83–5.69)

0.37 (0.20–0.65)* [21]

14.89 (10.86–20.40)

HSV-2

38 (57)

9,529/30,345

15.77 (11.74–20.85)

5.80 (3.82–7.78)* [22]

3.05 (2.12–4.39)

Trichomonas vaginitis

43 (65)

2,271/24,381

2.12 (1.46–24.21)

2.52 (1.92–3.31)** [22]

0.83 (0.51–1.35)

Chlamydia

96 (125)

7,983/56,548

13.66 (12.11–15.37)

2.60 (1.60–4.10)** [23]

5.95 (4.42–8.01)

 Cervix

41 (78)

5,503/33,231

13.56 (11.65–15.73)

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 Vaginal

3 (4)

402/872

36.80 (19.56–58.23)

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 PCR

48 (74)

5,839/31,695

15.48(13.70–17.45)

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 Rapid test

16 (19)

2,144/24,853

10.28(8.20–12.83)

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Gonorrhea

116 (149)

3,723/62,430

6.07 (5.29–6.95)

0.16 (0.06–0.39)** [23]

40.32 (12.99–125.18)

 Cervix

51 (74)

2,523/33,493

6.88 (5.68–8.31)

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 Vaginal

7 (9)

311/1,806

12.69 (7.52–20.60)

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 PCR

28 (55)

2,015/23,179

8.33(6.83–10.13)

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 Culture

52 (64)

1,417/28,143

5.62(4.51–6.97)

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Wart

68 (76)

1,111/39,862

3.27 (2.53–4.21)

0.06 (0.01–0.07)** [20]

52.96 (26.42–106.15)

HPV (any)

4 (4)

531/1,631

27.04 (10.07–55.09)

16.80 (16.50–17.10)** [24]

1.84 (1.64–2.06)

Gene type 16

3 (3)

142/1,143

14.08 (4.13–38.40)

3.62 (0.82–14.62)* [61, 62]

4.39 (3.20–6.03)

 Gene type 52

3 (3)

150/1,143

12.53 (6.36–23.30)

2.62 (1.75–3.48)* [61, 62]

5.32 (3.72–7.63)

 Gene type 58

2 (2)

115/1,098

12.12 (2.65–41.11)

1.59 (1.07–2.36)* [61, 62]

8.60 (5.53–13.38)

 Gene type 33

3 (3)

75/1,143

8.25 (2.61–23.19)

1.04 (0.63–1.72)* [61, 62]

8.48 (4.96–14.48)

 Gene type 31

2 (2)

59/1,098

5.05 (3.84–42.25)

2.09 (1.44–3.02)* [61, 62]

2.46 (1.58–3.82)

 Multiple type

2 (2)

216/1,098

23.57 (6.08–59.47)

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 Single type

2 (2)

328/1,098

29.9(27.3–32.7)

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