Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of FSWs in Sino-Vietnam border, China (n = 5201)
Variables | Total (n = 5201) n, (%) | Cross-border migrant Vietnamese FSWs (n = 636) n, % | Chinese local FSWs (n = 4565) n, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | |
Tested for HIV in the preceding year | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 2781 (53.47) | 289 | 45.44% | 2492 | 54.59% |
 No | 2420 (46.52) | 347 | 54.56% | 2073 | 45.41% |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 ≥ 35 | 2905 (55.85) | 413 | 64.94% | 2492 | 54.59% |
 < 35 | 2296 (44.15) | 223 | 35.06% | 2073 | 45.41% |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Han | 1776 (34.15) | – | – | 1776 | 38.90% |
 Zhuang | 2396 (46.07) | 2 | 0.31% | 2394 | 52.44% |
 Other | 1029 (19.78) | 634 | 99.69% | 395 | 8.65% |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Married or cohabiting | 3524 (67.76) | 431 | 67.77% | 3093 | 67.75% |
 Single or divorced | 1677 (32.24) | 205 | 32.23% | 1472 | 32.25% |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 9 years | 1950 (37.49) | 267 | 41.98% | 1683 | 36.87% |
 ≥ 9 years | 3251 (62.51) | 369 | 58.02% | 2882 | 63.13% |
Current location | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Chongzuo | 3647 (70.12) | 386 | 60.69% | 3261 | 71.43% |
 Fangchenggang | 1554 (29.88) | 250 | 39.31% | 1304 | 28.57% |