Joseph T F Lau
Biographic Data
| ID | 239151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph T F Lau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph T F |
| FAMILY NAME | Lau |
| SIGNATURE | LAU J T F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2344-7107 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 175 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 80 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 175 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Exploring the Prospective Effects of Uncompassionate/Compassionate Self‐Responding on Adolescent Smartphone Addiction
Background The rapid rise in smartphone use among adolescents has raised concerns about smartphone addiction (SA) and its functional impairments. Although self‐compassion has been found to protect against psychopathology, the longitudinal role of its two dimensions in SA remains underexplored. Prior studies often treated self‐compassion as a unidimensional construct, neglecting the distinct prospective effects of compassionate and uncompassionate…
The Impact of Expert Opinions in Covid-19 News Coverage on Vaccination During the Fifth Outbreak in Hong Kong
The role of experts in news coverage has become increasingly prominent, but the evidence regarding the effectiveness of expert opinions in affecting public behavior remains mixed. This study seeks to examine the influence of expert opinions covered in the news on the public's response to public health crises. By adopting a macro-level framing perspective, we investigated how framing consistency, a macro-level concept indicating the agreement betw…
Group psychological counseling-based growth mindset intervention to promote active aging behaviors in older people
Hypotheses were registered on Aspredicted.org (#138686) on July 18, 2023, prospectively registered. The trial was registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2500095613) on January 9, 2025, retrospectively registered
The development and validation of a self-reinforcement scale for repeated blood donation
The current study aimed to develop and validate a self-reinforcement scale for repeated blood donation (SRS-RBD). In Study 1, six items were created, and the factor structure of SRS-RBD was explored among 155 Chinese student blood donors. In Study 2, SRS-RBD was validated among 164 donors. In Study 3, a total of 850 blood donors were invited to participate in an online-survey measuring SRS-RBD at baseline, and their RBD behavior was captured 6 mo…
Illness perceptions of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and intention of performing clinical diagnostic examination for OSA in Chinese older adults
High proportions of older people did not indicate conditional/unconditional BICDE-OSA, possibly resulting in low detection and treatment rates. As OSA was prevalent in the study population and the unconditional group showed a much higher prevalence of BICDE-OSA than the conditional group, the prevalence of BICID-OSA might increase if the high-risk people are made aware of their risk. Interventions modifying illness representations may be consider…
Perceived social support and self-stigma as factors of Covid-19 booster vaccination behavior and intention via cognitive coping and emotion regulation among people infected with Covid-19 in Hong Kong
Perceived social support was associated with BI-BV, and was mediated via self-stigma, active coping, and serially self-stigma then active coping but not emotion maladaptation. The data supported the stress cognitive coping model in explaining the association between perceived social support and BI-BV. Interventions promoting BI-BV may consider modifying the observed significant factors. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm the fin…
Multi-dimensional factors of behavioral intention of Covid-19 booster vaccination among people having contracted Covid-19—a 7-city study conducted during the last national major outbreak in China
The BI-BCV prevalence was lower than ideal and warrants health promotion. We found that some cognitions (IR constructs of illness coherence, treatment control, and perceived consequences of COVID-19 and perceived inevitability of infection), behavior (social distancing), psychosocial factors (depression and social support), but not emotional states related to COVID-19, were potential determinants of BI-BCV. Future longitudinal studies are warrant…
Factors of Psychoactive Substance Use Behaviors and Intention Among Social Workers’ Adolescent Case-Work Clients in Hong Kong
Based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study investigated the factors of psychoactive substance use in terms of current use (past 30 days), lifetime use, and behavioral intention (next 12 months) in Hong Kong adolescent case-clients of social workers from July 2021 to June 2022. The prevalence of current/lifetime psychoactive substance use and behavioral intention to use psychoactive substances was 7.6%/20.9% and 8.6%, respectively. The SCT…
Outcome expectations and repeated blood donation behavior
BACKGROUND: Social cognitive theory proposes outcome expectations as an important factor in behavior change and maintenance. However, it is unknown whether and how outcome expectations interact with prosocial traits in predicting repeated blood donation (RBD) behavior. PURPOSE: The current study aimed to test the prospective association between outcome expectations and RBD behavior and the roles of altruism and re-donation intention in this assoc…
Level and factors of support for the Living with the Virus policy in a Chinese adult general population
Background: This study investigated the public's support for the Living with the Virus (LWV) policy, its associated factors, and related mediations at a time when more countries were considering adopting the LWV policy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A random, population-based telephone survey was conducted among 500 Chinese adults in Hong Kong during March/April 2022. Results: 39.6% of the participants were supportive/strongly supportive of…
Negative emotions mediate the association between the topology of the complex brain network and smartphone use disorder
The roles of classmate support, smartphone addiction, and leisure time in the longitudinal relationship between academic pressure and social anxiety among Chinese adolescents in the context of the “do…
The Vicious Cycle between Loneliness and Problematic Smartphone Use among Adolescents
Illness representation of Covid-19 affected public’s support and anticipated panic regarding the living with the virus policy
Background: There is a global trend for countries to adopt the Living with the Virus (LWV) policy regarding COVID-19. Little is known about the public's supportiveness and emotional responses (e.g., anticipated panic) related to this policy. Such responses may be associated with illness representations of COVID-19 (i.e., how people think and feel about COVID-19). This novel topic was investigated in this study to facilitate policy-making and heal…
Prevalence and factors of Covid-19 vaccine refusal among solid cancer patients in China
Introduction: It is essential to protect cancer patients from contracting COVID-19 through vaccination. A majority of cancer patients are recommended by international health authorities to take up the vaccines. COVID-19 vaccine refusal among cancer patients during the pandemic period is under-researched. This study investigated factors of vaccine refusal based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods: = 1,115). Multinomial logistic regression an…
Development and validation of the conservation of resources scale for Covid-19 in the Chinese adult general population
The development and validation of a positive and negative outcome expectation scale for re-donation among blood donors
The double-edged sword effect of social networking use intensity on problematic social networking use among college students
The independent impacts of perceived immediate and future benefits of internet gaming on internet gaming disorder among adolescent internet gamers in China
Reconstructing the social network of HIV key populations from locally observed information
Traditional surveys only provide local observations about the topological structure of isolated individuals. This study aims to develop a novel data-driven approach to reconstructing the social network of men who have sex with men (MSM) communities from locally observed information by surveys. A large social network consisting of 1075 users and their public relationships was obtained manually from BlueD.com. We followed the same survey-taking pro…
Time to Lift up Covid-19 Restrictions? Public Support towards Living with the Virus Policy and Associated Factors among Hong Kong General Public
The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented toll on Hong Kong. As more countries are starting to lift COVID-19 restrictions, it would be important to understand the public attitudes towards lifting COVID-19 restrictions and to identify its associated factors. The present study examined the level of support towards the living with the virus (LWV) policy for COVID-19 among the public in Hong Kong and to identify the associat…
Validation of the Expected Social Acceptance via Internet Gaming Scale (Esaigs) Among Adolescent Internet Gamers in China
Would Illness Representations of Covid-19 and Covid-19 Fears During Clinic Visits Promote or Reduce Behavioral Intention to Seek Medical Consultations for Flu Symptoms? A Random Telephone Survey in Ho…
Background The study investigated the level of behavioral intention to consult doctors for flu symptoms (BICDFS) during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and examined its associations with illness representations of COVID-19 and fear of COVID-19 during clinic visits in a general Chinese adult population. Methods A random telephone survey was conducted among 300 residents in Hong Kong, China in April 2020 when the second wave of COV…
Understanding the Pathways from Mindfulness to Covid-19 Vaccination Intention via Positive Psychology Attributes among Health Care Workers in China
Objective The present study aims to examine the association between mindfulness and COVID-19 vaccination intention, and the mediating role of presence of meaning in life and moral elevation in such association.Method In a cross-sectional study design, a total of 1733 health care workers (81.1% females, Mage = 34.16 ± 9.03) from four cities in China were recruited and completed an online survey that measured mindfulness, moral elevation, presence …
Chinese mothers’ intent to disclose the HIV status to their children
The present study examined the association between outcome expectations, self-efficacy, and intention to disclose HIV status to children among HIV-positive women in China, and the moderating and mediating role of self-efficacy on the association between outcome expectations and intention to disclose. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 179 HIV-positive mothers who had at least one living child aged >5 years and had not yet disclosed thei…
Monitoring community responses to the Sars epidemic in Hong Kong
Study Objective: To report the evolution in perceptions and behaviours of the general public in response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong. Design: Ten similar and sequential telephone surveys were conducted during outbreak of SARS, which are classified as belonging to the first and second phases of the epidemic. Setting: Hong Kong, China. Participants: 1397 Hong Kong residents between 18 and 60 years of age. M…
Negative cognitive and psychological correlates of mandatory quarantine during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in China
Quarantine plays a key role in controlling the pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study investigated (a) the associations between mandatory quarantine status and negative cognitions (perceived discrimination because of COVID-19 and perceived risk of COVID-19 infection)/mental health status (emotional distress because of COVID-19, probable depression, and self-harm/suicidal ideation), (b) the associations between the negative co…
Discriminatory attitudes to people with intellectual disability or mental health difficulty
The integration of people with intellectual disability and mental health difficulty in the community is an issue in Hong Kong because it has encountered public resistance. Understanding the public’s discrimination against them is of theoretical and practical concern. This survey of 822 residents in Hong Kong examined associations of the public’s personal interaction, education, age and sex with its discriminatory attitudes
Psychological Distress among Adolescents in Chengdu, Sichuan at 1 Month after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
A Study of the STD/Aids Related Attitudes and Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong
The Efficacy of a Group Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) for Chinese Parents with a Child Diagnosed with ADHD in Hong Kong
The present pilot study evaluated the efficacy of the Level 4 Group Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) with Hong Kong Chinese parents who had a child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), using a randomised controlled trial design. It was a mixed research method involving quantitative measurement and semi‐structured focus group. Participants were randomly assigned to Triple P (n = 8) or control group (n = 9) and completed measu…
Sars related preventive and risk behaviours practised by Hong Kong-mainland China cross border travellers during the outbreak of the Sars epidemic in Hong Kong
Objectives: To investigate patterns of behaviours and attitudes related to SARS prevention in the Hong Kong cross border traveller population. Settings: A survey was carried out at the Hong Kong-China cross border checkpoint in the middle of the epidemic. Participants: A total of 839 Hong Kong adult residents returning to Hong Kong from mainland China were surveyed. Main outcome measures: Practice of preventive measures and relevant behaviours an…
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
The roles of classmate support, smartphone addiction, and leisure time in the longitudinal relationship between academic pressure and social anxiety among Chinese adolescents in the context of the “do…
Work‐related factors on mental health among migrant factory workers in china
Mental health problems are prevalent among migrant workers in China. The present study examined the prevalence of mental health problems (depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation) among migrant workers in China, and identified the work-related factors associated with their mental health problems based on the Demand-Control and Effort-Reward Imbalance Model. A total of 807 migrant workers were recruited from three factories in Shenzhen using stra…
The associations between psychological needs, health‐related quality of life and subjective well‐being among Chinese older people
The present study investigated the associations between the three psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness) derived from the Self-determination Theory and well-being [health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and subjective well-being (SWB)] among older people in Hong Kong SAR, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to August 2018 in Hong Kong. A total of 230 participants aged 60-year-old or above were recruited from …
Psychoactive substance use among Chinese non-engaged youth
Relationship Between Sexual Compulsivity and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Chinese Sexually Active Males
Implementation of Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program in Hong Kong
This study examined the effectiveness of the Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program in a government child health service delivery context with Chinese parents in Hong Kong. Specifically, the study sought to identify pre‐intervention variables that might predict programme outcomes such as level of clinical improvement and programme completion. Participants were 661 parents of pre‐school and primary aged children participating in a group version of th…
The Vicious Cycle between Loneliness and Problematic Smartphone Use among Adolescents
Multi-dimensional factors related to participation in a population-wide mass Covid-19 testing program among Hong Kong adults
Psychological distress and resilience as risk and protective factors of psychoactive substance use among Chinese nonengaged youth
Nonengaged youth (NEY) are those who have neither been working nor studying for a prolonged period of time. They are at risk of psychoactive substance use, but relevant studies are scarce. Based on a population‐based telephone survey and referrals, we anonymously interviewed 479 Hong Kong Chinese NEY aged 15–24 years. Of them, 14.8–23.7% reported moderate to severe depression, anxiety, and stress. Moreover, one fourth of the participants (24.8%; …
Utility and Cost-effectiveness of Motivational Messaging to Increase Survey Response in Physicians
The present study examined whether, when, and how motivational messaging can boost the response rate of postal surveys for physicians based on Higgin’s regulatory focus theory, accounting for its cost-effectiveness. A three-arm, blinded, randomized controlled design was used. A total of 3,270 doctors were randomly selected from the registration list. Results showed that motivational messaging was effective in boosting response rate among younger …
Mental health service utilization among men who have sex with men who are at risk of mental health problems in Hong Kong
Direct and Interaction Effects of Co-Existing Familial Risk Factors and Protective Factors Associated With Internet Addiction Among Chinese Students in Hong Kong
Internet addiction (IA) is prevalent among adolescents and imposes a serious public health threat. Familial risk and protective factors may co-exist and interact with each other to determine IA. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 9,618 Secondary 1 to 4 students in Hong Kong, China. About 16% of the surveyed students were classified as Internet addicted; nearly one third of them perceived that at least one of their family members had IA (…
Cross-boundary Substance Uses Among Hong Kong Chinese Young Adults
Assessment of HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors Among the General Female Population in Hong Kong
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
Secular changes in standing height, sitting height and sexual maturation of Chinese—The Hong Kong growth study, 1993
In 1993 a territory-wide cross-sectional growth survey on 25,000 Chinese children from birth to 18 years was performed in Hong Kong. Compared to the last growth survey in 1963, definite secular changes were observed. There was an increase of final adult standing height of 3.6 cm in boys and 2.7 cm in girls, in which 1.8 cm and 0.5 cm respectively for boys and girls was accounted for by the sitting height. Thus most of the height increase had occu…
An estimate of chronic disease burden and some economic consequences among the elderly Hong Kong population
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the burden of chronic disease for an elderly Chinese population aged 70 years and over, and to illustrate the use of this information in estimating the economic consequences of disease burden using stroke as an example. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1902 subjects recruited by random sampling of the old age and disability allowance schemes, which cover over 90% of the Hong Kong elderly population, stratified by sex and five year…
Body mass index reference curves for Chinese children
The Hong Kong Growth Survey 1993 provided data for the construction of reference curves for body mass index (BMI) of Chinese children from birth to 18 years. Data on weight and height was obtained from 11797 boys and 12168 girls. The LMS method was used to smooth the percentile curves. These curves showed a definite physiological rising pattern to a peak at 6 months, then fell to a trough at 6 years, before another rise towards adulthood. Compare…
Discriminatory attitudes to people with intellectual disability or mental health difficulty
The integration of people with intellectual disability and mental health difficulty in the community is an issue in Hong Kong because it has encountered public resistance. Understanding the public’s discrimination against them is of theoretical and practical concern. This survey of 822 residents in Hong Kong examined associations of the public’s personal interaction, education, age and sex with its discriminatory attitudes
Behavioural surveillance of sexually-related risk behaviours of the Chinese male general population in Hong Kong
The objective of the study was to establish a behavioural surveillance system (BSS) for sexually-related risk behaviours of the Hong Kong adult male general population. Benchmark data were obtained by interviewing 1,020 male respondents, age 18 to 60. The results showed that: (1) 14% of the respondents had engaged in commercial sex in the past six months, (2) 27% of the male commercial sex clients did not always use condoms when having sexual int…
Aids-related discrimination in the workplace--the results of two evaluative surveys carried out during a three-year period in Hong Kong
Two longitudinal surveys were carried out in 1996 and 1999 aimed at describing the situations of AIDS-related discrimination in the workplace and evaluating the effectiveness of some social interventions against discrimination towards HIV-positive employees. Two hundred and ninety-nine and 212 companies completed a questionnaire in 1996 and 1999, respectively. The results are mixed. Although most of the sampled companies had no HIV/AIDS-related p…
Risk behaviours of Hong Kong male residents travelling to mainland China
The objective was to assess levels of high-risk sexual behaviour, condom use, sexually transmitted disease (STD) history and AIDS-related perceptions among Hong Kong men returning from China by land; 1,254 systematically sampled subjects were interviewed. Of respondents, 32.5% had sexual intercourse with a commercial sex worker (CSW) in China in the past six months; 11.2% have done so on this trip. A third of those who reported having sex with CS…
A study on female sex workers in southern China (Shenzhen)
The present study aims to investigate the perspective relations between HIV/AIDS and condom-related knowledge, condom use, history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and predictive factors of condom use by female sex workers (FSW) who were sent to the Women Re-education Center (WRC) in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Seven hundred and one FSW were interviewed. Whereas respondents had attained certain accurate knowledge about the HIV tr…
HIV-related behaviours among voluntary blood donors in Hong Kong
The present study examined the prevalence of and factors associated with deferrable risk behaviours practised by male voluntary blood donors in Hong Kong. Attitudes and knowledge related to HIV/AIDS and blood donation among both male and female blood donors were also studied. In total, 2,162 (1,190 male and 972 female) blood donors in four Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Services (HKRCBTS) centres completed an anonymous structured questionn…
HIV antibody testing among male commercial sex networkers, men who have sex with men and the lower-risk male general population in Hong Kong
The present study examined the prevalence and factors that were associated with HIV testing behaviour among the MSM population, the male clients of female sex workers (FSW) population and the lower-risk male population in Hong Kong. Results revealed that out of the 2,074 male respondents surveyed, 7.3% indicated that they had been tested for HIV antibody in the past six months. The prevalence of HIV antibody testing among those who had ever had s…
Assessment of HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors Among the General Female Population in Hong Kong
A Study of the STD/Aids Related Attitudes and Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong
Needs assessment and social environment of people living with HIV/Aids in Hong Kong
The present study examined the needs and perceived social environment among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Hong Kong (N=289). Sizeable demands were expressed for medical treatment, provision of HIV-related information, financial assistance and psychological counselling. Physical health (about 38%) and social discrimination (about 24%) were the two commonly named 'most difficult aspects' of their life. In addition, over 50% felt that they …
Monitoring community responses to the Sars epidemic in Hong Kong
Study Objective: To report the evolution in perceptions and behaviours of the general public in response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong. Design: Ten similar and sequential telephone surveys were conducted during outbreak of SARS, which are classified as belonging to the first and second phases of the epidemic. Setting: Hong Kong, China. Participants: 1397 Hong Kong residents between 18 and 60 years of age. M…
Sars related preventive and risk behaviours practised by Hong Kong-mainland China cross border travellers during the outbreak of the Sars epidemic in Hong Kong
Objectives: To investigate patterns of behaviours and attitudes related to SARS prevention in the Hong Kong cross border traveller population. Settings: A survey was carried out at the Hong Kong-China cross border checkpoint in the middle of the epidemic. Participants: A total of 839 Hong Kong adult residents returning to Hong Kong from mainland China were surveyed. Main outcome measures: Practice of preventive measures and relevant behaviours an…
Sars-related Perceptions in Hong Kong
To understand different aspects of community responses related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 2 population-based, random telephone surveys were conducted in June 2003 and January 2004 in Hong Kong. More than 70% of respondents would avoid visiting hospitals or mainland China to avoid contracting SARS. Most respondents believed that SARS could be transmitted through droplets, fomites, sewage, and animals. More than 90% believed that …
Needle sharing and sex-related risk behaviours among drug users in Shenzhen, a city in Guangdong, southern China
Intravenous drug users (IDUs) are at high risk of contracting HIV, but there is a geographic bias in such research efforts in China. The aim was to study the pattern of needle sharing and sex-related risk behaviours among drug users in southern China. About 260 drug users in a detoxification centre completed an anonymous questionnaire (response rate=87.3%). The results show that needle sharing among IDUs was prevalent (60.6% and 45.3% for male an…
Reducing discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA) in Hong Kong
The present paper describes the development and evaluation of an intervention programme aiming to reduce adolescents' discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The intervention programme integrates components of 'virtual interaction' with PLWHA (watching a documentary), knowledge enhancement and a simple cognitive exercise. To evaluate its effectiveness, the programme was implemented to about 600 form 3-4 (grade 9-10) s…
Positive mental health-related impacts of the Sars epidemic on the general public in Hong Kong and their associations with other negative impacts
Validation of a Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV) among Chinese people living with HIV/Aids in Hong Kong
Implementation of Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program in Hong Kong
This study examined the effectiveness of the Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program in a government child health service delivery context with Chinese parents in Hong Kong. Specifically, the study sought to identify pre‐intervention variables that might predict programme outcomes such as level of clinical improvement and programme completion. Participants were 661 parents of pre‐school and primary aged children participating in a group version of th…
Impacts of media coverage on the community stress level in Hong Kong after the tsunami on 26 December 2004
Study objectives: The study investigated the prevalence and associated factors (media coverage in particular) of stress related responses to the December 2004 tsunami. Design: An anonymous population based cross sectional telephone survey was conducted. Post-traumatic stress symptom was measured by the locally validated Chinese impact of event scale (CIES) and whether the respondent felt disturbed, apprehensive, or horrified because of the tsunam…
Associations between stigmatization toward HIV-related vulnerable groups and similar attitudes toward people living with HIV/Aids
This study tested the hypothesis that stigmatization toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) was associated with stigmatization toward different vulnerable groups, including men who have sex with men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDUs), female sex workers (FSW) and their clients (CFSW). A number of scales and indicators were constructed for the purpose: the four Overall Stigmatization Scale for a Vulnerable Group (OSSVG) and the five Dimensiona…
Prevalence of HIV and factors associated with risk behaviours among Chinese female sex workers in Hong Kong
The study examined the HIV prevalence and factors associated with risk behaviours among Chinese female sex workers (FSW) in Hong Kong. Unlinked anonymous HIV antibody testing and interviews, using structured questionnaires, were conducted for 293 FSW. None was tested HIV positive. In the last 6 months, 13.7% self-reported having contracted STD, 50.7% were not using condoms with their male clients consistently; 73.3% and 22.6% respectively had had…
Medicine (157 works) · Psychology (112 works) · Psychiatry (100 works) · Clinical Psychology (81 works) · Family medicine (73 works) · Environmental health (71 works) · Demography (70 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (63 works) · Public health (59 works) · Population (53 works)