Vietnamese female sex workers in rural cross-border areas of Guangxi, China

Migration and HIV/STI risk behaviors

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ID19443386
AuthorsJun Yu (0000-0003-1922-7283, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Eric J Nehl (0000-0003-3930-9235, Emory University), Van Phu Dinh (HaTinh Medical College, Ha Tinh City, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam), Bingyu Liang (0000-0001-9788-5826, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), NGUYÊŃ VAN SON (0000-0003-3581-3581, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam), Meng Donghua, Donghua Meng (Ningming Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi, Ningming County, People’s Republic of China), Yi Zhang (0000-0002-7581-7061, Longzou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Junjun Jiang (0000-0003-4905-9348, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Jiegang Huang (0000-0003-3271-1694, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Chuanyi Ning (0000-0002-8748-2780, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Yanyan Liao (0000-0003-1789-8091, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Hui Chen (0000-0003-2866-7811, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Ning Zang (0000-0002-2032-1368, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Rongfeng Chen (0000-0002-6704-8530, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China), Deping Liu (0000-0001-5887-4120, Chongzuo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongzuo, Longzhou County, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, corresponding author), Li Ye (0000-0003-0401-5691, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, corresponding author), Hao Liang (0000-0003-4183-3423, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue12
Pages1515-1523
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2020.1719968
PMID32008356
OpenAlexW3005518922
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited44

China's HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow in rural and less developed areas. This consecutive cross-sectional study examines demographic and behavioral factors associated with HIV/STI infection, Hepatitis C (HCV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Vietnamese female sex workers (FSW), a vulnerable population who cross into Guangxi, China. This study is a secondary data analysis of 303 Vietnamese and 4,348 Chinese FSWs recruited over seven years from two Chinese counties that border Vietnam. Logistic regression models compared demographics, HIV/STI status, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors between Vietnamese FSWs and Chinese FSWs. Compared with Chinese FSWs, Vietnamese FSWs were younger, had attained lower education levels, were highly mobile, more likely to report using drugs, and were more vulnerable to HIV/STIs. Younger age, less educational attainment, shorter time in their current working location, no voluntary HIV testing in the last year, greater drug use, and not using condoms for all commercial sex in the last month were associated with higher HIV/STIs. In conclusion, several factors were associated with HIV/STI risk in Vietnamese cross-border FSWs. There is a pressing need to improve support systems for Vietnamese cross-border FSW and health system cooperation across the Chinese/Vietnamese border

China · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Logistic regression · Population · Vietnamese · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Virology

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