TOPIC: Epidemiology
OTHER KEYWORDS: Chinese, Male clients of female sex workers, Hong Kong, Sex Work
TITLE: Behavioral surveillance and factors associated with condom use and STD incidences among the male commercial sex client population in Hong Kong - results of two surveys
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lau JTF, Siah PC, Tsui HY. Behavioral surveillance and factors associated with condom use and STD incidences among the male commercial sex client population in Hong Kong - results of two surveys. AIDS Educ and Prev. 2002; 14(4): 306-317.
SUMMARY
The study compares the results of behavioral surveillance data obtained on the male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) population in Hong Kong. Two surveys, using identical method, were completed in 1998 and 2000. Crossing the border for sex and Purchasing sex in multiple geographic areas was very common and a higher percentage of respondents reported having patronized FSWs in mainland China in 2000 than 1998. Those who practiced commercial sex in mainland China were less likely to have always been using condoms with FSWs (p
<.01) and were more likely to have ever contracted STD in the past 6 months (p
<.05), when compared with those who had purchased sex only in Hong Kong or in other places.