Study on Associated Factors of Syphilis Infection among Female Sex Workers in Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province
YE Hao-sen
GUO Hong-ge
HUANG Xian
Abstract：Objective:To explore related risk factors of Syphilis infection among female sex workers( FSW) in Zhuhai.Methods:A case-control study was conducted.FSWs with syphilis in Zhuhai were indentified as case group, and each case matched by 4 syphilis-nega FSWs.FSWs survey questionnaire was designed by Guangdong Initiative for Comprehensive Control of Syphilis ( GICCS) and used in the study in order to collect messages including group behaviors, syphilis-related knowledge, drug abuse and mental health.Fitting conditional logistic regression model was applied for univariate and multivariate analysis.Results:In this study, 27 Syphilis positive FSWs were identified and 108 controls were matched.Data from univariate analysis showed that, 6-15 sexual customers per week were risk factors for syphilis infeetion, with OR values of 2.87 ( 95%CI:1.04 ~7.87 ) .Syphilis-related knowledge and consistent condom use in recent month were protective factors with OR values as 0.14(95%CI:0.09~0.42)and 0.29(95%CI:0.17~0.90) respectively.Multivariate analysis showed that, syphilis-related knowledge and consistent condom use in recent month were protective factors with OR values as 0.25 ( 95%CI:0.11 ~0.9 0 ) and 0.34 ( 9 5%CI:0.2 1 ~1.2 5 ) respectively .Conclusions:Syphilis-related knowl-edge and consistent condom use were protective factors related to syphilis transmission.
Keywords：Female sex workersSyphilisAssociated factor
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 254-257,264 )