Bo Wang|Xiaoming Li|Bonita Stanton|Lei Zhang|Xiaoyi Fang
Alcohol Use, Unprotected Sex, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Sex Workers in China
brief background objective alcohol use suggested interfere condom use increase sexual risk behaviors however data prevalence practice among female sex workers association condom use sexually transmitted infections stis limited methods data collected baseline survey hiv prevention project among 454 establishmentbased female sex workers guangxi china 2004 global association situational analysis performed using 2 measures alcohol use alcohol intoxication drinking alcohol sex client multiple logistic regression analyses performed examine association alcohol use womens condom use stis results onethird women reported intoxicated alcohol least month previous 6 months 30 reported using alcohol sex clients comparison women use alcohol engaging sex clients women reported significantly less consistent condom use higher rates current stis history sti however alcohol intoxication associated condom use stis findings indicate eventspecific rather global associations alcohol use inconsistent condom use stis conclusion alcohol use commercial sex associated unprotected sex increased risk stis interventions address alcohol use hiv risk behaviors context commercial sex may great impact preventing spread hiv china study examines relationships alcohol use unprotected sex sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers china two measures alcohol use included