Title: Identifying the psychosocial correlates of condom use by female sex workers in Hong Kong.

POPLINE Document Number: 194643

Author(s):

Chan DK
Cheung SF
Gray A
Ip A
Lee B

Source citation:

AIDS Care, 2004 May;16(4):530-539.

Abstract:

This study examined factors affecting condom use by Hong Kong female sex workers when they have sex with their clients and steady partners. Our respondents consisted of 109 active female sex workers, mainly streetwalkers or sex workers who worked in villas. During a 30-minute interview, respondents were interviewed individually and were asked questions regarding their condom use practice. These questions were designed to measure various factors affecting their condom use practice, including attitudes toward condom use, normative pressure, perceived behavioural control, perceived AIDS risks, past condom use behaviour, and future condom use intentions with respect to the two types of partners. Multiple regression analyses reveal that perceived behavioural control is the most important factor associated with these respondents’ future condom use across the two types of partners. Perceived AIDS risk is the additional predictor for condom use with clients, while normative pressure is the additional predictor for condom use with steady partners. Past condom use behaviour also provided significant additional prediction for both types of partners, implying the habitual nature of condom use among our respondents. These results have significant implications for designing intervention programmes targeting at increasing condom use by female sex workers in Hong Kong. (author's)

Keywords:

Hong Kong
Research Report
KAP Surveys
Multivariate Analysis
Sex Workers
Women in Development
Condom Use
Attitude
Value Orientation
Self-Perception
HIV Prevention
Risk Assessment
Psychosocial Factors
Developed Countries
Asia, Eastern
Asia
Surveys
Sampling Studies
Studies
Research Methodology
Data Analysis
Sex Behavior
Behavior
Economic Development
Economic Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
Psychological Factors
Perception
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Evaluation