Awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge among female sex workers in Jiaxing City
XU Fangping1, FU Haiping2, HOU Zhigang1, YU Mengping3, TANG Xian1
1. Department of AIDS and Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Jiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314050, China; 2. Tongxiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tongxiang, Zhejiang 314500, China; 3. Jinghu District Administration for Market Regulation of Wuhu City, Wuhu, Anhui 241000,China
Abstract：Objective To investigate the awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge and its influencing factors among female sex workers (FSWs) in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Methods According to the HIV/AIDS Sentinel Surveillance Plan, FSWs at ages of 15 to 65 years monitored by the national AIDS surveillance sentinel in Jiaxing City were recruited, and demographic information, awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge and related behaviors were collected by questionnaire surveys. Factors affecting the awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge were identified by a multivariable logistic regression model. Results A total of 430 questionnaires were allocated, and 412 were valid, with an effective rate of 95.81%. The respondents had a mean age of (28.58±4.93) years, and included 258 unmarried FSWs (62.62%), 344 with registered residence outside Zhejiang Province (83.50%), 212 with junior high school education or below (51.46%) and 243 from high-end entertainment places (58.98%). The overall awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge among FSWs was 20.39%, and the awareness of "Transfusion of blood containing hepatitis C virus may acquire hepatitis C" (38.83%) and the awareness of "tattooing, eyebrow tattooing and ear piercing in streets or small shops may infect hepatitis C" (38.11%) were relatively low. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified marital status (divorced or widowed, OR=0.161, 95%CI: 0.054-0.482), educational level (high school or technical secondary school, OR=2.568, 95%CI: 1.446-4.560; junior college or above, OR=6.110, 95%CI: 2.658 -14.045) and grade of entertainment places (high-end entertainment places, OR=2.756, 95%CI: 1.525-4.982) as factors affecting the awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge among FSWs. Conclusion FSWs in Jiaxing City have a low awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge, especially lacking of knowledge about the transmission routes and prognosis of hepatitis C.
徐芳萍, 辅海平, 侯志刚, 俞孟萍, 唐娴. 嘉兴市暗娼人群丙型病毒性肝炎防治知识调查[J]. 预防医学, 2024, 36(2): 119-122.
XU Fangping, FU Haiping, HOU Zhigang, YU Mengping, TANG Xian. Awareness of hepatitis C prevention and control knowledge among female sex workers in Jiaxing City. Preventive Medicine, 2024, 36(2): 119-122.
