Liao S, He QY, Liu W, Liao JF, Zhou YJ, Liang SL, Pan WL; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2000 Jul 9-14; 13: abstract no. ThPeD5770.
S. Liao, Department Epidemiology, PUMC, 5 Dongdansantiao, Beijing 100005, China, Tel.: +86 106 529 6971, Fax: +86 10 652 88 170, E-mail: susuliao@mx.cei.gov.cn
Issues: Women from rural areas are the major part of the female migrant population in China. Many of them have to work in sex service industry. Data about sex related health risks of migrant women working in service industry have been collected in three rural towns/small cities in Hainan and Guangxi provinces in China since 1995. To address their needs in reducing sex-related health risks, three Women Health Centers (WHC) were set up within health service institutions in these communities in late 1998 Descriptions: Objectives of the WHC include: (i) to educate sex workers about knowledge/skills for reducing sex-related health risks through outreach and clinic-based education; (ii) to distribute condoms as one of the strategies for condom promotion; and (iii) to provide the women with accessible, qualified and friendly STDs services. Advocacy has been made for authorities at different levels. The capacity of WHC staff in syndromic management of STDs and health education has been built through a hierarchical supporting system as well as training activities. Throughout a very difficult initial period, WHCs have accessed to quite lots of sex service women in the communities. Qualitative data have shown an increase in STDs/AIDS awareness of the women. Quantitative evaluation data was collected in Jan. 2000. Conclusions: The project is on target to achieve the objectives. However, in order to fully achieve the goal to reduce sex-related health risks of these women, sustainability is still the issue mostly concerned in addition to expanding methods of intervention and creating more supportive environment. Ways to integrate the intervention into the routine health services will be explored to address sustainability of the intervention.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- China
- Condoms
- Condoms, Female
- Demography
- Evaluation Studies
- Female
- Health
- Health Education
- Health Planning
- Health Services
- Humans
- Prostitution
- Research
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Teaching
- Women's Health
- education
- methods
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UI: 102242392
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