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Factors Associated with HIV Testing, Condom Use, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Sex Workers in Nha Trang, Vietnam

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This study examined predictors of HIV testing, successful condom negotiation with clients, and self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Vietnamese female sex workers (FSW). Data were collected by using face-to-face interviews from a community sample of 610 FSW from Nha Trang city during October–December, 2000. Having had an HIV test was associated with having spent time in a rehabilitation center. Consistently successful negotiation of condom use occurred most among FSW who had few clients, understood how HIV was not transmitted, and had not reported ever having any symptoms of STIs. Migration to Nha Trang for sex work was a risk factor for an STI diagnosis; successful negotiation of condom use had a protective effect. Our results suggest the need for voluntary HIV counseling and testing, further promotion of condom use among FSW populations, and better use of rehabilitation sites to promote HIV prevention.

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  1. Northrup Grumman, Harvard University, Atlanta, Georgia

    Jesse H. Grayman

  2. Vietnam National AIDS Standing Bureau, Vietnam

    Do Thi Nhan

  3. Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia and Hanoi, Vietnam

    Pham Thi Huong & Gary R. West

  4. Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHSTP, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia

    Richard A. Jenkins PhD & James W. Carey

  5. Khanh Hoa Department of Health Service, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam

    Truong Tan Minh

  6. Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-37, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333

    Richard A. Jenkins PhD

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Grayman, J.H., Nhan, D.T., Huong, P.T. et al. Factors Associated with HIV Testing, Condom Use, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Sex Workers in Nha Trang, Vietnam. AIDS Behav 9, 41–51 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-005-1680-5

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