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Contextual influences on safer sex negotiation among female sex workers (FSWs) in Hong Kong: the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), FSWs' managers, and clients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20401815     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Despite social-cognitive interventions to increase safer sex awareness, condom use among female sex workers (FSWs) continued to be inconsistent. To account for the possible influences of contextual factors that may hinder or promote FSWs' safer sex negotiation and condom use, the present study examined the effects of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), FSWs' managers, and clients on FSWs' negotiation efficacy and condom-use efficacy, and the effects of efficacy on condom use. One hundred and nineteen FSWs in Hong Kong completed a questionnaire that focused on their perceived influences of NGOs, managers, and clients toward safer sex negotiation and condom use. Hierarchical regression results showed that whereas NGOs' influence and clients' support were positively related to negotiation self-efficacy, managers' pressure, and clients' pressure were negatively related to negotiation self-efficacy. Managers' pressure was negatively related to condom-use self-efficacy. Logistic regression results showed that FSWs with high condom-use self-efficacy was 24 times more likely to use condom in the previous six months than their counterparts. The present study indicated the importance of social contexts in affecting FSWs' safer sex negotiation and condom-use self-efficacy. Implications on preventive programs for FSWs, managers, and clients were discussed.
Authors:
Shannon S Y Cheng; Winnie W S Mak
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AIDS care     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1360-0451     ISO Abbreviation:  AIDS Care     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-17     Completed Date:  2011-05-23     Revised Date:  2011-06-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8915313     Medline TA:  AIDS Care     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  606-13     Citation Subset:  IM; X    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Condoms / utilization*
Female
HIV Infections / prevention & control*,  transmission
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hong Kong
Humans
Logistic Models
Negotiating*
Organizations
Prostitution / psychology,  statistics & numerical data*
Risk Factors
Safe Sex / psychology,  statistics & numerical data*
Sexual Partners / psychology*
Young Adult

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