Trends and associated factors in the uptake of HIV testing among female sex workers in Sino-Vietnam border areas in Guangxi, China: a cross-sectional study

B Liang, Q Huang, Y Ou, F Zhang, P Zhang… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background HIV testing is a primary prevention strategy against the HIV epidemic and an
entry point for HIV/AIDS-related care, prevention and treatment. This study aimed to estimate …

Screening for acute HIV infections and estimating HIV incidence among female sex workers from low-grade venues in Guangxi, China

J Li, H Zhang, Z Shen, Y Zhou, N Fang, L Wang… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Guangxi has become one of the provinces with the most severe HIV-1 epidemic
in China, where heterosexual contact is the dominant transmission route. However, data of …

Prevalence, Trends and Correlates of HIV, Syphilis and HCV Infection Among Chinese Local and Cross-border Migrant Female Sex Workers in the Sino-Vietnam …

B Liang, F Zhang, Y Ou, P Zhang, L Bao, S Mo… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a high-risk group for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). However, limited data exist on the prevalence and trends of HIV, syphilis …

Vietnamese female sex workers in rural cross-border areas of Guangxi, China: migration and HIV/STI risk behaviors

J Yu, EJ Nehl, VP Dinh, B Liang, NV Son, D Meng… - AIDS care, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
China's HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow in rural and less developed areas. This
consecutive cross-sectional study examines demographic and behavioral factors associated …

HIV prevalence and correlated factors among male clients of female sex workers in a border region of China

J Zhu, D Hu, Y Yin, Z Zhu, N Wang, B Wang - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and
the correlated risk factors among male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) in a Chinese …

Human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis C virus prevalence trends among cross-border migrant Vietnamese female sex workers in Guangxi, China

C Zhang, X Li, Y Liu, S Qiao, Y Zhou, Z Tang, Z Shen - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background Global literature indicates the burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
syphilis and hepatitis C virus (HCV) has disproportionately affected cross-border migrant …

Rates of HIV, syphilis, and HCV infections among different demographic groups of female sex workers in Guangxi China: Evidence from 2010 national sentinel …

Y Zhou, X Li, C Zhang, G Tan, B Stanton, X Zhang… - AIDS care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
To examine the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections by
demographic characteristics and identify the subgroups of female sex workers (FSW) who …

HIV prevalence among female sex workers in Guigang City, Guangxi, China: an 8-year consecutive cross-sectional study

J Lai, C Qin, EJ Nehl, J Jiang, Y Huang, B Liang, Y Xu… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Female sex workers (FSW) are a population that are at high risk for HIV
infection, and their HIV/AIDS knowledge levels and sexual behaviors are of concern. This …

Factors associated with HIV testing history and HIV-test result follow-up among female sex workers in two cities in Yunnan, China

J Xu, K Brown, G Ding, H Wang, G Zhang… - Sexually transmitted …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: The majority of people living with HIV/AIDS in China are unaware of their
serostatus, and increasing the utilization of HIV testing may help to control the epidemic …

Demographic and behavioral correlates of HIV/STI among Vietnamese female sex workers in southwest China

YJ Yu, X Li, CC Tam, Y Zhou, Y Chen, Z Shen - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Previous literature has suggested high rates of HIV/STIs among Chinese FSWs. However,
limited data were available regarding HIV-related risks among Vietnamese FSWs–a rapidly …