STD/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Characteristics of Market Vendors in Hefei, China

Zhi, Hu; Wang, Debin; Liu, Hongjie; Yang, Sen; Ye, Dong-Qing; Cao, Hongtao; Zhang, Xuejun

doi:10.1089/apc.2005.19.121

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“…The current study uses qualitative methods to investigate the connections between social stratification and HIV sexual risk and the role of social networking practices in facilitating such connections among male market vendors in China. These self-employed men represent an understudied subgroup of migrants who may play an important role in China's growing HIV and syphilis epidemics due to their documented high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) ( 31 ), low HIV/STI knowledge, and low condom use ( 32 ).…”

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Networking Activities and Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Male Migrant Market Vendors in China

Wang

Muessig

et al. 2013

AIDS Behav

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HIV research among internal migrants in China has not fully explored the contexts and perceptions of “risk”. In 2011, urban markets in Liuzhou, China were mapped, and sixty male vendors, age 22 to 56, were selected for in-depth interviews on migration, social and family life, and perceptions and practices of sexual risk behavior. Participants were evenly divided among higher income shop and small stall vendors. All men were sexually active. Only the shop vendors reported non-marital sexual partners, including concurrent partners (n=15), commercial partners (n=10), and other sexual relationships (n=11). Shop vendors engaged in networking activities that facilitated commercial and non-commercial high-risk sex. Perceptions of HIV risk from commercial sex led some men to doubt the protective ability of condoms and rely on local (unproven) self-protection techniques. Networking activities played a role in high-risk sex and shaping migrants' risk perceptions and health practices. The networks created through these processes could also be used to facilitate health promotion activities.

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Networking Activities and Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Male Migrant Market Vendors in China

Wang

Muessig

et al. 2013

AIDS Behav

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“…40 A study among women in Hainan island showed 15% had had premarital sex but none had had extramarital sex, 41 and a study among market vendors in Hefei, a large eastern city, showed 28% had had premarital sex. 42 Other studies have shown higher figures. For example, 52% of those questioned in a study in rural Anhui Province had had premarital sex.…”

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Syphilis in China: the great comeback

Hesketh

Zhu

2008

Emerging Health Threats Journal

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China is currently witnessing a major resurgence of syphilis from the elimination of the disease in the 1960s to 5.3 per 100,000 people incidence in 2000-2005. The reasons for the elimination and subsequent resurgence of syphilis in China lie at the heart of much public health debate, highlighting both the relationship between politics and public health, and the role of government in controlling disease. Were the Draconian measures to control syphilis during the early Mao years a price worth paying for the effective control? Is the recent resurgence of syphilis an inevitable consequence of economic development and greater freedom for the individual, which will ultimately lead to better health for the majority of the population? Could tougher control measures such as those of the early Mao years be reintroduced in the current social and economic climate in China? In this review, we briefly chart the history of the syphilis epidemic in China, its elimination in the 1960s, and its gradual resurgence in the past two decades. We explore the reasons for this resurgence, and we conclude with a discussion on the options for control.

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“…The key question is if understanding whether the improvement of knowledge can change migrants’ attitudes towards HIV/AIDS can reduce HIV-related high-risk behaviors. Our previous study found that HIV/STI knowledge is related to attitude and practice for market vendors [ 11 ]. Malcolmet et al’ research showed knowledge alone is not sufficient to eliminate stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors [ 12 , 13 ].…”

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The impact of social organizations on HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge among migrants in Hefei, China

Wang

Ren

et al. 2018

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BackgroundThere is a growing recognition of the need to provide HIV/AIDS prevention and care to migrant workers. Social involvement, a type of social capital, is considered a ‘critical enabler’ of effective HIV/AIDS prevention. Designated participation in formal community groups by the government (e.g., political parties) and informal, voluntary local networks by NGOs (e.g., alumni association, cultural & sports club) play different roles in HIV prevention. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of different types of social organizations on HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge among migrant workers.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 758 migrants was conducted in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. Data were collected through a self-reported questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to assess associations between different social organizations and HIV/AIDS prevention.ResultsMigrants who participated in social organizations had a higher awareness of HIV/AIDS knowledge than migrants who do not participate in social organizations. Higher levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge is associated with positive HIV/AIDS behaviors for people who attended political parties (odds ratio [OR] = 3.49, 95% CI: 1.22-9.99). This effect is not significant for alumni association. For both political parties and alumni association members (OR = 0.19, 95% CI: 0.06-0.66, OR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.08-0.61, respectively), people who exhibited higher levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge had more negative attitudes than those with less knowledge.ConclusionSocial organizations play an important role in improving HIV/AIDS knowledge and behavior in migrants, providing a great opportunity for HIV/AIDS prevention.

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STD/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Characteristics of Market Vendors in Hefei, China

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Networking Activities and Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Male Migrant Market Vendors in China

Networking Activities and Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Male Migrant Market Vendors in China

Syphilis in China: the great comeback

The impact of social organizations on HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge among migrants in Hefei, China

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