BMC Public Health
Volume 15, Issue 1, 2015

Sexual behavior of migrant workers in Shanghai, China Health behavior, health promotion and society (Article) (Open Access)

Dai W. , Gao J. , Gong J. , Xia X. , Yang H. , Shen Y. , Gu J. , Wang T. , Liu Y. , Zhou J. , Shen Z. , Zhu Z.* , Pan Z.
  • a Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • b Nutrition Department, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • c Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • d Huangdu Community Health Service Center, Jiading, Shanghai, China
  • e Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • f Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • g Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • h Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • i Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • j Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • k Huangdu Community Health Service Center, Jiading, Shanghai, China
  • l Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • m Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Abstract

Background: Rapid urbanization of China has resulted in significant domestic migration. The purpose of the present study was to survey the sexual behavior of migrant workers in Shanghai and determine the risk factors for unprotected sex. Methods: A cross-sectional study of the sexual behavior of 5996 migrant workers was conducted in 7 administrative regions of Shanghai in 2012 from August to October. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: Five thousand seven hundred seventy two out of the 5996 migrants enrolled into the present study were primarily young adults aged 34.3∈±∈10.6 years. Of them, 73.5 % were married, 51.1 % graduated from junior high school, 46.0 % earned 1500-2500 yuan (RMB) monthly. The majority (82.3 %) of the migrants engaged in sexual behavior, and 58.0 % did not use condoms in sexual intercourse. Some of the participants (15.2 %) had casual extramarital partners within the previous 12 months; among them, 76.2 % never or only occasionally used condoms. The results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that condom use was associated with age, occupation, monthly income, education, and housing conditions. Having temporary sexual partners was significantly associated with several factors such as unmarried (OR: 0.47, 95 % CI: 0.38-0.57), working at domestic (OR: 1.65,95 % CI: 1.17-2.34), working at wholesale/retail(OR: 1.65, 95 % CI: 1.13-2.13), and male migrants (OR: 2.37, 95 % CI: 1.96-2.85), but not with other factors such as age, monthly income, or education. Having casual extramarital partners was significantly associated with female migrants working at domestic (OR: 1.89, 95 % CI: 1.09-3.28), unmarried male migrants (OR: 0.51, 95 % CI: 0.36-0.74). Conclusion: Closer attention should be paid to sexual health education among migrant workers, especially women and those working in domestic and wholesale/retail occupations. The use of condoms should be promoted for older (>35 y), low-income, and less-educated individuals. © 2015 Dai et al.

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Index Keywords

China HIV Infections sexual behavior lowest income group health promotion high school multivariate logistic regression analysis human Health Behavior sexuality middle aged Sexual Partners statistics and numerical data condom Condoms controlled study housing unprotected sex Unsafe Sex Cross-Sectional Studies condom use Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult migrant worker cross-sectional study Humans Adolescent married person male occupation female Socioeconomic Factors risk factor Risk Factors socioeconomics questionnaire sexual health adult migration human experiment sexual intercourse utilization Transients and Migrants attention
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84944314450&doi=10.1186%2fs12889-015-2385-y&partnerID=40&md5=5f1e13c290ced2b6028e8c59545329bc
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2385-y
ISSN: 14712458
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English