Working to prevent HIV/STIs among women in the sex industry in a rural town of Hainan, China.

We evaluated a two-phase HIV/STIs prevention intervention for female sex workers in a resource-limited rural town in Hainan Province, China. The primary intervention strategy, conducted from 1997 to 2000, was a condom promotion campaign conducted through outreach to sex workers. Four serial cross-sectional surveys were carried out before and after the intervention.

[A questionnaire-based survey on attitude and behavior of sex among rural women in Hainan province].

Objective: To define the profile and risk factors of sexual attitude and behavior of rural women.

Methods: Using stratified cluster sampling, tape-recorded interviews and face to face interviews were carried out among 606 rural women.

Results: 24.