Sexual behavior of migrant workers in Shanghai, China.

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.

Health-related lifestyle behaviors among male and female rural-to-urban migrant workers in Shanghai, China.

Background: Lifestyle behaviors significantly impact health, yet remain poorly defined in Chinese rural-to-urban migrants.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study of health-related behaviors of 5484 rural-to-urban migrants who had worked in Shanghai for at least six months, we assessed the contribution of demographics and physical and mental health to lifestyle behaviors in male and female participants by multiple stepwise cumulative odds logistic regression.

Results: Respondents were 51.