OBJECTIVETo investigate the attitude and sexual behavior status and change among HIV positive female workers in entertainment sites in Kaiyuan city, Yunnan province, China. The key information should be applied in the integrated intervention program in future.

METHODSA cohort survey among HIV positive female workers was conducted during 12 months, between 2010 and 2012. All the risk sexual behavior and attitude were collected for assessment for the potential secondary transmission to sexual partners.

RESULTSOf 99 HIV positive women who sell sex in Kaiyuan city, 99 participated in the survey at baseline, 80, 80, 75, and 75 at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-ups. The percentage of participants who reported consistently used condoms in the last one month ranged between 94.5% and 95.5%. The client volume in the last one month, income per sex and age group were significant related with non-insistent condom use with their clients.

CONCLUSIONIt was suggested that integrated intervention program package should include 100 percent condom use promotion for the HIV positive FSW with all sexual partners, and also, include socially support involved.

Adult ; Attitude ; China ; epidemiology ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; HIV Infections ; psychology ; transmission ; Humans ; Risk-Taking ; Sex Workers ; psychology ; statistics & numerical data ; Sexual Behavior ; psychology ; statistics & numerical data ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders ; psychology ; Young Adult