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Table 1 Demographics of 360 study participants (N = 360)

From: HPV and cervical cancer related knowledge, awareness and testing behaviors in a community sample of female sex workers in China

Variable

Value

Age (mean + SD), yr

25.1 (3.47)

Ethnicity

 

  Han

91.1%

  Non-Han

8.9%

Residency

 

  Urban

35.8%

  Rural

64.2%

Marriage status

 

  Currently married

38.1%

  Not currently married

61.9%

Education

 

  Nine years schooling or less

58.1%

  More than nine years of schooling

41.9%

Length of working in city (Mean, SD), month

50.4 (34.4)

Length of being FSWs (Mean, SD), month

20.5 (18. 6)

Monthly income (Mean, SD), 100 yuana

44.4 (22.6)

Had regular health check up

32 (9.1%)

Ever had HIV testing

59 (17.1%)

  1. Note: a at the time of study, 6.5 yuan is equivalent to 1 US $.