Federal government websites often end in. The site is secure. Preview improvements coming to the PMC website in October Learn More or Try it out now. The KAIDS and the author of this paper participated in the survey starting in , and the areas covered were restricted to red-light districts RLDs throughout the country. The author has completed this paper for academic purposes after obtaining permission in advance as a co-researcher participating in the survey. We investigated the prevalence of s STDs in FSWs in order to determine the factors associated with sexually transmitted infections in Korea.
We assessed the associations between sexually transmitted infections and demographic and risk behaviour variables through logistic regression analysis. The risk probability of sexually transmitted infection was higher for those who drank alcohol often as well as those who had their first sexual experience at an early age. However, the effects of these factors were attenuated by working conditions.
The risk probability of sexually transmitted infections was higher for those who engaged in sex with several customers per day as well as for those who did not practice regular condom use. The risk factors for sexually transmitted infections among FSWs in Republic of Korea are related to and affected by working conditions. Thus, multifaceted health interventions to protect FSWs and their sexual health are deemed necessary.
The online version of this article Please see Additional file 1 for translations of the abstract into the five official working languages of the United Nations. Sexually transmitted infections STIs are passed from person to person through intimate sexual contact [ 1 ]. Untreated STIs may result in acute diseases, infertility, disabilities, and even death [ 2 ].
Moreover, STIs are difficult to prevent, due to difficulties accessing the groups that are particularly vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases STDs. Nevertheless, public health intervention is necessary because there are groups of people who have sexual relations with many partners and do not regularly use condoms [ 5 , 6 ].
