Objective:ToexploreeffectivewaysofconductingSTD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalecommercialsexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentsandtopromoteimplementationofan100%condomuseprogramme.Methods:In-depthinterviewswerecarriedouttocollectqualitativeinformationaboutdemographiccharacteristics,STD/AIDSknowledge,attitudeandriskbehaviorsoffemalesexworkers.Femalesexworkerswereselectedbysamplingandweregivenbaselinesurveyandassessmentafterintervention.Basedontheresultsoftheinterviews,aquestionnairewasdeveloped,andinterventionmeasuresweredetermined.Thesemeasuresincludedface-to-faceinterviewing,counseling,anddistributionofSTD/AIDSinformationandcondoms.Results:196and182femalesexworkersofthesamepopulationwereinterviewedseparatelybeforeandafterintervention.STDs/AIDSknowledgehadsignificantlyincreasedafteroneyear'sintervention(P<0.01).Knowledgeincreasedinboththeinterventiongroupandthenon-interventiongroupbuttheincreasewasmoresignificantamongsexworkerswhoreceivedtheintervention.Riskbehaviorsremainedatbaselinelevelsinbothgroups.Conclusion:STD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalesexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentswaseffectiveandmaybenefitsociety,butthestrategiesneedtobeadjustedtothefemalesexworkers'lifestyles,particularlytheirhighratesofmobilityandhigh-riskbehaviors.
