“Double Butterfly” Condom - Futures Group

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Section 6 Sex Workers’ Appraisal of the Appearance
of “Double Butterfly” Condom
Part of this study included an assessment by sex workers of the socially-marketed
condom, “Double Butterfly,” designed specifically for the Condom Social Marketing
Program of the China-UK AIDS Prevention and Control Project.
? . More Acceptance of Outside Package
1. Outside package of butterfly condom is welcomed by sexual workers
Design of Butterfly Constituted the Main Reason for Popularity of Outside
Package
Generally speaking, 34.8% of the sex workers recognized the inside product as a
condom from their judgment of the outside package without any prompting
(Table213). Almost 89.6% of the sex workers in both Sichuan and Yunnan
provinces liked the outside package (Table 34).
Half (51.2%) of the sex workers at sauna/bath houses recognized the inside product as
a condom from their judgment of the outside package without any prompts from
others, a higher percentage than those in other types of sex work establishments
(Table 35). Fully 92.6% of the street sex workers said that they were fond of the
outside package, a slightly higher percentage than those in other types of sex work
establishment (Table 36).
Half (49.9%) of the sex workers above age 30 recognized the inside product as a
condom from their judgment of the outside package without any prompts from others,
a higher percentage than those in other age groups (Table 37). Fully 93.1% of the
sex workers ages 17-18 said that they were fond of the outside package, a somewhat
higher percentage than those in other age groups (Table 38).
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