“Double Butterfly” Condom - Futures Group

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2. Design of Butterfly Constituted the Main Reason for Popularity of Outside
Package
The package of the “Double Butterfly” condom has a green background with a yellow
butterfly design. Around one-quarter (23.3%) of the sex workers liked the outside
package of “Double Butterfly” due to the pattern of the butterfly, 16.1% of them liked
it for its small size and portable characteristics, 13.1% liked it for its uniqueness,
12.5% liked it that it did not look like a condom and 12.4% liked it for its elegance
(Table 39). Both the Sichuan and Yunnan sex workers and sex workers in different
types of sex work facilities (Table 40) shared almost the same opinions about the
packaging of the “Double Butterfly.”
The highest percentage (24.1%) of the sex workers below age 16 liked the outside
package for its elegance. A higher percentage of sex workers above age 30
compared to other age groups were likely to like the outside package due to its small
size and portable characteristic(Table 41).
Table 39: Reasons sex workers like the package of Double -Butterfly condom, by
province
Yunnan Sichuan total
frequency % frequency % frequency %
Distinctive 45 12.9 41 13.3 86 13.1
Romantic 4 1.0 5 1.5 8 1.2
Lovely 4 1.2 19 6.2 23 3.5
Waterproof 1 0.4 - - 1 0.2
the color and the butterfly are a perfect match 9 2.4 15 5.0 24 3.6
the package isn’t like a condom 44 12.5 39 12.5 83 12.5
tiny, easy to carry 57 16.3 49 15.9 106 16.1
the butterfly is beautiful 90 25.7 63 20.5 154 23.3
The package is tailor-made 49 14.1 33 10.6 82 12.4
the green color is beautiful 34 9.6 32 10.5 66 10.0
feel safe 7 2.0 7 2.3 14 2.1
with high quality 7 2.0 5 1.8 13 1.9
the name is very good - - - 0.1 0 0.0
Total 352 100.0 309 100.0 660 100.0
Note: p≤0.06( Why sex workers like the Package of Double-Butterfly Condom *province)
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