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Logistic regression was used to assess risk factors of syphilis infection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall syphilis prevalence was 4.7%, showing a slightly decreasing trend. Factors significantly associated with syphilis infection were inconsistent condom use (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OR<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a01.87, <jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00.015), illicit drug use (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OR<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a05.45, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and older age in years (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OR<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a01.08, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Venues where <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FSW<\/jats:styled-content>s were recruited and duration of commercial sex work were not significantly associated with syphilis infection (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Syphilis is still common among <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FSW<\/jats:styled-content>s in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>henzhen, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>hina. Current comprehensive prevention programmes (e.g. condom promotion and peer education) should be continued to maintain and increase safe sexual practices and to reduce illicit drug use among <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FSW<\/jats:styled-content>s. Expanding point\u2010of\u2010care syphilis screening programmes may be an important strategy for early diagnosis. 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