Increasing HIV Prevalence Among Drug Users in Western Guangdong Province, China, 1995–2005

Sentinel surveillance data from 1995 to 2005 for drug users in Guangdong province, China, showed an increasing prevalence of HIV in the West region while stabilizing in the East and Center. Several factors were significantly associated with HIV infection including gender, age, sharing needles, years...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS and behavior 2008-07, Vol.12 (Suppl 1), p.13-16
Hauptverfasser:	Fu, Xiaobing, Wang, Ye, Lin, Peng, Liu, Yongying, He, Qun, Li, Yan, Yang, Fang, Li, Jie, Diao, Limei, Yan, Xinge, Lin, Ping, Zhao, Jinkou, Chen, Sanny, McFarland, Willi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Adult AIDS China - epidemiology Disease control Drug Abuse Emigration and Immigration Epidemics Female Health Psychology HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - transmission Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infections Infectious Diseases Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Needle Sharing Original Paper Peoples Republic of China Prevalence Prevention Public Health Risk-Taking Sentinel Surveillance Sex industry Sexual Behavior Sexually transmitted diseases STD Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:	Sentinel surveillance data from 1995 to 2005 for drug users in Guangdong province, China, showed an increasing prevalence of HIV in the West region while stabilizing in the East and Center. Several factors were significantly associated with HIV infection including gender, age, sharing needles, years injecting, engaging in commercial sex, and being part of the migrant population of Guangdong. Data help effectively prioritize and target HIV prevention efforts for drug users.
ISSN:	1090-7165 1573-3254
DOI:	10.1007/s10461-008-9387-z