Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China

ZHANG Xia Yan HUANG Tao FENG Yi Bing LI Meng CHEN Fang Fang LI Yin Ge JIN Shan Shan BU Kai WANG Lu

ZHANG Xia Yan, HUANG Tao, FENG Yi Bing, LI Meng, CHEN Fang Fang, LI Yin Ge, JIN Shan Shan, BU Kai, WANG Lu. Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2015, 28(10): 701-708. doi: 10.3967/bes2015.100
Citation: ZHANG Xia Yan, HUANG Tao, FENG Yi Bing, LI Meng, CHEN Fang Fang, LI Yin Ge, JIN Shan Shan, BU Kai, WANG Lu. Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2015, 28(10): 701-708. doi: 10.3967/bes2015.100

doi: 10.3967/bes2015.100

Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China

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Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China

doi: 10.3967/bes2015.100

摘要: Objective To describe the characteristics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in women aged 15-49 years in China.
Methods HIV/AIDS cases from 2005 to 2012 that fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified on the Chinese HIV/AIDS case reporting system. Descriptive and spatial analyses were performed.
Results A total of 103,559 female HIV/AIDS cases were included in our study. Based on the descriptive analysis, between 2005 and 2012, the proportion of heterosexually acquired HIV infection among women (15-49 years) increased rapidly from 35.8% to 87.4%. Approximately 60% of these cases were infected through non-marital heterosexual contact. Among older women (40-49 years), a slightly increasing trend was identified. The spatial analysis detected ‘hot spots’ in the Xinjiang, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Chongqing provinces. The epidemic trends in these areas were predominately driven by heterosexual transmission.
Conclusion Non-marital heterosexual contact is a very important factor in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in women aged 15-49 years, and the HIV infection rate in older women is increasing. Several epidemic hot spots were detected in northwestern and southwestern China. Efficient interventions are needed to control the spread of HIV/AIDS among women living in these areas.

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ZHANG Xia Yan, HUANG Tao, FENG Yi Bing, LI Meng, CHEN Fang Fang, LI Yin Ge, JIN Shan Shan, BU Kai, WANG Lu. Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2015, 28(10): 701-708. doi: 10.3967/bes2015.100
Citation: ZHANG Xia Yan, HUANG Tao, FENG Yi Bing, LI Meng, CHEN Fang Fang, LI Yin Ge, JIN Shan Shan, BU Kai, WANG Lu. Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Women Aged 15-49 Years from 2005 to 2012 in China[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2015, 28(10): 701-708. doi: 10.3967/bes2015.100

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