Evolution of China's response to HIV/AIDS
Zunyou Wu,Sheena G. Sullivan,Sheena G. Sullivan,Yu Wang,Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus,Roger Detels +5 more
TLDR
Four factors have driven China's response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic: existing government structures and networks of relationships, increasing scientific information, external influences that underscored the potential consequences of an HIV/ AIDS pandemic, accelerated strategic planning, and increasing political commitment at the highest levels.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2007-02-24 and is currently open access. It has received 428 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: HIV/AIDS in China & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Factors associated with willingness to participate in free HIV test among general residents in Heilongjiang, Northeast China
Lili Yuan,Xin Li,Xiaoxia Li,Jingli Shi,Liying Jiang,Chundi Zhang,Xiujing Yang,Yeli Zhang,Yashuang Zhao +8 more
TL;DR: The overall level of willingness to accept free HIV testing is high, and is higher in rural residents than in urban residents in Heilongjiang.
Journal ArticleDOI
Coercion and HIV Self-Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implementation Data From a Cross-Sectional Survey in China.
Jason J. Ong,Haochu Li,Wu Dan,Hongyun Fu,Ewen Liu,Wei Ma,Dianmin Kang,Meizhen Liao,Gifty Marley,Chongyi Wei,Weiming Tang,Stephen Pan,Chuncheng Liu,Nicola Desmond,Bin Yang,Ligang Yang,Shujie Huang,Joseph D. Tucker,Joseph D. Tucker +18 more
TL;DR: There is an urgent need for more public health and implementation science research to identify best practices for targeted outreach to increase uptake of PrEP among those in greatest need to prevent further amplification of HIV health disparities, which are particularly magnified in the Deep South among black MSM.
Journal ArticleDOI
A harm reduction paradox: Comparing China's policies on needle and syringe exchange and methadone maintenance
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors conducted semi-structured, serial interviews with key informants, knowledgeable about China's harm reduction policies, and combined with a systematic analysis of official government policy documents on NSEP and MMT, including white papers, legal documents, and policy statements.
Journal ArticleDOI
Evolving HIV Epidemiology in Mainland China: 2009–2018
Yingying Ding,Zhonghui Ma,Jiayu He,Xiaoyi Xu,Shijie Qiao,Lulu Xu,Ruizi Shi,Xiaohui Xu,Bowen Zhu,Jing Li,Frank Y. Wong,Na He +11 more
TL;DR: This review is intended to provide an overview of the evolution of HIV epidemiology over the past decade in China, with a succinct overall view of the epidemic, followed by surveillance data, profiles of key populations, HIV molecular epidemiology, and drug resistance.
Journal ArticleDOI
Selecting at-risk populations for sexually transmitted disease/HIV intervention studies.
TL;DR: Evaluating intervention efficacy in an RCT requires a time-consuming and rigorous process that systematically and routinely documents selection criteria, evaluates multiple populations, sites, and organizations for their appropriateness.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
AIDS and Stigma
TL;DR: AIDS stigma affects the well-being of PWAs and influences their personal choices about disclosing their serostatus to others, and may continue to have an impact as policies providing special protection to people with HIV face renewed scrutiny.
Journal ArticleDOI
The efficacy of methadone maintenance interventions in reducing illicit opiate use, HIV risk behavior and criminality: a meta-analysis
TL;DR: The effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment is evident among opiate-dependent individuals across a variety of contexts, cultural and ethnic groups, and study designs, and the treatment is most apparent in its ability to reduce drug-related criminal behaviors.
Journal ArticleDOI
HIV-related stigmatization and discrimination: Its forms and contexts
TL;DR: For more than two decades, HIV-related stigmatization, discrimination and denial have characterized the pandemic and presented a major challenge to the effectiveness of prevention, care and treatment programmes.
Book
The Reduction of Drug-Related Harm
TL;DR: The authors gathered together an international group of practitioners who argue persuasively about the paramount importance of harm reduction strategies rather than total abstention in the fight against drugs, and they concluded that "harm reduction is more important than total abstinence".