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
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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
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Some patient-related factors associated with late access to ART in China's free ART program.
TL;DR: It was showed that although both the median and mean baseline CD4 increased consistently over the study period, there were still about 30% of HIV/AIDS patients accessing ART at a very late stage (CD4 ≤ 50 µl) in 2009.
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Tracing sexual contacts of HIV-infected individuals in a rural prefecture, Eastern China.
Haijiang Lin,Haijiang Lin,Haijiang Lin,Na He,Na He,Yingying Ding,Yingying Ding,Yingying Ding,Danhong Qiu,Weiming Zhu,Weiming Zhu,Weiming Zhu,Xing Liu,Xing Liu,Xing Liu,Tiejun Zhang,Tiejun Zhang,Roger Detels +17 more
TL;DR: Contact tracing is useful for identifying new HIV infections from spouses or long term sexual partners of HIV-infected individuals in China, and the complicated sexual networks existing between and beyond HIV- infected persons provide opportunities for rapid spread of HIV in such areas.
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Provider–Client Interaction in Methadone Treatment Clinics in China:
TL;DR: There is an urgent need to address the issue of provider attitudes, which can impact interactions with clients and influence efforts to maintain treatment retention and outcomes for drug users in China.
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Knowledge of HIV seropositivity is a predictor for initiation of illicit drug use: incidence of drug use initiation among female sex workers in a high HIV-prevalence area of China.
Haibo Wang,Kate Brown,Guixiang Wang,Guowei Ding,Chunpeng Zang,Junjie Wang,Kathleen H. Reilly,Kathleen H. Reilly,Helen Chen,Ning Wang +9 more
TL;DR: Interventions offering sources of education, treatment, support, and counseling to HIV-positive FSWs need to be implemented in order to help promote self-efficacy and safe behaviors among this group of high-risk women.
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Knowledge of HIV and willingness to conduct oral rapid HIV testing among dentists in Xi'an China.
Lirong Wang,Anthony J. Santella,Ruizhe Huang,Lingling Kou,Lijuan You,Xiaona Zhang,Shu Wang,Jingyao Wang,Longfei Gao,Juan Yin,Guihua Zhuang +10 more
TL;DR: The majority of Chinese dentists thought that ORHT was needed in the dental setting, and opportunities for dentists and dental students to learn about HIV testing guidelines and practices are needed.
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