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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Comparative performance of electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and EIA for HIV screening in a multiethnic region of China.
Xiaohui Bi,Hongxia Ning,Tingting Wang,Dongdong Li,Yongming Liu,Tingfu Yang,Jiansheng Yu,Chuanmin Tao +7 more
TL;DR: Caution is needed before shifting from 3rd to 4th generation HIV tests, since none of these tests are perfect, and different geographic and ethnic area probably require different considerations with regard to HIV testing methods, taking into account the local conditions.
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HIV risk and sexual health among female migrants in China.
Wen Huang,Yanyan Dong,Lin Chen,Dandan Song,Jun Wang,Haidong Tao,Nickolas Zaller,Hongbo Zhang,Don Operario +8 more
TL;DR: A need for sexual and reproductive health interventions prioritizing young female migrants, and call for programs that can be incorporated into different workplace settings, is indicated.
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Frequent implementation of interventions may increase HIV infections among MSM in China.
TL;DR: The results show that strong randomness of the community-connection networks leads to more new infections and more HIV/AIDS cases among MSM in China, and main conclusion indicates that implementation of interventions may induce moreNew infections, depending on relative level of between- and within-community impacts, and the frequency of Implementation of interventions.
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Prevalence of and factors associated with advanced HIV disease among newly diagnosed people living with HIV in Guangdong Province, China
TL;DR: A high proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) present for care with advanced HIV disease (AHD), which is detrimental to “90‐90‐ 90” targets to end AIDS by 2030.
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A 30‐year systematic review and meta‐analysis of hepatitis B virus among blood donors in mainland China: revealing increase of new threats
TL;DR: The aim of this study is to investigate the HBV blood screening reactive rate and to illustrate the demographics of the corresponding blood donors with revealing of heterogeneity between previous studies and discovering potentially negligent threats.
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