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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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a retrospective analysis of 79 HIV/AIDS patients.
TL;DR: HIV infections are prevalent; however, the clinical characteristics of these patients are atypical.
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The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Online Sales of HIV Self-Test Kits and Implications for HIV Prevention: Analysis of Transaction Data from a Leading E-commerce Platform in China
Ganfeng Luo,Lingyun Su,Yuqing Hu,Yiguo Zhou,Yinghui Sun,Anping Feng,Yi-Fan Lin,Xinsheng Wu,Huachun Zou +8 more
TL;DR: Online sales of HIVST kits were significantly impacted by COVID restrictions, and HIVST kit purchasing patterns returned to expected levels after restrictions were lifted.
Risk Factors and Interventions for HIV Control in China
TL;DR: The burden of the epidemic varies considerably between countries and regions, and Sub-Saharan Africa is the most severely affected area, with a prevalence of about 5% in adults and accounting for 69% of all people with HIV infection worldwide.
Biopolitical Implications of the Surveillance, Spectacle, and Performance of AIDS Education in Rural China
TL;DR: This conceptual study explores China’s reaction to the AIDS crisis using a Foucauldian concept of biopolitics in order to theorize the implications of AIDS education in the culture of rural China in terms of the surveillance, spectacle, and discipline ofBiopolitics.
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Controlling HIV sexual transmission: a major challenge for China’s new leadership
Shibo Jiang,Weihua Li,Lu Lu +2 more
TL;DR: China’s new leadership has been on board recently and they will face a great challenge, how to control the spread of HIVAIDS in China, where recent studies have shown that sexual transmission has become the main route of HIV spread.
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