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Genotypic Inference of HIV-1 Tropism Using Population-based Sequencing of V3
Published on: December 27, 2010
Epidemiological analyses of regional and age differences of HIV/AIDS prevalence in China, 2004-2016
Yong-Chao Qiao1, Yan Xu2, Dong-Xiang Jiang1
1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541001, Guangxi, China.
Objectives:
To describe the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in China from 2004 to 2016 and to assess whether regional and age differences exist with HIV/AIDS infection.
Methods:
We searched the Chinese Public Health Science Data Center by the keywords of "HIV" or "AIDS", and collected the data referred to HIV/AIDS morbidity, mortality, and new HIV infection rate, 2004 to 2016.
Results:
The HIV/AIDS morbidity, mortality, and new HIV infection rate continually increased per year in China from 2004 to 2016 (0.235, 0.057 and 1.020 in 2004; 3.990, 1.034 and 6.442 in 2016 respectively) (all p<0.001). The middle-aged HIV/AIDS populations showed the highest infection and regional difference significantly existed in the geographical distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence.
Conclusions:
Our analyses of HIV/AIDS prevalence during more than a decade indicate that HIV/AIDS prevalence is getting more and more serious and the rapid spread of HIV exists with the characteristics of regional and age differences.
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