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Published on: March 30, 2014
[HIV related risk factors among adolescents and young adults]
1Division of Epidemiology, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
Abstract:
Adolescents and young adults are getting to becoming full-fledged adults, along with the maturity of physical bodies, the mentality is going to be matured. Adolescents and young adults are prone to unsafe sexual conducts which may lead to higher risks of HIV. The number of HIV newly reported cases has been increasing in adolescents and young adults and has attracted attention by people from all walks of life. This paper reviews the current status of HIV infection, routes of transmission, ways of case-finding and risk factors related to the susceptibility of HIV etc.,aiming to provide evidence for reducing the risk of HIV infection in adolescents and young adults.
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