Psychological Impacts among Older and Younger People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nanning, China.

Objectives. The HIV epidemic has drastically increased among older adults in China, yet little research has examined the psychological impacts among older and younger people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). This study examined and compared self-efficacy, depression, well-being, and quality of life among older and younger PLWHAs in China.

Selective disclosure of HIV status in egocentric support networks of people living with HIV/AIDS.

The objective of this study was to investigate HIV disclosure activities in social support networks of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). An egocentric network study was conducted in Nanning, China. A sample of 147 PLWHAs (egos) nominated 922 network members (alters) who would provide egos with social support.

Collectivism culture, HIV stigma and social network support in Anhui, China: a path analytic model.

HIV stigma is rooted in culture and, therefore, it is essential to investigate it within the context of culture. The objective of this study was to examine the interrelationships among individualism-collectivism, HIV stigma, and social network support. A social network study was conducted among 118 people living with HIVAIDS in China, who were infected by commercial plasma donation, a nonstigmatized behavior.

Typology of older female sex workers and sexual risk for HIV infection in China: a qualitative study.

The HIV epidemic continues to develop among older adults in China, including older female sex workers. Yet, few studies have been conducted among this relatively hidden population. The objectives of this study were to investigate the reasons for women's entry into sex work during their 30s and to develop typology of older women sex workers.

Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients on hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hepatitis C virus infection is a perennial concern for hemodialysis units because the prevalence of hepatitis C is significantly higher there than in the general population. Through a systematic review and meta-analysis, we aim to assess the incidence rate of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis units and explore its potential risk factors. Five electronic databases were used to search articles from 1990 to 2012, including PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Wanfang.

HIV incidence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in a high HIV-prevalence area of China.

Background: Heterosexual sex is replacing injection drug use as the main mode of HIV transmission in China. The objective of this study is to determine HIV incidence and associated risk factors among female sex workers (FSWs) in China.

Methods: From March 2006 to November 2009, FSWs in Kaiyuan City, Yunnan were recruited into an open cohort study.

Tracking the evolution of HIV/AIDS in China from 1989-2009 to inform future prevention and control efforts.

Background: To determine policy implications, this analysis tracks the evolution of HIV/AIDS infection across China to understand current trends and potential risk factors.

Methods And Principal Findings: A retrospective study with spatial analytical model and multilevel spatial models was conducted among 326,157 HIV/AIDS cases reported from 1989-2009. The results indicate that the distribution of HIV/AIDS was clustered at the county level with different directional distributions across China from 2003 to 2009.

Heterosexual risk of HIV infection in China: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Heterosexual sex has become the dominant transmission route in China. Recently studies reported high heterogeneity in heterosexual transmission risk in resource-limited countries. The aim of this study was to summarize the risk of HIV transmission among Chinese serodiscordant couples.

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.

Background: Drug use and sex work have had facilitative roles in the transmission of HIV/AIDS in China. Stopping drug use among sex workers may help to control the growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Chinese sex workers.

Methods: From March 2006 to November 2009, female sex workers (FSW) in Kaiyuan City, Yunnan, China were recruited into an open cohort study.

[Study on the feasibility and related factors on semen samples from condoms, collected from sexual partners of and by the female sex workers for HIV-antibody testing].

Objective: To explore the feasibility and related factors of using semen samples from condoms collected by their female sex workers (FSWs) for HIV-antibody testing.

Methods: FSWs were recruited by outreach workers. Semen samples from condoms of their sexual partners (paid or regular) were collected by FSWs themselves after intercourse and for HIV testing.