[Relationship between dietary nutrition and chronic disease of Jinuo Minority residents aged 20-80 in Jinghong District in 2020].

Objective: To analyze the relationship between food intake and chronic diseases of Jinuo Minority residents living in Yunnan Province.

Methods: A total of 392 Jinuo Minority residents 20-80-year-old among 304 families(male 135, female 257; aged 20-49 years old 140, aged 50-59 years old 136, aged 60-80 years old 116)in Jinghong District in Yunnan Province were selected with stratified multistage cluster sampling method. To apply the method of food frequency questionnaire and questionnaire survey obtain the condition of dietary structure and overweight or obesity, diabetes and dyslipidemia among Jinuo Minority in the past 12 months.

[Status and related factors of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Yunnan Province during 2016-2017].

Objective: To understand the status and related factors of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Yunnan Province.

Methods: From 2016 to 2017, 3463 children and adolescents aged 6-17 from 65 primary and secondary schools in 13 counties of Yunnan Province were selected by stratified cluster sampling method for face-to-face questionnaire survey, including 1716 boys and 1747 girls, 2098 elementary school students, 762 middle school students, 603 high school students, of which, 1368 students from urban area and 2095 students from rural area. The questionnaire included information including, weekly consumption of sugary drinks, sweets, puffed food, fruits, vegetables, breakfast, daily activities of moderate or high intensity, school sports, daily hours of playing video games and watching TV, daily sleep and outdoor activities.

[Relationship between dietary nutrition and chronic disease of residents in Gongshan County in Yunnan Province in 2016].

Objective: To analyze the relationship between food intake and chronic diseases of Dulong minority residents living in Yunnan Province.

Methods: 460 Dulong minority residents 6-80-year-old among 304 families(male 191, female 269, children and adolescents aged 6-17 years old 56, aged 18-44 years old 229, aged 45-59 years old 123, aged 60-80 years old 52)in Gongshan County in Yunnan Province were selected with Stratified multistage cluster sampling method. To apply the method of food frequency questionnaire and questionnaire survey obtain the condition of dietary structure and overweight or obesity, diabetes and dyslipidemia among Dulong minority.

Perceived social support and diet quality among ethnic minority groups in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Social support is an important health determinant and may affect dietary behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between perceived social support and the Chinese Diet Balance Index-16 (DBI-16) among ethnic minority groups in Southwest China.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2019 and August 2020 among six ethnic minority groups native to Yunnan Province (n = 3564).

Plasma Phospholipid Transfer Protein Promotes Platelet Aggregation.

It remains unclear whether plasma phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) is involved in hyper-coagulation or hypo-coagulation. This study investigated the direct effect of PLTP on platelet aggregation and the underlying mechanism. Washed platelets from humans or mice and mouse platelet-rich plasma and human recombinant PLTP were isolated.

[Relationship between dietary nutrition and chronic disease of Nu nationality residents in Gongshan County in Yunnan Province in 2016].

Objective: To analyze the relationship between food intake and chronic disease of Nu nationality residents living in Gongshan County in Yunnan Province.

Methods: A total of 368 Nu nationality residents aged above 6 years old among 342 families( male 172, female 196) in Gongshan County in Yunnan Province were selected with stratified multistage random cluster sampling method. The condition of dietary structure and anemia, overweight or obesity, diabetes and dyslipidemia among Nu nationality were obtained with food frequency questionnaire and questionnaire survey.

[Breast milk composition and influencing factors of the Han, Bai and Dai nationalities in Yunnan Province in 2011-2012].

Objective: Analysis of breast milk composition and influencing factors of the Han, Bai and Dai nationalities in Yunnan Province from 2010 to 2012.

Methods: To choose two typical ethnic minorities-Bai and Dai in Yunnan province with high density of minorities population by using cross-sectional survey and multi-stage cluster sampling. 1053 aged 0-9 month babies and their healthy mothers with the first delivery of Dai, Bai and Han were selected as samples from Heqing county of Dali and Xishuangbanna city where most population were Bai and Dai people.

Patterns of smoking initiation during adolescence and young adulthood in South-West China: findings of the National Nutrition and Health Survey (2010-2012).

Objective: This study aims to understand the age patterns of smoking initiation during adolescence and young adulthood in South-West China, where the prevalence of tobacco use is reported as the highest in the country.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: The data were derived from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey in Yunnan Province, South-West China (2010-2012).

Dietary Balance Index-07 and the Risk of Anemia in Middle Aged and Elderly People in Southwest China: A Cross Sectional Study.

A balanced diet is essential to achieve and maintain good health. In this study, we assessed diet quality of middle aged and elderly people based on Chinese Diet Balance Index-07 (DBI-07) and explored the associations between DBI-07 and anemia. Data analyzed for this study was from the 2010-2012 National Nutrition and Health Survey in Yunnan province, southwest China ( = 738, aged 50-77 years).

[Impacts of antiretroviral treatment on drug use and high risk sexual behaviors among HIV-positive MMT clients].

Objective: To explore the impacts of antiretroviral treatment on drug use and high risk sexual behaviors among HIV-positive MMT clients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients undergoing ART (ART-experienced) and patients not undergoing ART (ART-naive) attending MMT in 5 clinics in Yunnan Honghe and Dehong prefectures in 2014. A questionnaire was designed to collect socio-demographic characteristics, ART and MMT information and sexual and drug use behaviors within 3 months before the investigation was conducted.

HIV incidence and risk factors in Chinese young men who have sex with men--a prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To assess HIV incidence and its associated risk factors among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in urban areas, China.

Design: The study used a prospective cohort study design and standard diagnostic tests.

Methods: A twelve-month prospective cohort study was conducted among YMSM (18-25 years old) in 8 large cities in China.

[Syphilis incidence and its risk factors in a cohort of young men who have sex with men].

Objectives: To investigate the incidence of syphilis infection and to determine the risk factors related to syphilis infection among young men who had sex with men (YMSM), which were documented for developing effective intervention to prevent sexually transmitted diseases among YMSM.

Methods: A cohort study was conducted in 8 cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming,Guiyang, Chongqing, Chengdu, Urumqi and Nanning) from May to December, 2009. A total of 1 037 syphilis-negative YMSM aged 18-25 were enrolled in the cohort and the two follow-up surveys were carried out every six months.

[Loss to follow-up and associated factors in a cohort study among men who have sex with men].

Objective: To explore the associated factors on loss to follow-up among men who have sex with men (MSM) in a prospective cohort study.

Methods: We recruited eligible HIV-negative MSM at baseline in eight cities from June to October 2009. Interviewer-administrated questionnaire and blood testings for HIV, syphilis and human simplex virus type 2, were accomplished upon enrollment, 6-month and 12-month follow-up visits in the program.

Factors influencing HIV infection in men who have sex with men in China.

To identify risk factors for HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) and to provide a theoretical basis for prevention interventions. Between December 2011 and August 2012, a case-control study was conducted among MSM who underwent voluntary counselling and testing for HIV. Confirmed HIV-positive MSM were included in the case group, and HIV-negative MSM were included in the control group.

[Male circumcision is an effective "surgical vaccine" for HIV prevention and reproductive health].

Recent randomized controlled clinical trials in Africa have demonstrated that adult male circumcision (MC) efficiently decreases the rate of HIV, HPV and HSV-2 infections. Many studies have clearly shown that MC is a simple, safe, and cost-effective method for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and urinary tract infection, and for improving genital hygiene. While a 30% MC prevalence exists worldwide, only 5% or less of the Chinese males have undergone circumcision.

[The analysis of human immunodeficiency virus-1 subtypes in Yunnan province].

Objective: To analyze the geographical distribution and risk factors of HIV-1 subtypes in Yunnan province.

Methods: Blood samples from 1319 HIV positives were collected in Yunnan Province from 2001 to 2006. The nested polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify the gag (p24)-protease fragments from RNA extracted from plasma or sera.

[Promoting male circumcision in China for preventing HIV infection and improving reproductive health].

The incidence of heterosexually transmitted HIV infection is rapidly increasing in China, which reached 44.7% among the HIV-positive patients in 2007. With a view to the reduction of HIV transmission and improvement of reproductive health in the Chinese population, this paper introduces the latest evidence obtained from the international epidemiological studies and randomized controlled clinical trials on the preventive effect of male circumcision (MC) on HIV transmission, and elucidates the cellular and molecular mechanisms of HIV transmission through the foreskin.

[Epidemiologic study on STD/HIV infections among tin mining workers in Gejiu, Yunnan province].

Objective: To estimate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) related knowledge, the prevalence and risk factors for HIV/STDs among tin miners in Gejiu, Yunnan Province.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in tin miners working at 5 mining regions from March to June 2006 in Gejiu City, Yunnan Province. A total of 1796 miners were enrolled in the study, and a standardized questionnaire was administered probing socio-demographic factors, knowledge of HIV/STDs and sexual behavior.

[Study on sexual behavior and HIV/STIs among miners in Yunnan province].

Objective: This paper aims to describe human immunodeficiency virus/sexual transmitted infections (HIV/STIs) related knowledge, attitudes, practice and the prevalence of HIV/STIs amongst miners.

Methods: Two focus-group related discussions with a total number of 13 members including Community Advisory Boards (CAB) and 12 miners were conducted in a mining township in Yunnan province. Questionnaire surveys and HIV/STIs tests were conducted among 233 miners recruited by cluster sampling in two towns where the mines were located.

Sexually transmitted disease/HIV and heterosexual risk among miners in townships of Yunnan Province, China.

The HIV epidemics in some areas of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, are close to becoming generalized, demanding the need for a better understanding of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and heterosexual HIV risk. While female heterosexual risk is captured by sentinel surveillance, less is known about clients of commercial sex workers and other subsets of men at increased risk of STD/HIV. A convenience sample of 232 miners in townships of Yunnan Province completed a questionnaire and provided specimens for STD/HIV testing.