Publications by authors named "Zhong-ju Yang"
Objective: To examine the mortality and risk factors among HIV-infected patients during 1989 - 2011 in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province.
Methods: All HIV-infected patients reported during 1989 - 2011 in Dehong prefecture who held local residency were included in the study. Mortality rates and cumulative survival rates were calculated.
[Causes of death among HIV-infected patients in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province: 1989-2010].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
September 2011
Objectives: To analyze the fatality and causes of death related to comprehensive prevention and care programs among HIV-infected patients in Dehong prefecture of Yunnan province, from 1989 to 2010.
Methods: Data on HIV/AIDS death cases in Dehong prefecture were extracted from the "Chinese National Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Information System" and were analyzed.
Results: From 1989 to the end of 2010, a total of 13 493 HIV/AIDS cases registered as local residents or currently living in Dehong, had been reported.
[Survey on contact tracing of newly reported HIV infections in 2009 in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province].
Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi
November 2011
Objective: To explore a new method for finding more HIV/AIDS.
Methods: In September 2009, newly reported HIV-infected individuals from May to August, 2009 in Dehong prefecture were asked to participate in a survey which requested demographic characteristics, history of high-risk behaviors and contact information of individuals with whom they had high risky contacts. People with risky contacts with HIV-infected cases (index cases) were also approached to participate in this survey and HIV testing was provided.
[Incidence and risk factors of HIV infection among sero-negative spouses of HIV patients in Dehong prefecture of Yunnan province].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
September 2010
Objective: To study the HIV incidence and risk factors among sero-negative spouses of HIV patients in Dehong prefecture of Yunnan province.
Methods: A cohort of sero-negative spouses of the HIV patients had been developed and followed up since November, 2005. HIV new infections and related behaviors had been investigated every six months.
[Natural history of HIV infections among injecting drug users in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
July 2010
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to track the long-term outcomes of HIV-1 infection among intravenous drug users (IDUs) in Yunnan province, China, beginning in late 1989, focusing on survival factors.
- Over a 20-year follow-up of 196 initial subjects, 90.3% died, with notable causes of death including diseases like malaria and septicemia, as well as drug overdoses.
- Findings indicated that median survival times were shorter than those typically seen in developed countries, with older age at infection linked to reduced survival.