Relationship of Stigma and Depression Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.

Little is known about the relationship between HIV stigma and depression among newly diagnosed HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM). We measured HIV-related stigma and current depression using standard scales among 367 Chinese MSM who had been diagnosed very recently with HIV infection, analyzing key associations with multivariable ordinal logistic regression. Current depression prevalence was 36 %.

Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators of Access to HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.

Diagnosis of HIV is the entry point into the continuum of HIV care; a well-recognized necessary condition for the ultimate prevention of onward transmission. In China, HIV testing rates among men who have sex with men (MSM) are low compared to other high risk subgroups, yet experiences with HIV testing among MSM in China are not well understood. To address this gap and prepare for intervention development to promote HIV testing and rapid linkage to treatment, six focus groups (FGs) were conducted with MSM in Beijing (40 HIV-positive MSM participated in one of four FGs and 20 HIV-negative or status unknown MSM participated in one of two FGs).

[Human enterovirus 71 was isolated from specimens of hand foot mouth disease in Beijing in 2007].

Objective: Analyzing and identifying the type of enterovirus of human Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) outbreak in Daxing district in Beijing at the end of May in 2007.

Methods: The liquid of Herpes, throat swab and stool specimen were collected. Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method to amplify the enterovirus specific nucleotide acid fragment from specimens and virus positive cultures, the sensitivity of two methods was compared.