[Analysis of the usage of post-exposure prophylaxis and related factors among men who have sex with men].

A survey was conduct to analyze the usage situation of post-exposure prophylaxis(PEP) and related factors among men who have sex with men(MSM) in 6 cities of Shandong Province. Total of 2 620 subjects, the use ratio was 2.98% (78/2 620).

Emergence of bla, bla, bla and bla carrying plasmids in Raoultella spp. in the environment.

To date, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been found predominantly in clinical settings worldwide. Raoultella belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family which can cause hospital-acquired infections, and carbapenem-resistant Raoultella spp. (CRR) is sporadically reported in the environment.

Co-Occurrence of NDM-9 and MCR-1 in a Human Gut Colonized ST1011.

Background: The emergence of the plasmid-borne colistin-resistant gene () poses a great threat to human health. What is worse, the recent observations of the coexistence of with carbapenemase encoding genes in some bacteria caused even more concern. Yet, there is a lack of observations of such strains in the human gut.

Individual- and Area-Level Socioeconomic Inequalities in Esophageal Cancer Survival in Shandong Province, China: A Multilevel Analysis.

Background: China contributes to almost half of the esophageal cancer cases diagnosed globally each year. However, the prognosis information of this disease in this large population is scarce.

Methods: Data on a population-based cohort consisting of residents of Shandong Province, China who were diagnosed with esophageal cancer during the period from 2005 to 2014 were analyzed.

Area socioeconomic status is independently associated with esophageal cancer mortality in Shandong, China.

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a leading cause of cancer death in China. Within Shandong Province, a geographic cluster with high EC mortality has been identified, however little is known about how area-level socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with EC mortality in this province. Multilevel models were applied to EC mortality data in 2011-13 among Shandong residents aged 40+ years.

Genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus along a pork production chain and in the community, Shandong Province, China.

Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is an increasingly important public health concern worldwide; however, data on LA-MRSA from Asian countries is scarce. As such, a comprehensive molecular epidemiological survey of S. aureus along a pork production chain and in the community was undertaken in Shandong Province, China.

Catastrophic health expenditure among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A province-wide study in Shandong, China.

Aims/introduction: Diabetes mellitus often causes high economic burden on the patients and their households. The present study aimed to assess the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) relating to type 2 diabetes mellitus care, and to explore its determinants in China.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1,948 type 2 diabetes patients were included in the analysis.

Missed Opportunities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Syphilis Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/syphilis. To inform strategies for dual testing, we describe patterns of HIV/syphilis testing, and examine factors associated with never testing for HIV/syphilis in China.

Methods: An online survey (2016) was completed by MSM from 8 cities: men born biologically male, 16 years or older, and had sex with another man at least once during their lifetime.

Pressured HIV testing "in the name of love": a mixed methods analysis of pressured HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China.

Introduction: HIV testing has rapidly expanded into diverse, decentralized settings. While increasing accessibility to HIV testing is beneficial, it may lead to unintended consequences such as being pressured to test. We examined the frequency, correlates and contexts of pressured HIV testing among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) using mixed methods.

Presence and molecular characteristics of oxazolidinone resistance in staphylococci from household animals in rural China.

Objectives: To investigate the presence and molecular characteristics of oxazolidinone resistance genes cfr and optrA in staphylococci from household animals in rural China.

Methods: Various samples were collected from household animals in 12 rural villages. Staphylococcal isolates showing florfenicol MICs ≥10 mg/L were identified and screened for the presence of cfr and/or optrA.

Rural-urban difference in the use of annual physical examination among seniors in Shandong, China: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Regular physical examination contributes to early detection and timely treatment, which is helpful in promoting healthy behaviors and preventing diseases. The objective of this study is to compare the annual physical examination (APE) use between rural and urban elderly in China.

Methods: A total of 3,922 participants (60+) were randomly selected from three urban districts and three rural counties in Shandong Province, China, and were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire.

Gender difference in utilization willingness of institutional care among the single seniors: evidence from rural Shandong, China.

Background: Institutional care has become an urgent issue in rural China. Rural single seniors, compared with their counterparts, have lower income and are more vulnerable. Gender is also a significant factor determining long-term institutional care.

Parental migration and smoking behavior of left-behind children: evidence from a survey in rural Anhui, China.

Background: Parental migration is most an important factor affecting children's behaviors. Few studies have addressed the association between parental migration and children's smoking behavior in China. This study aims to estimate the current smoking prevalence among children, evaluate the association of parental migration and the smoking behavior of children and identify factors associated with smoking behavior among left-behind children (LBC).

Catastrophic health expenditure: a comparative analysis of empty-nest and non-empty-nest households with seniors in Shandong, China.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) prevalence and its determinants between empty-nest and non-empty-nest elderly households.

Setting: Shandong province of China.

Participants: A total of 2761 elderly households are included in the analysis.

Alcohol consumption is higher among left-behind Chinese children whose parents leave rural areas to work.

Aim: Over the past few decades, a large number of rural residents have migrated to cities in China and left their children behind. This study estimated how many 10- to 14-year-old children in rural Anhui drank alcohol and examined the association between parental migration and children's alcohol use.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in six cities in Anhui between July and August 2012.

Non-use of health care service among empty-nest elderly in Shandong, China: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Empty-nest elderly refers to those elderly with no children or whose children have already left home. Few studies have focused on healthcare service use among empty-nest seniors, and no studies have identified the prevalence and profiles of non-use of healthcare services among empty-nest elderly. The purpose of this study is to compare the prevalence of non-use of healthcare services between empty-nest and non-empty-nest elderly and identify risk factors for the non-use of healthcare services among empty-nest seniors.

Pulmonary tuberculosis among migrants in Shandong, China: factors associated with treatment delay.

Objective: A timely initiation of treatment is crucial to better control tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study is to describe treatment delay among migrant patients with TB and to identify factors associated with treatment delay, so as to provide evidence for strategy development and improvement of TB control among migrants in China.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shandong province of China.

[A retrospective cohort study on survival time of AIDS death cases receiving Antiretroviral Therapy and related factors].

Objective: To analyze survival time of AIDS death cases receiving Antiretroviral Therapy and related factors.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out to collect the data on death cases receiving Antiretroviral Therapy by the National HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Response Information Management System. Kaplan-Meier was used to calculate the median survival time, and compare survival time among different groups of age, sex, marriage status, infectious routes, WHO clinical stage, baseline CD4(+)T cell counts, and interval time from the start of ART to HIV confirmation.

Associations of fibrinogen with metabolic syndrome in rural Chinese population.

Aim: Metabolic syndrome (MS) comprises a constellation of various metabolic abnormalities, but insulin resistance is considered the basis of the syndrome. The relationship of plasma fibrinogen with MS and insulin resistance remains inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess whether plasma fibrinogen levels were associated with MS and insulin resistance in a rural population of China.

Epidemiological analysis of injury in Shandong Province, China.

Background: Injury is an emerging public health problem with social development and modernization in developing countries. To describe the prevalence and burden of injury and provide elaborate information for policy development, we conducted a community-based household survey in the Shandong Province of China.

Methods: The survey was conducted in 2004.