Journal article
HIV prevalence in China: integration of surveillance data and a systematic review
Lei Zhang, Eric PF Chow, Jun Jing, Xun Zhuang, Xiaoshan Li, Meiqi He, Huamin Sun, Xiaoyan Li, Marelize Gorgens, David Wilson, Lan Wang, Wei Guo, Dongming Li, Yan Cui, Lu Wang, Ning Wang, Zunyou Wu, David P Wilson
LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2013
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Asian HIV epidemics are concentrated among particular behavioural groups, but large variations exist in epidemic types, timing, and geographical spread between countries and within countries, especially in China. We aimed to understand the complexity of HIV epidemics in China by systematically analysing prevalence trends by data source, region, population group, and time period. METHODS: We collected HIV prevalence data from official national sentinel surveillance sites at the provincial level from Jan 1, 1995, to Dec 31, 2010. We also searched PubMed, VIP Chinese Journal Database (VIP), China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data from Jan 1, 1990, to Dec 31, 2012, ..
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The World Bank Group, the Australian Research Council, the University of New South Wales, and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.