Title |
The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections in China: implications for control and future perspectives
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Published in |
BMC Medicine, October 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-9-111 |
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Authors |
Xiang-Sheng Chen, Rosanna W Peeling, Yue-Ping Yin, David C Mabey |
Abstract |
China has experienced an increasing epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. High risk groups likely to be infected include female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients, men who have sex with men (MSM), drug users and migrant workers. Prevention can be achieved through education of the population, condom promotion, early detection of symptomatic and asymptomatic people, and effective diagnosis and treatment of these patients and their partners. This article aims to describe the profile of the epidemic in high-risk groups in China as well as to detail the contributing factors and the implications for control. Programmes for the control of STIs should be immediate priorities in China, and primary and secondary prevention strategies are vital to this process. |
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Belgium | 1 | 6% |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 6% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 7 | 44% |
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Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
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China | 1 | 1% |
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Researcher | 14 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
Other | 6 | 7% |
Other | 20 | 22% |
Unknown | 16 | 18% |
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Social Sciences | 10 | 11% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
Other | 12 | 13% |
Unknown | 23 | 25% |