TY - JOUR
AU - Johnston, Michael
AB - China is facing a major crisis because of the increasing epidemics of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of the crisis by analyzing the capacity of China's health care system, its governmental HIV/AIDS policies, and the published literature on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS during the period 1990–2001. HIV/AIDS and other STDs are rapidly increasing. The situation is urgent and requires comprehensive preventive actions. China's health care system is decentralized and underfunded, and access to treatment by the poor is seriously limited. There is a lag in public knowledge and in knowledge among health care workers about HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS epidemic emerged initially in rural areas by means of intravenous drug use. Paid blood donors and blood recipients account for a significant portion of the persons infected by the HIV virus, especially in rural areas. Sexual risk behaviors in rural and urban areas are of increasing importance as a method of transmission of the virus.
TI - HIV/AIDS in China: 1990–2001
JF - AIDS and Behavior
DO - 10.1023/A:1021109031521
DA - 2004-10-10
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/hiv-aids-in-china-1990-2001-gnqMqsSxpw
SP - 381
EP - 393
VL - 6
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -