Open AccessHuman Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Is Increasing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Findings From a Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Eric P F Chow,
David Wilson,
Jun Zhang,
Jun Jing,
Lei Zhang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e31821a4f43
Subject(s) - medicine , men who have sex with men , china , confidence interval , demography , meta analysis , psychological intervention , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , public health , chinese people , environmental health , gerontology , virology , geography , pathology , syphilis , archaeology , psychiatry , sociology
Multiple studies reported a fast-spreading human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. This study aimed to estimate the magnitude and time trends of HIV prevalence among MSM in different geographical regions of China through a systemic review and meta-analysis.