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The increase of sexually transmitted infections calls for simultaneous preventive intervention for more effectively containing HIV epidemics in C hina
Author(s) -
Zheng N,
Guo Y,
Padmadas S,
Wang B,
Wu Z
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.12999
Subject(s) - syphilis , chlamydia , medicine , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , public health , population , sexually transmitted disease , immunology , environmental health , transmission (telecommunications) , government (linguistics) , gerontology , demography , engineering , telecommunications , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , physics , sociology , optics
Objective To identify the priority public health challenges with respect to the development of multipurpose prevention technologies in C hina. Design Review of published literature, databases of state and local disease control agencies and unpublished data relating to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections ( STI s). Setting China. Population General and migrant populations. Methods Review of published data, government reports and databases of C hina D isease C ontrol agencies, and our unpublished studies. Main outcome measures Reported STI incidence, particularly HIV , syphilis, chlamydia and genital herpes, and the migrant population with respect to disease transmission. Results We found that the reported STI incidence increases along with that of HIV and showed significant geographic overlap with HIV . Economic migrant workers may facilitate the spread of STI s, including HIV . Conclusions To more effectively contain the HIV epidemic, it is imperative to develop preventive measures to simultaneously target HIV and other STI s. We recommend that the development of multipurpose prevention technologies in C hina should target HIV and STI s.