title: Increasing HIV prevalence among drug users in western Guangdong province, China, 1995-2005.
abstract: Sentinel surveillance data from 1995 to 2005 for drug users in Guangdong province, China, showed an increasing prevalence of HIV in the West region while stabilizing in the East and Center. Several factors were significantly associated with HIV infection including gender, age, sharing needles, years injecting, engaging in commercial sex, and being part of the migrant population of Guangdong. Data help effectively prioritize and target HIV prevention efforts for drug users.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yongying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Limei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.forename: Xinge
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jinkou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Sanny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016485:Needle Sharing; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology