title: Emerging HIV epidemic among older adults in Nanning, China.
abstract: The HIV/AIDS surveillance data indicates that the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) who were 50 years old or older increased to 42.7% in 2011 from 16.5% in 2007 in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi Province. A greater number of newly diagnosed HIV cases compared to clinical AIDS cases were identified from older adults. The dominant HIV transmission mode among older PLWHAs was heterosexual although approximately 30% of all PLWHAs acquired HIV through heterosexual contacts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23298, USA. hliu@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Hongjie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xinqin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yongfang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shiyi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morisky
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D017677:Age Distribution; D000375:Aging; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*