title: [Prevalence of informing of HIV infection status during medical care seeking and influential factors among people living with HIV/AIDS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the prevalence of informing doctors of the HIV infection status during medical care seeking and influential factors among people living with HIV/AIDS.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted among people living with HIV/AIDS in 7 provinces in China, including those receiving HIV test, HIV counsel and HIV infection treatment. The data were analyzed with software SAS 9.2. Chi-square test was used to compare the informing rates in patients with different characteristics. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify the influential factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 2 432 HIV/AIDS patients, 49.7% (716/1 442) didn't inform the doctors of their HIV infection status actively. The non-active informing rate was 51.9% (559/1 077) in males, 62.9% (212/337) in age group 18-30 years old, 58.1% (555/955) in those with a educational level >primary school, 65.7% (241/367) in those working in private/joint companies or the self employed and 62.5% (197/315) in those living in small cities. The non active informing rate was highest in those infected through sexual contact (66.3%, 275/415). Multivariate logical regression analysis indicated that those infected through illegal blood donation would like to inform of the HIV infection status actively (OR=0.083, 95% CI: 0.049-0.141) , but those working in private/joint companies or the self employed would like not to inform of the HIV infection status actively (OR=1.531, 95% CI: 1.017-2.304).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The non active informing rate of HIV infection status was high in people living with HIV/AIDS. It is necessary to conduct the targeted health education to encourage people living with HIV/AIDS to inform of their HIV infection status actively.
authors.affiliation: Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi 830026, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi 830026, China.
authors.forename: Baoling
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rui
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Lahong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Huijing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Dali Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Dingyong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Honglin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Xiping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huan
authors.affiliation: Shaanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Wenhui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Jilin Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Baihong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Inner Monglia Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Jinyuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Email: fanlv@vip.sina.com.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lyu
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D055815:Young Adult