简介:Objective:Tounderstandfemalebarbers''currentawarenessofSTD/AIDSandevaluatetheeffectofhealtheducationandbehavioralinterventions.Methods:53barbershopsinShenzhenwereselectedbysampling,andtheir382femalebarbersweregivenabase-linesurveyandassessmentofinterventionfollowingtheintervention.Results:ThesurveyshowedthatfemalebarbersgenerallyhavelittleeducationandknewlittleaboutSTDs/AIDS.TheyalsohadsomemisunderstandingaboutSTDs/AIDS.MostofthemknewthemaintransmissionofSTDs/AIDS''throughsexualcontact,butdidn''tknowwhetherAIDScouldbetransmittedthroughcasualcontactindailylife.TheirknowledgeofSTDs/AIDSwaslimited,buttheyhadlowercondomuseratesandcorrectideasaboutwhentoseethedoctor.Conclusion:HealtheducationandbehavioralinterventionrelatedtoSTD/AIDSonspecialpopulationwereeffectiveandofgoodsocialconsequence.
简介:CHINABROKETHEsilencethisNovember,hostingtheFirstChinaAIDS/STDConferencefromNovember13-16inBeijing.Theeventdrewalmost2000attendeesfromeveryprovinceinChinaandseveralinternationallyrenownedscientists,physicians,andpublichealthpractitionersfromtheinternationalAIDScommunity.
简介:Objective:ToexploreeffectivewaysofconductingSTD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalecommercialsexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentsandtopromoteimplementationofan100%condomuseprogramme.Methods:In-depthinterviewswerecarriedouttocollectqualitativeinformationaboutdemographiccharacteristics,STD/AIDSknowledge,attitudeandriskbehaviorsoffemalesexworkers.Femalesexworkerswereselectedbysamplingandweregivenbaselinesurveyandassessmentafterintervention.Basedontheresultsoftheinterviews,aquestionnairewasdeveloped,andinterventionmeasuresweredetermined.Thesemeasuresincludedface-to-faceinterviewing,counseling,anddistributionofSTD/AIDSinformationandcondoms.Results:196and182femalesexworkersofthesamepopulationwereinterviewedseparatelybeforeandafterintervention.STDs/AIDSknowledgehadsignificantlyincreasedafteroneyear'sintervention(P<0.01).Knowledgeincreasedinboththeinterventiongroupandthenon-interventiongroupbuttheincreasewasmoresignificantamongsexworkerswhoreceivedtheintervention.Riskbehaviorsremainedatbaselinelevelsinbothgroups.Conclusion:STD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalesexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentswaseffectiveandmaybenefitsociety,butthestrategiesneedtobeadjustedtothefemalesexworkers'lifestyles,particularlytheirhighratesofmobilityandhigh-riskbehaviors.
简介:Epidemicsofsexuallytransmitteddiseaseshavebecomeworldwideseriousproblems.TheInstituteofDermatologyandVeneologyofWenshanAutonomousPrefectureinYunnanisacenterofpolitical,economical,culturalandsocialactivitiesintheprefecture.ItisalsothelocationoftheCommitteeofWenshananditsgovernment.WenshandataindicatesthatSTDshavebeenspreadingfromtownsofthisprefecturetothecountryside.
简介:Despitethehnpactofhighly-activemltiretroviraltherapy(HAART),manifestedasmarkedreductionsintheincidenceofopwrtunistieinfectionsinthelast5,years,respiratoryproblemsstillconstituteamajorburdenofdiseaseinthoseinfectedwithHIV.ReasonsforthisincludethelimitedavailabilityofHAART.worldwide,thefailureofsustainedviralsuppressioninupto50%ofpatientstakingHAART,failureofprophylaxisforspecificopportunisticinfectiorrs,andanincreasingnumberofpatientspresentingwithpreviouslymldiagnosedadvancedHIVinfection.
简介:Inordertoacknowledgethemulti-infectiondataofSTDpatientsandimprovetheprophylaxisandtherapyforSTDs,297patientsand30healthypeoplewereexaminedusingtheHSV-2plasmaantibody.TheresultsshowedthatallkindsofSTDpatientswereinfectedbyHSV-2indifierentratios.thehighestratiooccurringinsyphilispatients.
简介:AIDSassociatedmalignancies(ARL)isamajorcomplicationassociatedwithAIDSpatientsuponimmunosuppression.Chronicallyimmunocompromisedpatientshaveamarkedlyincreasedriskofdevelopinglymphoproliferativedisease.Intheeraofpotentantiretroviralstherapy(ARV),themalignantcomplicationsduetoHIV-1infectionhavedecreasedindevelopednationswhereARVisadministered,butstillposesamajorproblemindevelopingcountrieswhereHIV-1incidenceishighandARVisstillnotyetwidelyavailable.EveninARVtreatedindividualsthereisaconcernthattheprolongedsurvivalofmanyHIV-1carriersislikelytoeventuallyresultinanincreasednumberofmalignanciesdiagnosed.MalignanciesthatwerefoundtohavehighincidenceinHIV-infectedindividualsareKaposi'ssarcoma(KS),Hodgkin'sdisease(HD)andnon-Hodgkin'slymphoma(NHL).TheincidenceofNHLhasincreasednearly200foldinHIV-positivepatients,andaccountsforagreaterpercentageofAIDSdefiningillnessintheUSandEuropesincetheadventofHAARTtherapy.TheseAIDSrelatedlymphomasaredistinctfromtheircounterpartsseeninHIV-1seronegativepatients.ForexamplenearlyhalfofallcasesofARLareassociatedwiththepresenceofagammaherpesvirus,EpsteinBarrvirus(EBV)orhumanherpesvirus-8(HHV-8)/Kaposi'ssarcomaassociatedherpesvirus(KSHV).ThepathogenesisofARLsiscomplex.B-cellproliferationdrivenbychronicantigenemiaresultingintheinductionofpolyclonalandultimatelymonoclonallymphoproliferationmayoccurinthesettingofsevereimmunosuppression.
简介:Objective:ToincorporatestudentsandotherlocalcommunitypartnersincreatingacollaborativeNanjingWorldAIDSDayexhibition.Background:StigmaanddiscriminationcontinuetocomplicateeffectiveWorldAIDSDayactivitiesinChina.IncludingforeignstudentsinWorldAIDSDaycampaignsbroadensthepotentialChineseaudienceaswellasmakingthegovernment'sAIDSpoliciesmoretransparent.Methods:Inordertobroadenthepotentialaudience,relevantmedia(television,radio,newspaper)werenotifiedofthe2003NanjingWorldAIDSDayExhibition.TheexhibitionrepresentedauniquecollaborationbetweenNanjingUniversityandtheChineseNationalCenterforSTDandLeprosyControl,dependingonforeignandChinesestudentsatseverallevels.Inaddition,closecontactsattheJiangsuProvincialHealthBureauhelpedtocoordinatelocalexpertsanddistributionofcondoms.Results:Thismulti-disciplinarycooperativeexhibitionwassuccessfullycompleted.Severalmajormediasourcescoveredtheevent.Conclusions:ThesuccessofthiscampaignsuggeststhatotherurbancitieswithsignificantforeignstudentpopulationscouldbenefitfromincludingforeignandChinesestudentsinfutureWorldAIDSDaycampaignactivities.
简介:DecemberfirstwasWorldAIDSDay.Lastyear,thecampaign(运动;活动)centeredonwomenandgirls.TheymadeupalmosthalfofallpeopleinfectedwiththevirusHIVthatcausesAIDS.AndH1Vwasspreadingfasteramongwomenthanmeninmostareasoftheworld.Thesefindings(发现)werefromtheyearlyreportbytheUnitedNationsandtheWorldHealthOrganization,aUNagency
简介:GreaterEfortstoCombatAIDSHIV-infectedpatientsandthosewithothersexualy-transmiteddiseases(STDs)haveincreaseddrasticalyinrece...
简介:DevelopingawidelyadaptableAIDSvaccineisthegoalofscientistswhofightagainstglobalproliferationofthedeadlydisease.NoW,somearefocusingtheirstudyonChina,believingthatthecountrymaybetheperfectpartnerforacollaborationinvaccineresearch.AninternationalAIDSvac...
简介:HIVisablood-bomevirustransmittedviasexualintercourseorpercutaneousexposuretoinfectedblood,orfromaninfectedmothertoherchildduringthebirthprocess.Followinginfection,thetimebeforeonsetofclinicaldiseasevariesfrommonthstoyears;thedurationisinfluencedbyage(therateofprogressionincreaseswithage)andHLAtype(A1,B8,DR3areassociatedwithrapidprogressionandB27withslowprogression),butnotbygenderorriskactivity.Althoughmostpatientsinitiallyhavenocharacteristicsymptoms,thereisusually(90%)agradualdeclineinimmunefunction.