Survey on recent infection of human immunodeficiency virus among men who have sex with men in Tianjin during 2008-2009

VernacularTitle:天津市2008-2009年男男性行为者HIV新近感染状况调查
Author: Tie-Lin NING ¹ ; Yan GUO ; Zhong-Quan LIU ; Jian-Hui XIA ; Mao-He YU ; Sheng SHEN ; Yao XIAO ; Shao-Hui CHENG
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1. 天津市疾病预防控制中心
Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus; Men who have sex with men; Prevalence; Recent infection
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2011;32(11):1087-1090
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the situation of HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tianjin during 2008-2009 and to provide reasonable evidence for intervention strategy.Methods Transect investigations in MSM were conducted three times during 2008-2009.Blood samples were collected and detected to identify the recent HIV infection with IgG-capture BED-enzyme immunoassay (BED-CEIA) before HIV incidence was estimated.Results 1799 specimens were tested and the HIV prevalence rates of each study were 6.7％,8.6％ and 6.2％,while the incidence rates were 2.7％,2.5％ and 2.8％,respectively.The estimated incidence rates among these testees were 5.36％ and 5.52％ per year in 2008 and 2009.Conclusion Results of this study showed that the HIV incidence stabilized at high level among MSM in Tianjin,calling for the effective interventions be taken for HIV/AIDS control and prevention.