Key elements of HIV/AIDS prevention and control for young students in China
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.12.001
- VernacularTitle:中国青少年学生艾滋病防控的关键要素
- Author:
MA Yinghua
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing(100191), China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Students;
Adolescent;
Health education;
Acquired immunodefuiency syndrome
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(12):1761-1766
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Abstract:The prevention and control of HIV/AIDS among young people has lasted for 30 years. As the epidemic situation evolves in China, the HIV prevention and control among students has become a prority in school health. Both the decrease in the age of sexual debut and the increase in the proportion of the younger age-group in the people living with HIV, suggesting adjustment of the focus and commence timing of HIV/AIDS prevention education accordingly. Therefore, it is necessary to review the AIDS prevention and control process, policies, environment, educational methods and new challenges for young students in China. Also, it is vital to point out that reducing the vulnerability of HIV infection and the occurrence of high-risk behaviors among young students are the key elements of HIV/AIDS prevention and control.
