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AIDS in Areas with Many Former Plasma Donors in
North Anhui, China. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Jan 2009, Pages: 140
One thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven (1997)
villagers in areas with many former plasma donors
(FPDs) were interviewed and tested for HIV. HIV
prevalence was 15.2% among FPDs and 4.9% among non-
FPDs. Among non-FPDs, spouse being HIV-positive and
having multiple sexual partners were associated with
HIV infection. Within marriage, the condom use rate
was 5.9%. The proportion having more than one sexual
partner was 3.1%. Most of the boy/girlfriends were
from the local rural areas (87.5%), and 51.9% of the
sex workers visited by male participants were in
urban areas and 2/3 of the sex workers visited by
the HIV positive participants were in urban areas.
The prevalence of HIV infection is high. The
HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread to non-donors primarily
through sexual transmission. Low condom use rate
with spouse and other sexual partners promotes HIV
sexual transmission. The sexual mixing pattern and
the low condom use rate indicate that HIV sexual
transmission is unavoidable. Promotion of condoms
with all partners and limiting the number of sex
partners, are urgently needed to stop further spread
of HIV.
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