Epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection among college students in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) among HIV-positive college students.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Five districts of Nanjing, China.

Participants

A total of 156 college students with newly diagnosed HIV infection between September 2015 and July 2017.

Main outcome measures

Social-demographic characteristics, mode of HIV acquisition, infection of sexually transmitted diseases, risky sexual behaviours and HIV/AIDS-related KAP were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire administered by trained interviewers.

Results

About 98.7% (154/156) of HIV-positive college students in our study were men, and 96.1% (148/154) of them were infected

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7228536 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature