Epidemic of HIV infection among persons who inject drugs in mainland China: a series, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have suggested that the injection drug use (IDU) was no longer the main transmission route of HIV/AIDS in China. However, there has never been a study to assess the national HIV epidemic among persons who inject drugs (PWIDs) based on a nationwide database.

Methods

PWIDs among new entrants in detoxification centers with HIV test results were extracted from the 2008-2016 National Dynamic Management and Control Database for Persons Who Use Drugs (NDMCD). Logistic regressions were used to analyze factors associated with HIV infection, and joinpoint regression were used to examine trends in the HIV prevalence.

Results

A total of 103,619 PWIDs among new entrants tested for HIV in detoxification centers between 2008 and 2016 were included in the analysis.

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8199561 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature