Ways of HIV transmission in China: The effect of age, period, and cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a global pandemic caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is transmitted through human behaviors, such as sexual intercourse, intravenous drug injection, and blood transfusion. Rare studies have focused on the evaluation of the effects of culture, society, and HIV-related policies in adjusting people's HIV-related behaviors, i.e., ways of HIV transmission.

Methods

By taking the new HIV infections in Hubei Province each year from 1995 to 2020 as the sample, our study used the Hierarchical Age-Period-Cohort (HAPC) model to analyze the effects of age, period, and cohort on the trends of ways of HIV transmission.

Results

From 1995 to 2020, the number of new HIV infections in Hubei presented a general upwa

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9493025 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature