[Epidemiological characteristics of newly reported HIV infections in Chinese and Burmese residents, during 2012-2016 in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province]

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2017 Oct 10;38(10):1372-1375. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.10.015.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To understand the epidemiological characteristics of newly reported HIV infections in Chinese and Burmese residents during 2012-2016 in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan province (Dehong) and to provide evidence for the development of related programs on prevention and control. Methods: All the HIV infections who were newly reported during 2012-2016 in Dehong, were recruited as the study subjects, with epidemiological characteristics of the cases analyzed by using the software SPSS 22.0. Results: A total of 5 692 HIV infections were newly reported between 2012 and 2016 (including 5 592 in this study), in which the Chinese patients accounted for 43.3% (2 419) and the rest 56.7% (3 173) were Burmese. Differences in age, gender and other social characteristics of these newly reported HIV infections were statistically significant between the Chinese and the Burmese (all p-values <0.05). Most cases were males and between the age of 20-49 years old. Other characteristics of the patients would include: having had primary school education, married, being farmers, and with CD(4)(+)T cells counts ≥350 cells/μl. HIV infection was mainly transmitted through sexual contact among the Chinese patients but through injecting drug use among the Burmese patients. Conclusions: Epidemiological characteristics of the newly reported HIV infections were different between the Chinese and the Burmese, between 2012 and 2016 in Dehong. Targeted prevention and control programs should be taken.

目的: 了解2012-2016年云南省德宏傣族景颇族自治州(德宏州)新报告中国籍和缅甸籍HIV感染者病例流行病学特征,为德宏州有针对性开展艾滋病防控工作提供科学依据。 方法: 以2012-2016年德宏州所有新报告HIV感染者为研究对象,应用SPSS 22.0软件分析其流行病学特征。 结果: 2012-2016年,德宏州共新报告HIV感染者5 692例(纳入研究对象5 592例)。中国籍和缅甸籍新报告HIV感染者所占构成比分别为43.3%(2 419例)和56.7%(3 173例)。中国籍和缅甸籍新报告HIV感染者在年份、年龄、性别等社会人口学特征的构成上的差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。两类感染者均以20~49岁、男性、小学及以下文化程度、已婚有配偶、农民、CD(4)(+)T淋巴细胞计数≥350个/μl等特征为主。中国籍感染者的感染途径以性传播为主,缅甸籍感染者的感染途径以注射吸毒传播为主。 结论: 2012-2016年德宏州的中国籍和缅甸籍新报告HIV感染者在流行病学特征上存在差异,需要采取不同的防控措施。.

Keywords: Epidemiological characteristic; HIV infection case; New reported.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Asian People / ethnology*
  • Asian People / statistics & numerical data*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Drug Users / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Marriage
  • Middle Aged
  • Myanmar / epidemiology
  • Myanmar / ethnology
  • Sexual Behavior