Abstract
The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Zhejiang province has increased substantially in the past three decades. The first case of HIV infection was reported in 1985
Highlights
The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Zhejiang province has increased substantially in the past three decades
No statistically significant differences in the distribution of age, education background, or marriage were found between participants at baseline and the 1-month, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up points (Table 1)
Xixi hospital in Hangzhou is engaged in the anti-retroviral therapy (ART) management in Hangzhou, while the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was in charge of this work 4 years ago
Summary
The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Zhejiang province has increased substantially in the past three decades. The first case of HIV infection was reported in 1985 [1]. By the end of 2015, it was estimated that there was a cumulative total of 20,902 people living with HIV (PLWH) in Zhejiang province [2]. By the end of 2016, a total of 5,119 new HIV cases were reported in Zhejiang, and men who have sex with men (MSM) had the highest prevalence of HIV (6.92%). Hangzhou has been affected by the epidemic with an HIV prevalence of 8.5% among MSM [3,4]. Zhejiang province launched a Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program (FARTP) in 2003 and has scaled the program up rapidly since the initiation of China’s national FARTP in 2002
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