Abstract
The analysis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a topic of major interest in demography, sociology and other disciplines. Indeed the STI phenomenon itself has resulted in recent years in the creation of several new journals including AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. STIs are a problem of enormous import in the world today and continue to spread at alarming rates. Furthermore, they are increasingly affecting larger and larger numbers of people. Specifically, sexually transmitted infections, such as HIV, are now gaining a foothold in the heterosexual population in China. The heterosexual population of China is at risk of infection for several reasons. These include the spread of infection via commercial sex workers in coastal provinces into mainland China by educated business men as well as by the growing number of surplus boys. China has also seen a rise in infection levels concurrent with their open door policy. This chapter explores the differing impacts of these infections in the People’s Republic of China. Though STIs are referred to by some investigators as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), sexually transmitted infection (STI) is the most current and appropriate descriptor. Previously referred to as venereal diseases (VDs), they are now known as infections for various reasons that are associated with the stigma surrounding the terms “venereal,” “disease” and “sexually transmitted.” Whereas a disease is indicative of a lifelong and potentially incurable affliction, infection is in reality the more appropriate referent because of advances in modern medicine, which have rendered most
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