Among the 50,000 estimated new infections during 2007, heterosexual transmission was 44.7 per cent, homosexual transmission was 12.2 per cent and transmission through IDU was 42 per cent, while MTCT transmission was 1.1 per cent.
UNGASS CHINA REPORT 2008
China
China’s HIV epidemic is one of low prevalence overall, but there are high and increasing rates of HIV infection among people engaging in high risk behaviours (injecting drugs using unsterilized needles and syringes, unprotected sex in the context of sex work and unprotected sex between men with multiple partners). Comprehensive HIV prevention initiatives are therefore increasingly focused on behavioural change among these populations.
Since 2005, the Chinese Government has strengthened its intervention efforts to MSM. In 2007, the National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) worked with MSM civil society organizations to develop national working protocols and guidelines on HIV prevention and control among MSM and convened national technical workshops on comprehensive HIV prevention and behavioural interventions among MSM. Recently, the China Ministry of Health (MOH) estimated that men who have sex with men account for approximately 5 million to 10 million (2 to 4%) of the total number of sexually active men in China.
| Population (Country Total) |
1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.) |
The World Fact Book 2008 |
| Number of PLHIV | 700,000 | UNGASS 2008 |
| Number of new infections (2007) | 50,000 | UNGASS 2008 |
| Number of new MSM infections (2007) | 30,000 | UNGASS 2008 |
| Number of MSM | 17,550,000 | APCOM (estimated) |
| HIV prevalence among MSM | 8.7% 5.8% (Beijing) |
UNAIDS Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007; 45:581-87. 2004 - 2006 |
| Percentage of new infections among MSM | 12.2% | UNGASS 2008 |
| Percentage of condom use during last male to male sexual encounter | 30% (non-commercial) 50% (commercial) |
UNGASS 2008 |
| Coverage of MSM receiving HIV prevention services | 8.2% | UNGASS 2008 |
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