Characteristics Analysis of HIV-infected Patient in Wuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from 2012 to 201 4
LI Yan-qiong
MO Chao-yue
Abstract:Objective:To raise the awareness of medical workers to HIV and to provide scientific basis for making effective precautions by analyzing the epidemiological characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infected patients in Wuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Method:Twenty-nine thousand four hundred and sixty-four patients admitted to our hospital for HIV test from 2012 to 2014 were selected as the objects,the epidemiological data of HIV positive patients were analyzed by the method of descriptive epidemiology.Result:These 29 464 patients were carried out the HIV antibody screening and a total of 66 cases of positive patients were confirmed(0.22%),including 50 males and 16 females which means that the male female ratio was 3.13∶1.Among them,the majority of infected individuals accounted for 80.3%(53/66) was 20 to 59 years old,while over 60 yeas old accounted for 16.67%(11/66).In terms of the education level, people of primary or secondary school education,which means a low culture level,were the mainly parts of HIV infected patients,with the proportion of 83.33%(55/66).In the aspect of transmission routes,the heterosexual transmissions was the main part which accounted for 65.15%(43/66).Han Chinese accounted for up to 95.46%(63/66).People with a spouse were up to 59.09% (39/66).In terms of occupation distribution,migrant workers and farmers were primarily infected,which accounted for 63.64%(42/66).The patient infected by HIV combined with HCV was the most of concurrent infections,accounting for 33.33%(22/66).Conclusion:From 2012 to 2014,the main HIV infected people in Wuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine are male,20 to 59 years old, low educated persons and the one who has a spouse.The primarily transmission route is heterosexual transmission.As a result,it is necessary to be targeted to carry out preventions of HIV propaganda and education works for different kinds of people.
Keywords:Human immunodeficiency virusInfectedEpidemiology
Publication Date:2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 75-77 )
