Prevalence of and factors associated with advanced HIV disease among newly diagnosed people living with HIV in Guangdong Province, China.

CONCLUSIONS: Low-risk perception and a lack of awareness of HIV-related symptoms resulted in a high proportion of AHD in Guangdong Province, especially among the elderly, those diagnosed at medical facilities and those with low social support. Strengthening AIDS education and training programmes to scale up HIV testing through provider-initiated testing and counselling in medical facilities and VCT could facilitate early HIV diagnosis. PMID: 33225623 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: J Int AIDS Soc Source Type: research