Influence factors of partner notification among people living with HIV/AIDS in Xinjiang

Objective To study the partner notification and its influencing factors among the people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in Xinjiang for the promotion of partner notification.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 3 071 PLWHA who had been followed by local heath workers in ten counties of Xinjiang.Results The rate of partner notification among the PLWHA was 81.5% (2 010/2 467),and the rate for the male was 82.2% (1 229/1 495) and 80.3% (781/972) for the female.There were 62.2% (1 251/2 010) of PLWHA conducting notification within a week,52.1% (1 047/2 010) noticing their partner by themselves and 59.3% (1 776/2 994) reporting the expectation to notice their spouse or partner.Multivariate logistic regression showed that the influencing factors included with monthly income equal or less than 500 RMB yuan(odds ratioOR=1.65,95% confidence intervalCI:1.23-2.20),with the time of diagnosis more than one year (OR=1.08,95% CI:1.02-1.15),married (OR=4.46,95% CI:2.91-6.82),having children (OR=1.50,95%CI:1.12-2.00),living in the north of Xinjiang(OR=4.10,95% CI:2.72-6.19),and livng in the south of Xinjiang(OR=2.34,95% CI:1.53-3.57).Conclusion The rate of partner notification among the PLWHA of Xinjiang is relative high and the influence factors of the notification include local support activities,marriage status and whether they have a child.