Analysis on factors on HIV epidemic in rural area in China

  Objective   To explore the HIV epidemic factors in rural area in China.

  Methods   5 033 rural residents were surveyed in the household by face to face interview using cluster sample.

  Results   50% of the interviewees didn't know the routes of transmission of HIV, 70% didn't know the routes of non-transmission, only 6% answered those questions correctly.13% of interviewees had the history of selling blood, among whom the lowest HIV infection rate was 2%.Suspected clinic symptom of Hepatitis, AIDS and history of injecting among the people with the history of selling blood were much higher than those without.Other AIDS related factors was that 9% of inter viewees had the history of being migrant workers, none of them used the condom during this period of sexual behavior and 27% of male shared the razor.

  Conclusion   The knowledge level of rural resident was quite poor.Voluntary counseling and testing among the people selling blood should be conducted, which was the basis of curbing the epidemic and providing care.It was better that units at the city and township level prov ided simple info rmation on HIV prevention for the migrant workers.Hyg iene and safe injection in the area with HIV epidemic should be paid much more attention.