China reports jump in HIV cases
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China reported some 70,000 cases of new HIV infections in the first nine months of the year, bringing the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS to 434,000.
From January to September, 80.7 million people were tested for HIV, an increase of 8.9 percent from the same period last year, according to a statement released by a National Health and Family Planning Commission.
A total of 3,413 anti-virus treatment organizations have been set up in China.
By September end, about 209,000 people were receiving therapy.
China tested 7.43 million pregnant women for HIV/AIDS in the first nine months of the year to prevent possible mother-to-child transmission, the statement said.
Nearly 90 percent of the newly reported HIV/AIDS patients in China over the past nine months this year were through sexual contact.
Statistics from the annual HIV/AIDS report showed sexual transmission was attributable to 89.9 percent of the new cases from January to September. About 69 percent of all new cases resulted from heterosexual practices while another 21 percent through homosexual contact.
The percentage of sexual contact in newly reported cases is on the rise in recent years, surging from 11.6 percent in 2005 to 80.4 percent in 2011, the report said.
This means the infected groups are more diverse and widely spreading, leading to more difficulties in preventing and controlling the disease, said Wu Zunyou, director of the HIV/AIDS division of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nearly one fourth of the respondents in a recent survey admitted to having more than one sex partner, Wu revealed, calling for “loyalty to the spouse” which is crucial to preventing HIV infections.
Governments of all levels, non-governmental organizations and scientific institutions are making all-out efforts including providing tests and treatment, promoting anti-AIDS education and distributing condoms to the public to curb the spread of the disease, he said.
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