Analysis of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Henan Province from 1995 to 2009

OBJECTIVE To understand HIV/AIDS epidemic in Henan and provide scientific basis for formulating provention and control strategy.METHODS The data of HIV/AIDS cases in Henan province from 1995 to 2009 was downloaded from 'the history card downloading site'of the national online case reporting system on Jan.5th,2010.Descriptive study was implemented including geographic distribution and population characteristics of accumulated reported HIV/AIDS cases.RESULTS 46187 HIV positive cases were confirmed and reported at the end of 2009.The HIV positive cases were mainly distributed in six prefectures of south eastern Henan.The sex proportion(Men divided by Wormen)of HIV positive cases was higher in 2009(1.36︰1)than in 2004 to 2008(1.20︰1).The age groups was focus on 20-49,but the proportion of older 60 was increased from 0.9% in 1995 to 7.8% in 2009.The percentage of former paid plasma donors transmission was decreased from 93.8% in 1995 to 30.0% in 2009.While sex transmission proportion was increased from 2.7% in 1995 to 34.3% in 2009.The proportion of extra married heterosexual transmission was increased from 24.6% in 2006 to 51.2% in 2009.CONCLUSION The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Henan province was mainly among former paid plasma donors.While the proportion of sexual transmission was increasing,this suggested that the mode of HIV transmission had changed in Henan.