China
China is currently experiencing one of the most rapidly expanding HIV epidemics in the world. Since 1998, the number of reported cases has increased by about 30% yearly. At the end of 2002, the Ministry of Health in China estimated that there were more than 1 million people with HIV/AIDS in China. Although the adult prevalence rate is less than 0.1% the epidemic has spread to 31 provinces. By 2010, China could have as many as 10 million infections & 260,000 orphans if effective interventions are not implemented. Until recently, the most frequent modes of HIV transmission have been sharing of contaminated needles among IDUs and unsafe practices related to blood plasma collection. However, the spread of HIV is also gaining momentum through both hetero-and homosexual intercourse and it is feared that HIV will soon start spreading rapidly among the general public. Underlying vulnerability factors include poverty, large scale labor migration, lack of knowledge and life skills, gender imbalances as well as widespread stigma and discrimination. More about China
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