Long-term follow-up of a peer-led HIV/AIDS prevention program for married women in rural China.

摘要

Women are infected with HIV at increasing rates worldwide, and the incidence of new AIDS cases has been rising faster for women than for men [1]. In China, rural married women may become infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when their husbands return home after working in cities. Studies have demonstrated that many married rural women know little about condom use or STIs, and that their low level of knowledge puts them at risk [2]. jiinee HIV is mainly sexually transmitted and there is neither an effective vaccine nor a cure for HIV/AIDS [3], the most important way to control HIV/AIDS is to decrease high-risk sexual behavior by improving women's HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes.