Analysis on Surveillance Results of AIDS in Shanxi Province in 2003

Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of AIDS in Shanxi province in 2003. So as to provide a scientific basis for the establishment of preventive and therapeutic measures. Methods Statistic analysis was done using conventional monitoring, sentinel surveillance and epidemiological investigation data in 2003. Results 252 327 subjects from various regions were monitored throughout the whole year, of whom 42 cases were confirmed to be infected with HIV, and 32 cases, accounting for 76.19%.were between 20 and 39 years old. The First precedence of infected persons was from the past paid blood doers,oc-cupied 42.86%(18/42);and the second was from injecting drug addicts,occupied 30.95%(13/42). Con-clusion The number of HIV suffers reported in 2003 remained the same as that of 2002,but the ratio of drug addicts via venous injection increased obviously,and fur thermore the risk factors that might generate epidemic of AIDS among drug addicts still existed. In terms of this trait,adopting correspondent preventive therapeutic measures was henceforth a key task for shanxi province to decrease the epidemic of AIDS.