Results of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Datong city in Shanxi province, 2009 - 2010

Objective To understand the HIV infection status and related factors among people attending voluntary counseling and testing for HIV provided by Datong Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Methods The statistical analysis was conducted on the testing results, demographic information, reasons for seeking advice and risk behaviors of the people receiving counseling and testing service from 2009 to 2010 in Datong CDC. Results Up to 99.91% of 2326 people seeking advice received HIV testing, and 1 HIV positive case was detected (0.04%). The male to female ratio of these people was 1.5 ∶ 1. Up to 93.94% of them were aged 21-49 years and 41.49% of them only had education level of junior middle school. Hiving high risk sexual behaviors was the main reason for advice seeking (19.87%) The mostly asked questions were about HIV testing, AIDS symptoms, transmission routes and infection probability. Conclusion The sexual contact in young adults was the major transmission route of HIV in Datong. It is necessary to provide the health education about AIDS and VCT for migrant workers and men having sex with men. The promotion of condom use should be strengthened and referral rate should be increased in the future VCT service.