Table 2. Policy focus areas by issuing agencies.
| Policy focus areas | n (%) | Issuing agencies | ||||
|
State Council
(n=104), % |
MOH
(n=223), % |
Other ministries*
(n=61), % |
MOH-led with other ministries
(n=50), % |
Other ministry led†
(n=33), % |
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| Abbreviation: MOH=ministry of health; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS=acquired immune deficiency syndrome. * Other Ministries: ministries (other than the MOH) collaborated to issue policies together, without an apparent lead. † Other Ministry Led: a ministry other than the MOH led the policy development, however, the MOH may still be part of the policy development. | ||||||
| Treatment | 28 (5.9) | 1.0 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| Public education | 85 (18.0) | 21.2 | 11.2 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 36.4 |
| Surveillance and monitoring | 26 (5.5) | 1.9 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Social engagement and participation | 6 (1.3) | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| Governmental departments coordination | 25 (5.3) | 14.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oversight and evaluation of policy implementation | 23 (4.9) | 7.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Assistance to people affected by HIV/AIDS | 8 (1.7) | 0.0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Strategic plans | 25 (5.3) | 14.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| International collaborations | 25 (5.3) | 4.8 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Specific interventions to transmission routes | 66 (14.0) | 1.9 | 20.6 | 8.2 | 22.0 | 6.1 |
| Scientific studies and researches | 35 (7.4) | 1.0 | 4.0 | 24.6 | 10.0 | 15.2 |
| Comprehensive policies | 37 (7.9) | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Initiations & reforms of government program management mechanism and personnel training | 21 (4.5) | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Academic conferences | 9 (1.9) | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Press releases | 6 (1.3) | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Other areas | 46 (9.8) | 17.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 9.1 |