Table 1.
Distribution of young HIV/AIDS cases in China, 2005–2012
| 2005 (%) | 2006 (%) | 2007 (%) | 2008 (%) | 2009 (%) | 2010 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2012 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported cases | 5186 | 4872 | 5524 | 6628 | 7416 | 7875 | 8925 | 10195 |
| Transmission route | ||||||||
| Heterosexual | 1370 (26.4) | 1877 (38.5) | 2553 (46.2) | 3479 (52.5) | 3875 (52.3) | 4157 (52.8) | 4598 (51.5) | 4998 (49.0) |
| Homosexual | 72 (1.4) | 158 (3.2) | 395 (7.2) | 964 (14.5) | 1619 (21.8) | 2149 (27.3) | 3043 (34.1) | 4305 (42.2) |
| Blood/Plasma | 120 (2.3) | 108 (2.2) | 101 (1.8) | 134 (2.0) | 122 (1.6) | 125 (1.6) | 111 (1.2) | 73 (0.7) |
| Injecting drugs | 2033(39.2) | 1578 (32.4) | 1703 (30.8) | 1648 (24.9) | 1482 (20.0) | 1254 (15.9) | 1060 (11.9) | 768 (7.5) |
| Unknown/others | 1591 (30.7) | 1151 (23.6) | 772 (14.0) | 403 (6.1) | 318 (4.3) | 190 (2.4) | 113 (1.3) | 51 (0.5) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 3059 (59.0) | 2642 (54.2) | 2990 (54.1) | 3756 (56.7) | 4343 (58.6) | 4896 (62.2) | 5994 (67.2) | 7298 (71.6) |
| Female | 2127 (41.0) | 2230 (45.8) | 2534 (45.9) | 2872 (43.3) | 3073 (41.4) | 2979 (37.8) | 2931 (32.8) | 2897 (28.4) |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Student | 97 (1.9) | 142 (2.9) | 176 (3.2) | 384 (5.8) | 560 (7.6) | 691 (8.8) | 984 (11.0) | 1326 (13.0) |
| Other occupation | 5089 (98.1) | 4730 (97.1) | 5348 (96.8) | 6244 (94.2) | 6856 (92.4) | 7184 (91.2) | 7941 (89.0) | 8869 (87.0) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 15–19 | 851 (16.4) | 760 (15.6) | 858 (15.5) | 1044 (15.8) | 1115 (15.0) | 1144 (14.5) | 1410 (15.8) | 1752 (17.2) |
| 20–24 | 4335 (83.6) | 4112 (84.4) | 4666 (84.5) | 5584 (84.2) | 6301 (85.0) | 6731 (85.5) | 7515 (84.2) | 8443 (82.8) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Illiteracy | 284 (5.5%) | 391 (8.0) | 613 (11.1) | 950 (14.3) | 750 (10.1) | 681 (8.6) | 551 (6.2) | 450 (4.4) |
| Primary school | 1185 (22.8) | 1201 (24.7) | 1344 (24.3) | 1532 (23.1) | 1587 (21.4) | 1336 (17.0) | 1352 (15.1) | 1230 (12.1) |
| Junior high school | 1736 (33.5) | 1719 (35.3) | 2141 (38.8) | 2637 (39.8) | 2874 (38.8) | 3055 (38.8) | 3280 (36.8) | 3435 (33.7) |
| Senior High school | 327 (6.3) | 346 (7.1) | 465 (8.4) | 911 (13.7) | 1209 (16.3) | 1479 (18.8) | 1830 (20.5) | 2414 (23.7) |
| College or above | 93 (1.8) | 161 (3.3) | 260 (4.7) | 597 (9.0) | 996 (13.4) | 1324 (16.8) | 1912 (21.4) | 2666 (26.2) |
| Unknown | 1561 (30.1) | 1054 (21.6) | 701 (12.7) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Disease Status when identified | ||||||||
| HIV | 3980 (76.7) | 3622 (74.3) | 3921 (71.0) | 4783 (72.2) | 5507 (74.3) | 6010 (76.3) | 7102 (79.6) | 8632 (84.7) |
| AIDS | 1206 (23.3) | 1250 (25.7) | 1603 (29.0) | 1845 (27.8) | 1909 (25.7) | 1865 (23.7) | 1823 (20.4) | 1563 (15.3) |