HIV/AIDS Research and Treatment · Vol. 5, No. 1 · 2018 · pp. e3–e4 · e-ISSN 2377-8377

HIV Infection on the Rise among Chinese College Students

Chengjun Sun

School of Management and Economics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 253, Xuefu Road, Kunming,Yunnan 650093, ChinaChina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/hartoj-5-e012 · Published 2018-04-21 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2018 The Author(s)

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Abstract

From the early 1980s when it was identified in 2017, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected an estimated 78 million people around the world, causing an estimated 35 million acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related deaths.1,2 In China, as of April 30, 2017, the nation reported that 699,471 people were living with HIV/AIDS with 291,198 AIDS patients and 216,727 AIDS caused deaths.

Acknowledgement

The author acknowledges financial support from the project of KMUST for Fostering Talents in provincial level (KKSY20160 8050) and the project of Yunnan Education Department (2016ZZX055). The author would like to acknowledgement Kunming University of Science and Technology research facility and support.

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