HIV epidemiology and responses among men who have sex with men and transgender individuals in China: a scoping review

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 588 - 8
• Main Authors: Tang, Songyuan, Tang, Weiming, Meyers, Kathrine, Chan, Polin, Chen, Zhongdan, Tucker, Joseph D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.10.2016; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: China; China - epidemiology; Diseases; Epidemics; Female; Gays; Health aspects; HIV care continuum; HIV epidemics and responses; HIV infection; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Mass Screening; Men who have sex with men; Public Health; Risk factors; Scoping review; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Transgender people; Transgender Persons - statistics & numerical data; Unsafe Sex; China; Scoping review; HIV care continuum; China; HIV epidemics and responses; Men who have sex with men

Despite global efforts to control HIV among key populations, new infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) individuals are still increasing. The increasing HIV epidemic among MSM/TG in China indicates that more effective services are urgently needed. However, policymakers...