"Journal of Preventive Medicine intelligence" made China's first gay multi-disciplinary study on AIDS intervention strategies


Love love white white network of health and AIDS services
2009-08-03

Chengdu white love hearing July 31, 2009 published in the latest issue of "Journal of Preventive Medicine intelligence" (Journal of Preventive Medicine intelligence .2009,25 (7) :499-503) released by the love of white sectors of health and presided over the completion of AIDS study of the "China MSM groups, the challenges faced by HIV intervention: community-based and has published evidence-based evaluation of the evidence." The white paper is Ai organizations, including the epidemiological, clinical medicine, sociology and anthropology, public policy and civil society activists, including a multi-disciplinary research teams completed. "Journal of Preventive Medicine intelligence" is the core of China's public health journals. The paper is at the domestic level首篇core journals published by the Chinese comrades led by civil society organizations for AIDS prevention and control strategies to reflect the multi-disciplinary research on the.

Since 2006, AIDS in China, Comrade male groups showed a tendency to increase rapidly. Some provinces and cities in the special survey data, the HIV infection rate of male comrades in the 3 years from less than 5% to 10% ~ 16%. Government departments and international organizations, funds invested heavily in China's provinces and municipalities to carry out a lot of variety in the group carried out the activities of AIDS interventions and to mobilize a large number of volunteers to participate, but also have emerged in a number of non-governmental organizations. However, AIDS groups in the male comrades in the development trend of the spread, not the resulting signs of slowing down, many clues indicate that the existing model of intervention has not been able to play its expected role. So far, however, there is no evidence-based medicine in accordance with the standards of the existing model to evaluate the intervention study.

The purpose of the subject is the Chinese MSM population in the concept of AIDS interventions, models and techniques, such as challenges to evidence-based evaluation.

According to the study of evidence-based medicine (evidence-based medicine) of the methods and techniques, through to major in English and Chinese Biomedical Literature database retrieval, access to so far in the MSM epidemic of AIDS-related groups, sociology, etc. various studies. At the same time, community workers and experts to gather for the last 5 years to participate in community-based AIDS prevention and control activities Comrade experience and views of the reflection. By experts according to the epidemic, behavioral science, sociology, such as integration of different thematic literature and expert opinion, and ultimately the formation of recommendations.

The study's main findings included the following:

• community-based organizations and the "diffusion theory" of the intervention model as a guide in the dissemination of knowledge, behavior change, faced enormous challenges. Performance information for the transmission of the low quality of education, education, entertainment, and not pay enough attention to psycho-social support.

• public health term "MSM" widespread abuse.

• the lack of MSM groups, social and cultural characteristics of the study. China region, taking into account cultural and social characteristics of the differences, the lack of such studies is the direct result of intervention projects around the sensitivity and specificity of the population can not meet the needs of the project and thus interfering with the promotion of risk behavior can not be effectively reduced.

According to available evidence, the issue of MSM in China's AIDS prevention strategy groups, the adjustment of the recommendations made, including:

• to establish a highly efficient reaction mechanism of media in order to eliminate error message.

• National AIDS policy in opposition to the inclusion of sexual orientation. For example, the most basic right, the right education and right to work, should be protected. This will reduce the fear in order to improve behavior.

• respect for the various MSM groups with cultural and sociological significance of the various groups to help them develop their own personality and the definition of a healthy mental state, so as to have targeted, effective in promoting behavior change.

• AIDS, HIV / AIDS interventions should be appropriate to join the mental health content. Government agencies and non-governmental organizations should be aware that the mental health groups, comrades, in the fight against HIV / AIDS on this issue, and condoms are equally important.

• infected people to participate in vigorous advocacy.

• to encourage different groups of MSM in the social and psychological needs more research. In particular, should encourage and support more from the perspective of multi-disciplinary research. At the same time, whether it is to do the project design, or sub-project design should have sufficient sociological, anthropological evidence.

• be evidence-based principles and methods of project evaluation into the project evaluation system.

Based on the above research evidence and clues, love white health and AIDS services has started a number of AIDS prevention and control project, the young male comrades and carry out AIDS in a number of targeted interventions and care work. At the same time, also love the White Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Sichuan Province, Sichuan Province Association of sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, Chengdu hospital for infectious diseases, the Global Fund and the sixth round of the fourth round of the project in Sichuan Province, the Chinese and British strategy in support of the project, UNAIDS, the United Nations Development WFP, the World Bank and Bailey - Martin Foundation (Barry & Martin's Trust), the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Australia, New Castle University, University of Chicago and Michigan State University and other multi-sectoral partnership, with the support of several AIDS-related risk youth comrades AIDS nutrition and metabolism in multi-disciplinary research.

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2009-08-03