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    Title: Update and projection on HIV/AIDS in Taiwan
    Authors: Twu, SJ;Huang, YF;Lai, AC;Nai, M;Su, IJ
    Contributors: Division of Health Policy Research and Development
    Abstract: The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Taiwan started in 1986, with 5,221 cases of HIV infections, 1,596 cases of AIDS, and 911 deaths reported through 2003. National surveillance data indicate that men who have sex with men accounted for 48.2% of HIV infections, followed by heterosexual men (33.8%) and heterosexual women (6.1%). Only 353 (6.8%) of all HIV cases are females. The average age of HIV-infected persons, AIDS cases, and deaths was 31.2, 36.2, and 39.0 years, respectively. The incidence of HIV infection has increased by approximately 15% every year since 1997. The continuing epidemic will likely burden the national health care system and may result in an estimated socioeconomic loss of U.S.$1.6 billion in 2010, as 15,125 HIV infections and 1,420 deaths from AIDS are projected. To respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Taiwan, the government has been working with nongovernmental organizations to promote HIV testing, conduct various education programs, and reach out to high-risk groups. HIV/AIDS patients are linked to medical care and provided with free highly active antiretroviral treatment. The main challenge is to reduce HIV-related stigma. Prevention focused on preventing further transmission of HIV by seropositive persons to others is urgently needed in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
    Date: 2004-06
    Relation: Aids Education and Prevention. 2004 Jun;16(Suppl. a):53-63.
    Link to: http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/aeap.16.3.5.53.35530
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    Cited Times(WOS): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000222351800007
    Cited Times(Scopus): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=3042641438
    Appears in Collections:[Shiing-Jer Twu(2003-2004)] Periodical Articles

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