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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
As found in a study, "STDs and prostitution in China were reduced through mass campaigns in the 1950s. However, with the opening up of Chinese society came migrations to urban areas, increased sexual activity (including commercial sex as well as pre- and extra-marital sex) and visiting entertainment venues, and more liberal attitudes, leading to high and growing STD rates (Detels, et al., 2003; Gill, Huang, & Lu, 2007; Li, Wu, et al., 2009; Liao, Schensul & Wolffers, 2003; Smith, 2005; Wu, et al., 2007). The estimated number of people living with HIV in China rose from 350,000 in 2001 to 770,000 in 2009. AIDS-related deaths at least doubled from an estimated 26,000 to 54,000 during the same time period. There were an estimated 48,000 newly infected people in 2009, when AIDs became the leading cause of death among infectious diseases in China (UNAIDS, 2010; UNGASS 2010). Overall, prevalence is low, and the rate of growth appears to be decreasing, but there are significant epidemics in some areas."<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316807/ Reducing STD/HIV stigmatizing attitudes through community popular opinion leaders in Chinese markets] | |||
In a 2008 study of Shanghai migrant women, over 50%i agreed that people who acquired HIV through drugs or sex deserved it. Yet only 3.7% had ever been tested for HIV.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022510/ STIGMA AGAINST HIV-INFECTED PERSONS AMONG MIGRANT WOMEN LIVING IN SHANGHAI, CHINA]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||