HIV/aids epidemic in Zhejiang province, 1985-2009.

Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of HIV/AIDS epidemic and related factors in Zhejiang,provide scientific evidence for developing intervention strategies.Methods The statistical analysis was conducted on the data of 5119 HIV/AIDS cases.Results By the end of 2009,a total of 5119 HIV/AIDS cases had been reported accumulatively,of which 1261 were AIDS cases,533 were fatal.The cases in males accounted for 68.9% and in females accounted for 31.1%.Up to 86.0% of infected cases occurred in age group of 20-49 years old.The main transmission route was sexual contact,accounting for 63.5%,followed by injection drug use(17.2%).ConclusionFast spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic was observed in Zhejiang,and more areas were involved.The transmission routes had become multiple.The sexual transmitted cases increased dramatically,the epidemic had began to spread from high-risk population to general population.