Zunyou Wu
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3581518 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Zunyou Wu |
| PRENOMES | Zunyou |
| SOBRENOME | Wu |
| ASSINATURA | WU Z |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0839-4548 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 40 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2001 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Comparison of healthspan-related indicators between adults with and without HIV infection aged 18–59 in the United States
In a large sample of U.S. community-dwelling adults, by identifying the extent and pattern of health disparities, we characterized the multi-dimentional health of PWHs, providing important public health implications for public policy that aims to improve health of persons with HIV and further reduce these disparities
The path to healthy ageing in China
Providing HIV testing in men who have sex with men through a gay social networking app in China
Objective: We explored the feasibility of app-based HIV testing services (AHTS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) according to the perspectives of testing service providers. Methods: Twenty-one current or previous AHTS providers participated in a semi-structured interview which explored the facilitators and barriers to AHTS. Ten participants originating from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 11 from the non-governmental …
Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Outbreak in China
This Viewpoint summarizes key epidemiologic and clinical findings from all cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported through February 11, 2020, in mainland China, and case trends in response to government attempts to control and contain the infection.
HIV-positive clients of female sex workers in Hunan Province, China
HIV-positive CFSWs continue to practice unsafe sexual behaviors with regular and irregular partners after HIV diagnosis, but were more willing to protect their regular partners. Future interventions targeting HIV-positive CFSWs should not only be confined to sero-discordant couples, but also need to instill a sense of responsibility to protect the commercial and casual partners and reduce the number of concurrent partners
Stigma towards people who use drugs
A health communication intervention to integrate partner testing with antiretroviral therapy service among men who have sex with men in China
Our findings indicated that integration of MSM partner testing with ART services via health communication was feasible. Nurses as case managers effectively encouraged index participants to refer their sexual partners for HIV testing
A health promotion logic model to review progress in HIV prevention in China
Using the theory and concepts of health promotion, this paper proposes a logic model for HIV/AIDS prevention and control which provides a structure for describing planned actions and predicted impacts/outcomes from comprehensive HIV prevention interventions. The potential usefulness of the model is examined by reviewing the evolution of HIV prevention and management in China, drawing on evidence from interventions reported from a mixture of study…
Addressing HIV stigma in protected medical settings
Previous studies suggest that the implementation of universal precaution (UP) plays a role in reducing HIV stigma. In this study we investigate the efficacy of a stigma reduction intervention on UP compliance and explore whether UP compliance could potentially influence HIV stigma reduction in medical settings. A randomized controlled intervention trial was conducted in two provinces of China with 1760 healthcare service providers recruited from …
Drug Use and HIV Infection Status of Detainees in Re-Education through Labour Camps in Guangxi Province, China
This study describes HIV disease burden and patterns of drug use before and during incarceration among detainees in Re-education-Through-Labour-Camps (RTLCs) in China. A cross-sectional survey of 576 men and 179 women from three RTLCs was conducted in Guangxi Province, China. Over three-quarters of study participants were detained due to drug-related offences. Over half of the women (n = 313, 54.3%) and two-thirds of men (n = 119, 66.5%) had been…
Providers’ HIV‐related avoidance attitude and patient satisfaction
Objectives This article explores the associations between medical care providers’ attitudes towards patients living with HIV (PLH) and the service satisfaction reported from general patients. Methods Data were collected from 40 county‐level hospitals in China, including 1760 service providers and 1000 patients receiving medical services from the hospitals. Provider and patient assessments were conducted by self‐administered questionnaires and fac…
Referring heroin users from compulsory detoxification centers to community methadone maintenance treatment
Findings suggest that providing MMT within detoxification centers promotes successful referral of heroin addicts to community-based MMT upon their release
Reducing HIV-Related Stigma in Health Care Settings
Objectives. The objective of the intervention was to reduce service providers’ stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward people living with HIV. Methods. The randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 county-level hospitals in 2 provinces of China between October 2008 and February 2010. Forty-four service providers were randomly selected from each hospital, yielding a total of 1760 study participants. We randomized the hospitals to either …
Empathy and avoidance in treating patients living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA) among service providers in China
This study aims to investigate health care providers' empathy levels and its association with avoidance in providing service to patients living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in China. A total of 1760 health service providers were randomly sampled from 40 county hospitals in two provinces of China. Using a self-administered questionnaire, participants' demographic characteristics, work history, empathy level, and avoidance attitudes toward PLWHA were coll…
Regional differences in HIV prevalence and individual attitudes among service providers in China
Reducing STD/HIV Stigmatizing Attitudes Through Community Popular Opinion Leaders in Chinese Markets
Reducing STDs and HIV/AIDS incidence requires campaigns designed to change knowledge, attitudes and practices of risky sexual behavior and its consequences. In China, a significant obstacle to such changes is the stigma associated with these diseases. Thus one campaign intervention strategy is to train credible community popular opinion leaders to discuss these issues in everyday social venues. This study tested the effectiveness of such an appro…
Needle and syringe programs in Yunnan, China yield health and financial return
NSPs are not only cost-effective but cost-saving in Yunnan. Significant scale-up of NSPs interventions across China and removal of the societal and political barriers that compromise the effects of NSPs should be a health priority of the Chinese government
A Survey of Condom Use Behaviors and HIV/STI Prevalence Among Venue-Based Money Boys in Shenzhen, China
Entertainment Venue Visiting and Commercial Sex in China
Entertainment venues in China play an important role in the sexually transmitted disease (STD)/HIV epidemic. Most previous studies have focused on sex workers working in entertainment venues, but little is known about their clients. This study investigated the perceptions and behavior of the patrons visiting entertainment venues. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 male market vendors who visited entertainment venues at least o…
Quality of life of children living in HIV/Aids-affected families in rural areas in Yunnan, China
The aim of this study was to explore the main influencing factors of the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children living in HIV/AIDS-affected families in rural areas in Yunnan, China. The HRQL of 116 children aged 8-17 from HIV/AIDS-affected families and 109 children from unaffected families was evaluated by the Chinese Version of PedsQL 4.0. Some potential influencing factors were questioned, such as demographic characteristics, the fam…
Stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward PLHA in rural China
Stigma is a significant barrier to effective control of HIV/AIDS, despite laws to control it. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with HIV stigma in a rural Chinese community. A survey was conducted in north-west Anhui province among 963 residents to assess HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Participants scored a mean of 16.6/26 (63.8%) for knowledge. Sixty-eight percent of respondents held at least one fear …
Normative Beliefs and Sexual Risk in China
We examined normative beliefs about multiple sexual partners and social status in China and their association with risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Self-reported and biological markers of sexual risk were examined among 3,716 market vendors from a city in eastern China. Men who were older or with less education believed having multiple sexual partners was linked to higher social status. Adjusting for demographic …
Challenges in providing services in methadone maintenance therapy clinics in China
Correlates of methadone client retention
Visiting Entertainment Venues and Sexual Health in China
Reducing HIV-Related Stigma in Health Care Settings
Objectives. The objective of the intervention was to reduce service providers’ stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward people living with HIV. Methods. The randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 county-level hospitals in 2 provinces of China between October 2008 and February 2010. Forty-four service providers were randomly selected from each hospital, yielding a total of 1760 study participants. We randomized the hospitals to either …
Community-Based Trial to Prevent Drug Use Among Youths in Yunnan, China
Objectives. This study evaluated a community-based program in China to prevent initiation of drug use in young men. Methods. Similar intervention and control areas were selected. Village leaders, teachers, and women and youth leaders were recruited to participate in the program. Community activities were organized and intervention activities in schools were implemented. Incidence of new drug users was estimated. Results. There was a 2.7-fold grea…
Disclosure of parental HIV/Aids to children in rural China
The purpose of this study is to examine the complex issue of disclosure of parental HIV/AIDS to children in rural China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with children affected by HIV/AIDS aged 8–17 (n = 16), their caregivers (n = 16) and key informants in the community (n = 5). Findings showed that most children were shielded from knowing the HIV/AIDS status of their parents, although many children may have drawn their own conclusions t…
Visiting Entertainment Venues and Sexual Health in China
Prevalence of HIV infection among former commercial plasma donors in rural eastern China
BACKGROUND: Sporadic reports of HIV-1 infection among commercial plasma donors in China between 1994 and 1995. OBJECTIVES: (1) To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among repeat plasma donors; (2) to identify factors associated with HIV infection; and (3) to describe characteristics associated with secondary transmission. METHODS: Plasma/blood donors who had a history of donating plasma/blood before March 1, 1995, their spouses, and their …
A rapid assessment and its implications for a needle social marketing intervention among injecting drug users in China
Community-Based Trial to Prevent Drug Use Among Youths in Yunnan, China
Objectives. This study evaluated a community-based program in China to prevent initiation of drug use in young men. Methods. Similar intervention and control areas were selected. Village leaders, teachers, and women and youth leaders were recruited to participate in the program. Community activities were organized and intervention activities in schools were implemented. Incidence of new drug users was estimated. Results. There was a 2.7-fold grea…
HIV/STD Stigmatization Fears as Health-Seeking Barriers in China
Living environment and schooling of children with HIV-infected parents in southwest China
A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Longchuan County, China, to study the lives of children with HIV-infected parents. Registered HIV-infected drug users and their households were approached and information about the living environment of children < or =15 years of age was collected. Of the 266 households interviewed, there were 213 children < or =15 years old. Forty percent of the children had lost at least one parent. Most of th…
Assessing the Efficacy of a Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Intervention for Pregnant Women and Male Partners in Urumqi City, China
Understanding Family Support for People Living with HIV/Aids in Yunnan, China
Evolution of China's response to HIV/Aids
Measuring Sexual Risk Using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (Acasi) versus Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (Capi) in China
The reliability of self-reports of sexual acts and sexually transmitted disease symptoms was compared among 199 food market workers in an eastern coastal city in China using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) and computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI). Two assessments (ACASI and CAPI) were evaluated with each participant; 100 participants were interviewed with ACASI first, followed by CAPI, and 99 participants were interviewed…
Stigmatization and shame
Using a representative sample of 478 doctors, nurses, and lab technicians working with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the impact of the AIDS epidemic on medical care systems and service providers in China. Correlation analyses showed significant association between internalized shame reported by service providers and their perception of being stigmatized due to working with PLWHA. Multivariate…
Universal Precautions in the Era of HIV/Aids
Rapid scale up of harm reduction in China
Disclosure of parental HIV/Aids to children in rural China
The purpose of this study is to examine the complex issue of disclosure of parental HIV/AIDS to children in rural China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with children affected by HIV/AIDS aged 8–17 (n = 16), their caregivers (n = 16) and key informants in the community (n = 5). Findings showed that most children were shielded from knowing the HIV/AIDS status of their parents, although many children may have drawn their own conclusions t…
To Tell or Not to Tell
Laws in China relating to HIV disclosure are inconsistent. After a patient has tested HIV‐positive, service providers struggle to decide who should be informed first: patients, family members, or both. To understand service providers' attitudes and practices regarding the HIV notification process in China, 1101 service providers from a southwestern province of China were surveyed. Opinions were gathered from providers at five different levels of …
Institutional support for HIV/Aids care in China
A total of 1,101 Chinese healthcare workers were surveyed to determine the perception of institutional support for HIV/AIDS care in China. Multilevel regression models with random effects were used to estimate individual and facility-level effects on healthcare workers' perceived institutional support. Regional workers (at the provincial, city, county levels) reported higher institutional support for HIV/AIDS care than local workers (at the towns…
Correlates of methadone client retention
Visiting Entertainment Venues and Sexual Health in China
Entertainment Venue Visiting and Commercial Sex in China
Entertainment venues in China play an important role in the sexually transmitted disease (STD)/HIV epidemic. Most previous studies have focused on sex workers working in entertainment venues, but little is known about their clients. This study investigated the perceptions and behavior of the patrons visiting entertainment venues. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 male market vendors who visited entertainment venues at least o…
Quality of life of children living in HIV/Aids-affected families in rural areas in Yunnan, China
The aim of this study was to explore the main influencing factors of the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children living in HIV/AIDS-affected families in rural areas in Yunnan, China. The HRQL of 116 children aged 8-17 from HIV/AIDS-affected families and 109 children from unaffected families was evaluated by the Chinese Version of PedsQL 4.0. Some potential influencing factors were questioned, such as demographic characteristics, the fam…
Stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward PLHA in rural China
Stigma is a significant barrier to effective control of HIV/AIDS, despite laws to control it. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with HIV stigma in a rural Chinese community. A survey was conducted in north-west Anhui province among 963 residents to assess HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Participants scored a mean of 16.6/26 (63.8%) for knowledge. Sixty-eight percent of respondents held at least one fear …
Normative Beliefs and Sexual Risk in China
We examined normative beliefs about multiple sexual partners and social status in China and their association with risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Self-reported and biological markers of sexual risk were examined among 3,716 market vendors from a city in eastern China. Men who were older or with less education believed having multiple sexual partners was linked to higher social status. Adjusting for demographic …
Challenges in providing services in methadone maintenance therapy clinics in China
Needle and syringe programs in Yunnan, China yield health and financial return
NSPs are not only cost-effective but cost-saving in Yunnan. Significant scale-up of NSPs interventions across China and removal of the societal and political barriers that compromise the effects of NSPs should be a health priority of the Chinese government
A Survey of Condom Use Behaviors and HIV/STI Prevalence Among Venue-Based Money Boys in Shenzhen, China
Empathy and avoidance in treating patients living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA) among service providers in China
This study aims to investigate health care providers' empathy levels and its association with avoidance in providing service to patients living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in China. A total of 1760 health service providers were randomly sampled from 40 county hospitals in two provinces of China. Using a self-administered questionnaire, participants' demographic characteristics, work history, empathy level, and avoidance attitudes toward PLWHA were coll…
Medicine (39 obras) · China (30 obras) · Family medicine (26 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (26 obras) · Psychiatry (23 obras) · Environmental health (22 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (21 obras) · Psychology (20 obras) · Nursing (19 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (16 obras)