Can HIV service data be used for surveillance purposes?: a case study in Guangzhou, China

Can HIV service data be used for surveillance purposes?: a case study in Guangzhou, China

Abstract Background Timely monitoring HIV epidemic among key populations is a formidable challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between data collected from an enhanced HIV sentinel surveillance (HSS+) and an HIV service, and to discuss whether testing service data can be used for surv...

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Main Authors: Weibin Cheng, Huifang Xu, Fei Zhong, Stephen Pan, Joseph D. Tucker, Sharon Weir, Jinkou Zhao, Weiming Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
HIV
Sentinel surveillance
Testing service
Trend monitoring
Programmatic data
Homosexual men
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6128-8

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