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HIV/AIDS Statistics for China

Total population in thousands (2007): 1,328,630*
Number of people living with HIV (2007): 700,000*
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate (2007): 0.1*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 690,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 200,000*
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV (2007): ---*
Deaths due to AIDS (2007): 39,000*
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage (Dec 2007): 19%†


Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in China
Vaccines

Vaccines

Trial: Tiantan Vaccinia HIV vaccine
Phase: I
Product Being Tested: HIV-1 CN54 gag, pol and env genes with DNA and rTV vectors
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vaccine and Serum Institute, Peking Union Medical College
Total participants: 80
Countries: China
Trial sites in China: n/a
Results expected: n/a
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*WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiological and response China 2008 Update. 2008. http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/full/EFS2008_CN.pdf
†WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector: Progress Report. 2008. http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/towards_universal_access_report_2008.pdf