Table 2

 National sentinel surveillance of HIV/AIDS among selected populations in China, 1995–2002

October 1995October 1998October 2002
Data were abstracted from Ministry of Health.7,20
Median values of 0 indicated that >50% of sites did not identify any infected people.
Sites with >1 positive HIV test/surveillance sites1/811/1929/36
Positive people/people tested (%)1/2652 (0.04)285/5536 (5.2)570/9713 (5.9)
Prevalence at sites (per 100 people)
    Lowest/median/highest0/0/0.250/0.3/82.20/2.5/80.0
Among commercial sex workers
Sites with >1 positive HIV test/surveillance sites1/124/214/31
Positive people/people tested (%)1/3160 (0.03)29/5052 (0.57)103/7507 (1.37)
Prevalence at sites (per 100 people)
    Lowest/median/highest0/0/0.30/0/4.50/0/15.9
Among STD patients
Sites with >1 positive HIV test/surveillance sites1/155/3516/56
Positive people/people tested (%)1/4734 (0.02)8/10 441(0.08)26/10 070 (0.26)
Prevalence at sites (per 100 people)
    Lowest/median/highest0/0/0.30/0/0.70/0/2.5