The Clinical Characteristics and Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis of 7632 HIV Patients in Yunnan Province from 2005 to 2017

Objective:To analyze the age and gender distribution characteristics of 7,632 HIV/AIDS patients at the onset of HIV infection-related high-risk intravenous drug abuse and sexual contact in Yunnan province.Methods:Data were collected from the database of Chinese Medicine Treatment of AIDS Pilot Project in Yunnan province.Gender,age and demographics of HIV/AIDS patients were analyzed.Results:The patients were almost in relatively high educational background.The number of male intravenous drug users(12.90%)was more than female,and the earliest average age was 10-14 years.The percentages of men in 10-19 years and 35-59 years were more than that of women.No obvious difference was found in heterosexual sexual contact in both men(48.11%)and women(51.89%),and the earliest ages was 15-19 years in males and 10-14 years in females.The percentage of males at 10-34 years old was less than that of females,just opposite to the age of 35-85 years.Homosexual contact was more in males(92.73%)than that in females(7.27%).The earliest homosexual sexual contact associated with HIV infection was 15-19 years in males and 25-29 years in females.Among 128 AIDS patients with pulmonary tuberculosis infection,intravenous drug abuse accounted for the highest proportion(76.56%)of the three high-risk behaviors related to HIV infection.Conclusions:Reducing risk behaviors and preventing intravenous drug abuse could be effective in preventing AIDS.Compared with other high-risk behaviors,patients with intravenous drug use and AIDS are at greater risk of contracting tuberculosis.