Number Of HIV Positive Gay Men In China Increases

Washington (dbTechno) - According to a new report released late last week, the number of gay men in China who are HIV positive has increased quite a bit over the years.

Over the past three years, there has been a spike in the number of gay men living with HIV in China.

The new survey was carried out by the Ministry of Health and focused on cities in China.  The survey focused on 61 cities in China and looked at more than 18,000 gay men.

According to the Ministry of Health, 4.9% of the gay population in China are HIV positive.

This is a 0.4 increase from the year 2005, which is a pretty dramatic spike to say the least.

The major reason for AIDS transmission, according to the researchers, was sexual activity.

Heterosexual intercourse accounted for 40.4% of the new cases of HIV in China, while 5.1% of the new cases were due to intercourse between two men.

The other big cause of the spread of HIV was drugs, as they led to 28.3% of the new cases in China.

As of this past September, there were 260,000 HIV positive citizens in China.