Spatial Analysis of HIV/AIDS Cases Among Out-of-School Youth Aged 15–24 Years — China, 2010–2020

Abstract

Summary What is already known about this topic? There are 4,000 new HIV infections every day worldwide, and 31% of which are in adolescents aged 15–24 years old. However, previous study is not aware of the distribution of out-of-school youth among this age group. What is added by this report? The crude reporting rate of HIV/AIDS among out-of-school youth aged 15–24 years old increased from 5.25 per 100,000 persons in 2010 to 13.75 per 100,000 persons in 2020 with a weakly aggregated spatial distribution. Local hotspots spread from southwestern China to the central, eastern, and northeastern areas. What are the implications for public health practice? In the future, HIV/AIDS awareness among out-of-school youth and research on epidemic characteristics should be strengthened.