Challenges of integrating HIV prevention and treatment in China's border mountain regions: a grounded theory study
This study highlights the complex challenges in HIV prevention, treatment, and integration in economically underdeveloped regions, emphasizing the need for improved patient awareness, healthcare system efficiency, and cross-institutional collaboration. Future research should focus on multi-center, longitudinal studies and real-world implementation to refine and scale the integration model for sustainable HIV care in these regions.
Authors
- Haoran Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-8297)
- Yiqing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6522-6209)
- Qizhou Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9631-8846)
- Feng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-5720)
- Rui Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-7173)
- Shan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9832-311X)
- Sixian Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9804-4645)
- Qi Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7689-5090)
- Liwen Gong
- Xu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-0146)
- Jiayan He
Institutions
- The People's Hospital of LinXia (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11087-y
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.98
Funders
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Tongji University
- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology