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Regional Variations in CommunityBased HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention: A Case Study of L County, Yunnan

 Yu Xiaoyan, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University   

  1. Yu Xiaoyan, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University  
  • Online:2010-11-24 Published:2010-11-24
  • Contact: Yu Xiaoyan, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University E-mail:yuxiao717@mail.hzau.edu.cn
  • About author:Yu Xiaoyan, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University

Abstract:

Since the year of 2003, there has been a movement to practice communitybased HIV/AIDS intervention in highly affected regions in China. Large regional variations have been observed in practices and social outcomes. In this background, the paper selects a case, L County in Yunnan Province, to examine the system and practice factors that are associated with the treatment and prevention success in a local experience. This paper concludes that it is the optimal fit between the treatmentprevention system and the trust culture in the local ethnic groups’ relationships that has led to the L County success. Starting from here, the good doctorpatient relationship will nurture the village healthcare system to structurally and culturally bridge the formal treatmentprevention system and the local moral reality.

Key words: HIV/AIDS communitybased intervention, L County success, doctorpatient relationship, village healthcare system