Han Jin, Tian Xianyun, Yu Guang, He Fang
1 National Institute for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University , Canberra, Australia .
2 School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin, P.R. China .
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2016 Aug;19(8):516-23. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0133.
HIV/AIDS is an important public health issue in China. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has been increasing since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. PLWHA's life quality is becoming an important issue, with lack of research in China. In this study, a group of PLWHA (n = 663) was identified using HIV/AIDS relevant usernames on a Chinese social networking site (Weibo) to study their daily living situations. We found that more than 99.10% of PLWHA were male, among whom 90.80% turned out to be homosexual. They had significantly more fans and followees, but fewer postings compared to the general population. The mean age of the PLWHA was 28.96 (SD = 5.05) years old, and southwest and northwest China had a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. In addition, PLWHA's postings were coded and we found that more than half of the postings (n = 769, 51.03%) contained strong emotions. Less than one-fifth of the postings were directly related to HIV/AIDS topics (n = 269, 17.85%), while seeking emotional support, such as looking for stable partnership, was ranked as the first priority of support seeking. In summary, we found that the majority of the self-labeled PLWHA were likely to be men who have sex with men. They used Weibo to share their daily life events and seek emotional support. Implications for promoting HIV/AIDS education and prevention through Chinese social networking sites were also discussed.
艾滋病在中国是一个重要的公共卫生问题。自高效抗逆转录病毒疗法引入以来，中国艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者（PLWHA）的数量一直在增加。艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者的生活质量正成为一个重要问题，但在中国这方面的研究较少。在本研究中，通过中国社交网站（微博）上与艾滋病相关的用户名识别出一组艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者（n = 663），以研究他们的日常生活状况。我们发现，超过99.10%的艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者为男性，其中90.80%为同性恋者。与普通人群相比，他们的粉丝和关注者明显更多，但发帖较少。艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者的平均年龄为28.96岁（标准差 = 5.05），中国西南部和西北部艾滋病病毒/艾滋病的患病率较高。此外，我们对艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者的发帖进行了编码，发现超过一半的帖子（n = 769，51.03%）包含强烈的情感。不到五分之一的帖子与艾滋病病毒/艾滋病主题直接相关（n = 269，17.85%），而寻求情感支持，如寻找稳定的伴侣关系，被列为寻求支持的首要事项。总之，我们发现大多数自称艾滋病病毒感染者和艾滋病患者的人可能是男男性行为者。他们利用微博分享日常生活事件并寻求情感支持。我们还讨论了通过中国社交网站促进艾滋病病毒/艾滋病教育和预防的意义。
