Prevalence and correlates of HIV discordance and concordance among Chinese–Burmese mixed couples in the Dehong prefecture of Yunnan province, China.

The article presents a study which investigated the factors correlated with HIV discordance and concordance within Chinese-Burmese mixed couples in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China. It found that HIV discordance with an HIV-infected male spouse was correlated with characteristics of the male spouse, including being aged 30 years, non-Han ethnic minority, a marital relationship of three years, commercial sex and injection drug use by the male spouse. It noted that the results of the study highlighted the importance of premarital HIV counselling and testing for this population.