Abstract: In order to strengthen AIDS prevention and control，HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counseling and
Testing (VCT) was introduced，which encourages people who engaged in high鄄risk behavior to take voluntary
rather than mandatory HIV testing. It mainly provides services of counseling，supports and referral before and
after testing. VCT can not only discover and treat PLWHA（people Living with HIV/AIDS），but also provide
psychological support to them. In these review，the latest development of VCT in China and the related factors
are stated. As an entry point of conducting intervention，treatment and care for PLWHA，VCT is highlighted
for attention in China. Since 2003，the VCT service for free has been throughout every province. And data
from CDC in the year of 2008 showed that there were more than 6000 VCT sites in China. The study also
showed that the main factors influencing the expansion and use of VCT service include policy，social and
family supportive environment，quality of service，accessibility of service and the KAP of service target. To
promote the VCT services，it needs support from policy，social and family，as well the capacity building of the
service providers.

Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Counseling, Voluntary counseling and testing, Epidemiologic factors