The most severe HIV epidemic in Europe: Ukraine's national HIV prevalence estimates for 2007

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Authors

Yury Kruglov · Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies

Yuri V. Kobyshcha

T. Salyuk · Alliance for Public Health

Olga Varetska · Alliance for Public Health

Ani Shakarishvili · Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Vinay Saldanha · Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Abstract

The HIV epidemic in Ukraine continues to grow at a record pace, concentrated among most at-risk populations, the majority of whom are unaware of their HIV status. The results emphasise the need to accelerate the coverage and quality of prevention programmes among most at-risk populations and their sexual partners.

Topics & Keywords

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology Sex work and related issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volume 84, Issue Supplement 1, pp. i37-i41

DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.031195

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