tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia | JOURNALOF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY Chikovani et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011 14 9 http content 14 1 9 RESEARCH Open Access Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia 1 12 2 1 1 Ivdity Chikovani Ketevan Goguadze Sudit Ranade Mollie Wertlieb Natia Rukhadze George Gotsadze Abstract Background Injection drug use remains a major risk factor for HIV transmission in Georgia. The study aims to characterize the prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia. Methods A cross-sectional anonymous bio-behavioural survey to assess knowledge and behaviour in injection drug users in combination with laboratory testing on HIV status was conducted in five Georgian cities Tbilisi Gori Telavi Zugdidi and Batumi in 2009. A snowball sample of 1127 eligible injection drug user participants was investigated. Results Odds of HIV exposure were increased for injection drug users of greater age with greater duration of drug use and with a history of imprisonment or detainment p . Conclusions More research is required to analyze the determinants of HIV risk in Georgian injection drug users. The imprisoned population and young injection drug users may be appropriate target groups for programmes aimed at preventing HIV transmission. Background Injection drug use is the primary route of HIV transmission in Eastern Europe 1 . An exceptionally high HIV prevalence among injection drug users IDUs is well documented in Ukraine and Russia. The Baltic States which experienced a rapid increase in HIV among IDUs in 2001-02 have recently reported declines in this high-risk group. In contrast Georgia and other countries in the region are reporting increasing cases of HIV among IDUs 2 . Georgia is categorized as a low-HIV-prevalence country 3 . The estimated prevalence among the adult population is 1 . According to the national HIV registry data there has been a sharp increase in newly diagnosed cases since 2004 with a steady .

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