HIV/AIDS: trends in the Middle East and North Africa region
| Autor: | Navid Madani, Deniz Gökengin, Ben Collins, Johnny Tohme, Fardad Doroudi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Population Developing country North africa macromolecular substances Social issues lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Environmental protection Epidemiology medicine lcsh:RC109-216 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomics education education.field_of_study Middle East and North Africa 030505 public health Middle East business.industry Public health General Medicine medicine.disease Infectious Diseases HIV epidemiology 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 44, Iss C, Pp 66-73 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.11.008 |
| Popis: | Summary Objectives To give an overview of the HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Methods Articles on the MENA region were reviewed. Results The MENA region comprises a geographically defined group of countries including both high-income, well-developed nations and low- and middle-income countries. While the annual number of new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined by 33% since 2005, new HIV infections in the MENA region have increased by 31% since 2001, which is the highest increase among all regions in the world. Moreover, the number of AIDS-related deaths in 2013 was estimated to be 15000, representing a 66% increase since 2005. However, the current prevalence of 0.1% is still among the lowest rates globally. There is substantial heterogeneity in HIV epidemic dynamics across MENA, and different risk contexts are present throughout the region. Despite unfavorable conditions, many countries in the region have put significant effort into scaling up their response to this growing epidemic, while in others the response to HIV is proving slower due to denial, stigma, and reluctance to address sensitive issues. Conclusions The HIV epidemic in the MENA region is still at a controllable level, and this opportunity should not be missed. |
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