- Authors
- Aceijas, Carmen; Stimson, Gerry V; Hickman, Matthew; Rhodes, Tim; on behalf of the United Nations Reference Group on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care among IDU in Developing and Transitional Countries
- Title
- Global Overview of Injecting Drug Use and HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users
- In
- AIDS. 18 (17): 2295-2303, November 19, 2004.
- Imprint
- Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour (CRDHB), Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK, 2004, 8 pp
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0269-9370
- Url
- http://www.aidsonline.com/pt/re/aids /pdfhandler.00002030-200411190-00010.pdf;jsessionid= GftJKJb8n8v62ZFc6CRKT8QrD1ZmfpMXl42yvzTtLgMpQn2h8CZ1!-1734750035!-949856144!8091!-1
- Abstract
"Objective: To provide global estimates of the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU) and HIV prevalence among IDU, in particular to provide estimates for developing and transitional countries. Methods: Collation and review of existing estimates of IDU prevalence and HIV prevalence from published and unpublished documents for the period 1998-2003. The strength of evidence for the information was assessed based on the source and type of study. Results: Estimates of IDU prevalence were available for 130 countries. The number of IDU worldwide was estimated as approximately 13.2 million. Over ten million (78%) live in developing and transitional countries (Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 3.1 million; South and South-east Asia, 3.3 million; East-Asia and Pacific, 2.3 million). Estimates of HIV prevalence were available for 78 countries. HIV prevalence among IDU of over 20% was reported for at least one site in 25 countries and territories: Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Libya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Viet Nam, China, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, USA and Canada. Conclusions: These findings update previous assessments of the number of countries with IDU and HIV-infected IDU, and the previous quantitative global estimates of the prevalence of IDU. However, gaps remain in the information and the strength of the evidence often was weak."
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- Afghanistan, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
- Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
- Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia
- China, People's Republic of China (PRC)
- East Timor, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
- India, Republic of India
- Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia
- Japan
- Korea, Rep., Republic of Korea
- Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao, Macao Special Administrative Region (China)
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal
- New Zealand
- Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Philippines, Republic of the Philippines
- Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Taiwan, Republic of China, R.O.C.
- Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand
- Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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isCitedBy
- UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Joint UNAIDS Statement on HIV Prevention and Care Strategies for Drug Users, n/d, 2 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]