| Eastern Europe is experiencing increased rates of HIV/AIDS, and the
Russian Federation is among the countries with the most alarming case rate
increases. Behavioural and biological studies demonstrate that the transmission
of HIV in Russia is occurring as a result of injection drug use, homosexual,
and heterosexual risk behaviours. Factors that promote risk and therefore
enable HIV transmission in Russia parallel those found in other countries,
including epidemics of other sexually transmitted infections, economic
instability, poverty, and social factors such as gender roles. Research
is urgently needed to better understand and forecast the HIV epidemic in
Russia, as well as to develop effective interventions to prevent a Russian
AIDS crisis.
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PMID: 10678472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
