title: [The strategy for the control of the spread of HIV infection in the city of Novorossiysk].
abstract: The results of the work of the center for controlling the spread of HIV infection are discussed. The analysis of the epidemiological situation and the work on the projects, envisaging preventive measures among intravenous drug users permitted the realization of educational and behavior-changing programs in the city in 1999. The results of this work demonstrate the effect of various preventive measures, manifested by a decrease in the rate of the spread of HIV infection in the city not only among drug users, but also among other groups of the population.
authors.affiliation: City Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Novorossiisk, Russia.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Petunin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015497:HIV-1; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data