title: [The results of sentinel epidemiological surveillance on the level of HIV prevalence among injection narcotic abusers in the city of Poltava].
abstract: The sentinel epidemiological surveillance on the level of spread of HIV infection among injecting drug users in Poltava, taking part in the program of harm reduction, was carried out. The results of the surveillance revealed that the level of HIV infection among drug users was 37.8%, the level of HIV infection among females being higher than that among males. These data indicate that the level of HIV infection rises with the increase of age and the time of drug consumption. Still in the age group of 30 years and older and among drug addicts using drugs for 7 years and longer the lowest level of HIV infection was noted.
authors.affiliation: Gromashevsky Research Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Ukrainian Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Kruglov
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shcherbinskaia
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Andrushchak
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kislykh
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pimenov
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Korshenko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Protopopov
authors.forename: M Iu
authors.initials: MIu
authors.lastname: Vatamaniuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies