title: [HIV infection in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States: current situation and prospective].
abstract: The dynamics of the spread of HIV infection in Russia and the CIS countries is presented. The relationship between the spread of HIV infection and an increase in the number of injection drug users is substantiated. The factors inhibiting the spread of the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Russia and the CIS countries are analyzed with due regard to the world experience. Attention is paid to the development of the epidemic situation in HIV infection due to, similarly to Russia and to more than 100 countries of the world, drug addiction. The effectiveness of the activity of the Russian health service organs in controlling this epidemic is emphasized. The prospects of prophylactic measures for controlling HIV infection in Russia and the CIS countries are determined.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Onishchenko
mesh_terms: D017517:Commonwealth of Independent States / Q000453:epidemiology; D005544:Forecasting; D006078:Government Programs; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous