title: Misclassification of men with reported HIV infection in Ukraine.
abstract: We analyzed data on reported mode of transmission in case reports of HIV-infections among men in Ukraine. The number of men who were reported to have acquired HIV through heterosexual transmission increased substantially in 2006-2011. However, we estimate that up to 40 % of reported cases of heterosexual transmission among men may actually represent misclassified men who have sex with men or persons who inject drugs. These findings indicate a need to improve the quality of data on reported mode of HIV transmission. Accurate information has important public health implications in planning prevention and treatment services.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Rockefellerova 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. jurjaivana@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jurja-Ivana
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Čakalo
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Rockefellerova 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Božičević
authors.affiliation: Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vitek
authors.affiliation: Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.affiliation: The International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Tetyana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salyuk
authors.affiliation: Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Rutherford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055030:Drug Users / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Case reporting; HIV; Heterosexual transmission; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Modes of transmission; Persons who inject drugs (PWID); Ukraine