Update on HIV in Western Europe
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Update on HIV in Western Europe. / Nakagawa, Fumiyo; Phillips, Andrew N; Lundgren, Jens D.
In: Current HIV - AIDS Reports, Vol. 11, No. 2, 06.2014, p. 177-85.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Update on HIV in Western Europe
AU - Nakagawa, Fumiyo
AU - Phillips, Andrew N
AU - Lundgren, Jens D
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - HIV infection in Western Europe is mainly concentrated among men who have sex with men, heterosexuals who acquired HIV from sub-Saharan African countries, and in people who inject drugs. The rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV has remained roughly stable since 2004 whereas the number of people living with HIV has slowly increased due to new infections and the success of antiretroviral therapy in prolonging life. An ageing population is gradually emerging that will require additional care. There are large differences across countries in HIV testing rates, proportions of people who present to care with low CD4+ cell counts, accessibility to treatment and care, and rates of retention once in care. Improved collection of HIV surveillance data will benefit countries and help to understand their epidemic better. However, social inequalities experienced by people with HIV still remain in some regions and urgently need to be addressed.
AB - HIV infection in Western Europe is mainly concentrated among men who have sex with men, heterosexuals who acquired HIV from sub-Saharan African countries, and in people who inject drugs. The rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV has remained roughly stable since 2004 whereas the number of people living with HIV has slowly increased due to new infections and the success of antiretroviral therapy in prolonging life. An ageing population is gradually emerging that will require additional care. There are large differences across countries in HIV testing rates, proportions of people who present to care with low CD4+ cell counts, accessibility to treatment and care, and rates of retention once in care. Improved collection of HIV surveillance data will benefit countries and help to understand their epidemic better. However, social inequalities experienced by people with HIV still remain in some regions and urgently need to be addressed.
KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Anti-HIV Agents
KW - Drug Users
KW - Epidemics
KW - Europe
KW - Female
KW - Global Health
KW - HIV Infections
KW - Heterosexuality
KW - Homosexuality, Male
KW - Humans
KW - Incidence
KW - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Population Surveillance
KW - Prevalence
KW - Prisoners
KW - Sex Workers
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1007/s11904-014-0198-8
DO - 10.1007/s11904-014-0198-8
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24659343
VL - 11
SP - 177
EP - 185
JO - Current HIV/AIDS Reports
JF - Current HIV/AIDS Reports
SN - 1548-3568
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 137312544