HIV/AIDS in Europe

HIV/AIDS In Europe

In most countries in Western Europe, AIDS cases have fallen to levels not seen since the original outbreak; many attribute this trend to aggressive educational campaigns, screening of blood transfusions and increased use of condoms. Also, the death rate from AIDS in Western Europe has fallen sharply, as new AIDS therapies have proven to be an effective means of suppressing HIV.

In this area, the routes of transmission of HIV are diverse, including paid sex, sex between men, intravenous drugs, mother to child transmission and heterosexual sex. However, many new infections in this region occur through contact with HIV-infected individuals from other regions. The adult (15-49) prevalence in this region is 0.3% with between 570,000 and 890,000 people currently living with HIV. Due to the availability of antiretroviral therapy, AIDS deaths have stayed low since the lows of the late 1990s. The Economist reported in January 2000 that almost 40% of AIDS sufferers are intravenous drug users.

Regarding the social effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, there has been since the 1980s a "profound re-medicalization of sexuality".

As part of the global AIDS pandemic, there is also growing concern about a rapidly growing epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

According to data from CIA World Factbook (2009), the countries with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Europe are Estonia (1.20% in people aged 15-49), Ukraine (1.10%), Russia (1.00%), Latvia (0.70%), Portugal (0.60%).

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World Bank 16.67% of over-15 years old HIV+ population is female 2005 Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people 200 ... World Bank 23.48 per 100,000 People 100% of all patients are under proper medical treatment as per WHO guidelines 2005 Physicians per 1000 people 202 ... World Bank 0.45 physicians/1000 people Alternative WHO 2005 indicators Total Physicians=61,870, Pharmaceutical personnel density=0.2/1000 People, Nursing and midwifery personnel density=1.6/1000 People, Dentistry personnel density=0.2/1000 People 2004 Prevalence of opiate addiction 132 ... United Nations Prevalence rate of 2.8% of population Almost all opiates smuggled into Iran from Afghanistan Initiation age for most Iranian addicts is their 20s More info Rankings of most harmful drugs 1999 Annual cannabis use by country 67 ... United Nations Annual prevalence rate of 4.2% of population 1999 HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 171 ... CIA World Factbook HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate of 0.1% of Population Recent WHO report puts the number of HIV+ people at 110,000 people or ~0.16% of population in 2007 accelerating In past the primary mode of transmission was by syringe sharing among drug addicts but it is now being replaced by high risk sexual contacts Iran in 2003 had over 700,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections 2001 Deaths due to HIV/AIDS 153 ... CIA World Factbook 4,300 people die annually because of AIDS/HIV infection Recent WHO report puts the number of deaths at 6,000 in 2007 WHO report puts the coverage of antiretroviral therapy at 6% 2007 Prevalence of HIV among population aged 15-49 years 148 ... World Bank Listed from highest rate to lowest Iran 0.15% of 15- to 49-year-olds are HIV+ Recent WHO report puts the % of HIV+ 15- to 49-year-olds at 0.3% in 2005 ... Access to Sanitation 129 ... CIA World Factbook 99% of population have access to proper sanitation 2003 % of Population undernourished 76 ... 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