HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Czech Republic and Related Factors: Comparison of Key Populations of People who Inject Drugs and Men who Have Sex with Men

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/18:10392577 RIV/00064165:_____/18:10392577

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Czech Republic and Related Factors: Comparison of Key Populations of People who Inject Drugs and Men who Have Sex with Men

Original language description

Background: The HIV epidemiological situation has worsened in the past decade in the Czech Republic. This paper analyses relevant factors from the perspective of two key populations – men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods: A non-systematic literature review comparing relevant factors such as risk behaviours, preventive measures, and stigma in both populations. Results: 286 newly diagnosed HIV cases were reported in 2016. Sex between men accounted for 74.5% (and has been rising recently), the proportion of PWID was only 2.4%. HIV prevalence among MSM exceeds 5% regionally (in Prague), while among PWID it is close to zero. Sharing of injecting equipment among PWID seems to be decreasing, the trend in high-risk sexual behaviour among MSM is unknown. There is significantly higher coverage and provision of preventive measures in PWIDs as compared to MSM. There is a lack of support for effective interventions such as post- or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PEP and PrEP). Destigmatisation of drug use has been a part of the drug policy for a long time, the destigmatisation of MSM has not been incorporated into the HIV prevention strategy yet. Conclusion: HIV prevention in MSM should be scaled up and include state-of-the-art strategies such as PrEP and target the stigma attached to HIV and MSM.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30312 - Substance abuse

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1611" target="_blank" >LO1611: Sustainability for The National Institute of Mental Health</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Adiktologie

ISSN

1213-3841

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

117-128

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85073801216