HIV/Aids in the Western Balkans: Priorities for Early Prevention in a High-risk Environment
- ISBN-10
- 0821363956
- ISBN-13
- 9780821363959
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
Description
In recent years, Europe and Central Asia has experienced the world's fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Yet, in the Western Balkan countries the HIV prevalence rate is under 0.1 percent, which ranks among the lowest. This may be due to a low level of infection among the population--or partly due to inadequate surveillance systems. All major contributing factors for the breakout of an HIV/AIDS epidemic are present in the Western Balkans. HIV/AIDS disproportionably affects youth (80 percent of HIV-infected people are 30 years old or younger). Most of the Western Balkan countries have very young p.
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