The Relevance of Hiv Infection Among Adolescents in Sverdlovsk Region

Prohorova O.G., Podymova A.S., Nozhkina N.V.

Abstract.

The results of epidemiological investigation of HIV infection among adolescents aged 15–17 years in Sverdlovsk region in 1997–2011 and HIV prevention awareness assessment are presented. In the study retrospective and prospective monitoring, epidemiological analysis, sociological and statistical methods were used. The results show that the newly diagnosed cases rate among adolescents is 1.6 times higher than in the whole population, the prevalence is 47 per 100 000 adolescents. Over 80 % of HIV infected adolescents are girls, 38 % of them were diagnosed during pregnancy. Sexual way of HIV transmission increases up to 42.9 % among boys and 82.1 % among girls. Without preventive activities in schools 68.4 % adolescents have low knowledge about HIV, that is why special educational programmes about HIV infection and risk behaviour are necessary.

Key words:

adolescents, HIV infection, morbidity, risk behavior, awareness

Authors
Prohorova Olga G.
The Sverdlovsk Regional Center for Prevention of AIDS and Infectious Diseases
Podymova Anzhelika S.
The Sverdlovsk Regional Center for Prevention of AIDS and Infectious Diseases
Nozhkina Natalia V.
Ural State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the
Russian Federation
620102, Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, Yasnaya str., 46, The Sverdlovsk Regional
Center for Prevention of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Prohorova O.G.
e-mail: prohorova@livehiv.ru