Assessing the current state of the epidemic spread of HIV infection in the city of Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk region
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the epidemic situation in the incidence of HIV infection in the city of Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk region, to identify the main features and trends in the epidemic. The epidemiology of HIV infection in Magnitogorsk is a high intensity spread of the disease among the population with signs of generalization. Identified the following unfavorable trends in the spread of HIV infection: active involvement in the epidemic of female and age of the population; increase the spread of HIV among drug users and patients with infections, sexually transmitted infections; increase in the number of patients with clinically advanced stages of HIV infection; increase the hidden sources of HIV infection; high mortality rate among patients with HIV infection associated with tuberculosis.