Socio-demographic features of HIV infection in Primorsky Territory

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the socio-demographic characteristics of HIV infection in the Primorsky Territory. The data for analysis were taken from the reporting forms of statistical data (information on the results of blood tests for antibodies to HIV, information on the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus) GBUZ «Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2» Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases for the period of 2018–2020. In recent years, the disease has been diagnosed in older age groups. In the general structure of newly diagnosed persons with HIV infection, there remain a consistently high proportion of adults who are the most able-bodied and sexually active. There is a stable increase in the proportion of morbidity and mortality among men in the general structure of patients diagnosed for the first time in the Primorsky Territory. In the total population of HIV-infected patients, the dominant route of HIV transmission is still parenteral (with intravenous drug use), although there is an annual stable decrease in its share in the total number of newly diagnosed patients. Mortality due to the parenteral (narcotic) route of HIV transmission among HIV-positive men is significantly higher in the general structure of HIV-infected. Among the population of Primorsky Krai, the largest number of HIV-infected people are unemployed patients. The proportion of women of reproductive age is increasing, but the detection rate of HIV infection among pregnant women is decreasing. HIV infection affects the most working-age population, affecting demographic indicators. Despite the efforts aimed at combating the epidemic, HIV infection still remains one of the main socially significant threats to the health of all mankind.