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. 2015 Oct;19(10):1938-40.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1112-0.

Misclassification of men with reported HIV infection in Ukraine

Jurja-Ivana Čakalo  1 , Ivana Božičević  2 , Charles Vitek  3 , Jeffrey S Mandel  4 , Tetyana Salyuk  5 , George W Rutherford  4
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Misclassification of men with reported HIV infection in Ukraine

Jurja-Ivana Čakalo et al. AIDS Behav. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

We analyzed data on reported mode of transmission in case reports of HIV-infections among men in Ukraine. The number of men who were reported to have acquired HIV through heterosexual transmission increased substantially in 2006-2011. However, we estimate that up to 40 % of reported cases of heterosexual transmission among men may actually represent misclassified men who have sex with men or persons who inject drugs. These findings indicate a need to improve the quality of data on reported mode of HIV transmission. Accurate information has important public health implications in planning prevention and treatment services.

Keywords: Case reporting; HIV; Heterosexual transmission; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Modes of transmission; Persons who inject drugs (PWID); Ukraine.

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