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. 2024 Nov;29(48):2400759.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.48.2400759.

Trends in new HIV diagnoses and factors contributing to late diagnosis among migrant populations in EU/EEA countries, 2014 to 2023

Juliana Reyes-Urueña  1 , Giorgia Stoppa  2   3 , Federica Pizzolato  2   3 , Marieke J van der Werf  1 , Charlotte Deogan  1 , Vítor Cabral-Veríssimo  4 , Helena Cortes-Martins  5 , Jessika Deblonde  6 , Asuncion Diaz  7 , Victoria Hernando  7 , Erna Milunka-Kojic  8 , Joël Mossong  9 , Kate O'Donnell  10 , Eline Op de Coul  11 , Chrysa Tsiara  12 , Lilian van Leest  13 , Dominique Van Beckhoven  6 , Maria Wessman  14 , Robert Whittaker  15 ; EU/EEA HIV network  16 ; ECDC/WHO HIV Surveillance Network members
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Trends in new HIV diagnoses and factors contributing to late diagnosis among migrant populations in EU/EEA countries, 2014 to 2023

Juliana Reyes-Urueña et al. Euro Surveill. 2024 Nov.

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  • Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2024;29(48).
    Eurosurveillance editorial team. Eurosurveillance editorial team. Euro Surveill. 2024 Dec;29(49):241205c. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.49.241205c. Euro Surveill. 2024. PMID: 39639811 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

We analysed trends in new HIV diagnoses and factors contributing to late diagnosis among migrants in countries in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) from 2014 to 2023. Of the total reported HIV diagnoses, 45.9% were in migrants, with 13.3% born in EU/EEA countries and 86.7% in non-EU/EEA countries. Late diagnosis was observed in 52.4% of migrants, particularly among non-EU/EEA migrants with heterosexual transmission, regardless of sex. Improved HIV prevention and testing strategies are essential for at-risk migrant populations.

Keywords: Delayed Diagnosis; HIV infections; Healthcare; epidemiology; migrants; population surveillance.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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HIV diagnosis trends among migrant and non-migrant populations, EU/EEA, 2014–2023
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