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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2017

HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in the Czech Republic, 2016: high time for targeted action.

Viktor Mravčík, Michal Pitoňák, Robert Hejzák, Barbara Janíková, Ivo Procházka

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Article in Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Viktor MravčíkNational Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
Michal PitoňákNational Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic.
Robert HejzákCzech AIDS Help Society, Prague, Czech Republic.
Barbara JaníkováNational Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ivo ProcházkaInstitute of Sexology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Charles University · CZNational Institute of Mental Health · CZHelp Forest (Czechia) · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reported incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Czech Republic increased steeply over the past decade from 90 new cases in 2005 to 266 in 2015. This increase is almost exclusively attributed to sexual transmissions between men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2015, there were 79% (n=210) newly diagnosed cases among MSM, 17% (n=45) were attributed to heterosexual transmission and 1% (n=3) to people who inject drugs. Interventions targeted at MSM have not yet been prioritised in the broadly focused national HIV prevention strategy which this is envisaged to change in the programme set out for 2018 to 2022. The national budget for HIV prevention has been reduced, however, and this remains. Availability of voluntary counselling and testing has decreased substantially in the past decade. Post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis for sexual intercourse among MSM are not part of the HIV prevention policy and the concept of treatment as prevention is not fully recognised. Provision of a combined prevention strategy with a focus on MSM, reflecting the above factors including stigmatisation, should contribute to reverse the development of a concentrated HIV epidemic among MSM in the Czech Republic.

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EpidemicsHomosexuality, MalePost-Exposure ProphylaxisPre-Exposure ProphylaxisAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsCzech RepublicHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PolicyHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMass ScreeningAnti-Retroviral AgentsHIV/AIDSMSMPrEPstigma

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PMID29208160
PMCPMC5725790
OpenAlexW2772876717

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