Abstract
Study objective: The retrospective analysis of HIV incidence in the Republic of Tajikistan in 2009-2015, the period of the rise of HIV epidemic. Materials and methods: Epidemiological investigations and sentinel surveillance data obtained at the Republican Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan were analyzed. The data included the results of HIV testing using ELISA followed by immunoblot confirmation. HIV incidence per 100 000 population was found to increase from 10,7 in 2012 to 13,6 in 2015. The proportion of reproductive-age women (15-49 years) among the newly found HIV cases increased from 36,6% in 2012 to 40,8% in 2015. The significance of the sexual route of HIV transmission increased in 2012-2015 making it the leading cause of HIV infection. The proportion of HIV cases associated with the injection route decreased twofold in 2012-2015.
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