Estimates of the HIV undiagnosed population in Belgium reveals higher prevalence for MSM with foreign nationality and for geographic areas hosting big cities
International audience ; INTRODUCTION: Increasing our knowledge on geographic areas and key populations most affected by HIV is essential to improve prevention and care and to ensure a more focused HIV response. Here, we estimated the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infections in Belgium and its distribution across geographic areas and exposure groups.METHODS: We used surveillance data on newly diagnosed HIV cases and a previously developed back-calculation model to estimate number and prevalence rates (per 10000) of undiagnosed HIV infections by exposure group at national and subnational levels... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
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Schlagwörter: | exposure group / foreign nationality / men who have sex with men / modelling / subnational estimates / undiagnosed HIV infections / [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie / [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27375155 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02291918 |