Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action
Despite a fair amount of progress on understanding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemiology globally, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the only region where knowledge of the epidemic continues to be very limited, and subject...
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okr-10986-24572021-04-23T14:02:02Z Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action Abu-Raddad, Laith J. Akala, Francisca Ayodeji Semini, Iris Riedner, Gabriele Wilson, David Tawil, Ousama ACCESS TO CONDOMS ACCESS TO INTERVENTIONS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIDS CASES AT-RISK GROUPS AWARENESS RAISING BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE BILATERAL DONORS BLOOD DONORS BREASTFEEDING CHILDBIRTH COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER CONDOM CONDOM USE CRIME DISEASES DRUG USER DRUGS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE PREVENTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY MEMBERS HARM REDUCTION HEALTH HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SERVICES HEPATITIS C HIGH RISK OF INFECTION HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV TESTING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLES LOW PREVALENCE MALARIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL RESEARCH MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS NEW INFECTIONS NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS NUTRITION PANDEMIC PARENTHOOD FEDERATION PATIENTS PREVALENCE RATE PREVALENCE RATES PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRISONS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH REDUCTION IN TRANSMISSION REFUGEES RELIGIOUS LEADERS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK OF INFECTION RISK POPULATIONS RISK TAKING SAFE NEEDLES SAVINGS SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKER SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STIS SUBSIDIARY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES SURVEILLANCE DATA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS UNEMPLOYMENT VERTICAL TRANSMISSION VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY COUNSELING VULNERABLE GROUPS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH Despite a fair amount of progress on understanding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemiology globally, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the only region where knowledge of the epidemic continues to be very limited, and subject to much controversy. It has been more than 25 years since the discovery of HIV, but no scientific study has provided a comprehensive data-driven synthesis of HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) infectious spread in this region. The current report provides the first comprehensive scientific assessment and data-driven epidemiological synthesis of HIV spread in MENA since the beginning of the epidemic. It is based on a literature review and analysis of thousands of widely unrecognized publications, reports, and data sources extracted from scientific literature or collected from sources at the local, national, and regional levels. The recommendations provided here focus on key strategies related to the scope of this report and its emphasis on understanding HIV epidemiology in MENA as a whole. The recommendations are based on identifying the status of the HIV epidemic in MENA, through this synthesis, as a low HIV prevalence setting with rising concentrated epidemics among priority populations. General directions for prevention interventions as warranted by the outcome of this synthesis are also discussed briefly, but are not delineated because they are beyond the scope of this report. This report was not intended to provide intervention recommendations for each MENA country. 2012-03-19T09:34:05Z 2012-03-19T09:34:05Z 2010 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100604011533 978-0-8213-8137-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2457 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa |
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ACCESS TO CONDOMS ACCESS TO INTERVENTIONS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIDS CASES AT-RISK GROUPS AWARENESS RAISING BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE BILATERAL DONORS BLOOD DONORS BREASTFEEDING CHILDBIRTH COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER CONDOM CONDOM USE CRIME DISEASES DRUG USER DRUGS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE PREVENTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY MEMBERS HARM REDUCTION HEALTH HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SERVICES HEPATITIS C HIGH RISK OF INFECTION HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV TESTING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLES LOW PREVALENCE MALARIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL RESEARCH MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS NEW INFECTIONS NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS NUTRITION PANDEMIC PARENTHOOD FEDERATION PATIENTS PREVALENCE RATE PREVALENCE RATES PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRISONS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH REDUCTION IN TRANSMISSION REFUGEES RELIGIOUS LEADERS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK OF INFECTION RISK POPULATIONS RISK TAKING SAFE NEEDLES SAVINGS SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKER SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STIS SUBSIDIARY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES SURVEILLANCE DATA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS UNEMPLOYMENT VERTICAL TRANSMISSION VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY COUNSELING VULNERABLE GROUPS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH |
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ACCESS TO CONDOMS ACCESS TO INTERVENTIONS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIDS CASES AT-RISK GROUPS AWARENESS RAISING BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE BILATERAL DONORS BLOOD DONORS BREASTFEEDING CHILDBIRTH COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER CONDOM CONDOM USE CRIME DISEASES DRUG USER DRUGS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE PREVENTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY MEMBERS HARM REDUCTION HEALTH HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH SERVICES HEPATITIS C HIGH RISK OF INFECTION HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV TESTING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLES LOW PREVALENCE MALARIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL RESEARCH MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS NEW INFECTIONS NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS NUTRITION PANDEMIC PARENTHOOD FEDERATION PATIENTS PREVALENCE RATE PREVALENCE RATES PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRISONS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH REDUCTION IN TRANSMISSION REFUGEES RELIGIOUS LEADERS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK OF INFECTION RISK POPULATIONS RISK TAKING SAFE NEEDLES SAVINGS SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKER SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STIS SUBSIDIARY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES SURVEILLANCE DATA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS UNEMPLOYMENT VERTICAL TRANSMISSION VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY COUNSELING VULNERABLE GROUPS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH Abu-Raddad, Laith J. Akala, Francisca Ayodeji Semini, Iris Riedner, Gabriele Wilson, David Tawil, Ousama Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action |
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa |
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Despite a fair amount of progress on
understanding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
epidemiology globally, the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region is the only region where knowledge of the
epidemic continues to be very limited, and subject to much
controversy. It has been more than 25 years since the
discovery of HIV, but no scientific study has provided a
comprehensive data-driven synthesis of HIV/AIDS (acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome) infectious spread in this region.
The current report provides the first comprehensive
scientific assessment and data-driven epidemiological
synthesis of HIV spread in MENA since the beginning of the
epidemic. It is based on a literature review and analysis of
thousands of widely unrecognized publications, reports, and
data sources extracted from scientific literature or
collected from sources at the local, national, and regional
levels. The recommendations provided here focus on key
strategies related to the scope of this report and its
emphasis on understanding HIV epidemiology in MENA as a
whole. The recommendations are based on identifying the
status of the HIV epidemic in MENA, through this synthesis,
as a low HIV prevalence setting with rising concentrated
epidemics among priority populations. General directions for
prevention interventions as warranted by the outcome of this
synthesis are also discussed briefly, but are not delineated
because they are beyond the scope of this report. This
report was not intended to provide intervention
recommendations for each MENA country. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Abu-Raddad, Laith J. Akala, Francisca Ayodeji Semini, Iris Riedner, Gabriele Wilson, David Tawil, Ousama |
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Abu-Raddad, Laith J. Akala, Francisca Ayodeji Semini, Iris Riedner, Gabriele Wilson, David Tawil, Ousama |
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Abu-Raddad, Laith J. |
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Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action |
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Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action |
| title_full |
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action |
| title_fullStr |
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action |
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characterizing the hiv/aids epidemic
in the middle east and north africa : time for strategic action |
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World Bank |
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2012 |
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