HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis
Georgia is experiencing fast growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, although the prevalence remains at low level. The primary mode of transmission are injecting drug users representing 71 percent of cases, followed by 22 percent heterosexual contacts, 3.6 perc...
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ACCIDENTS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADEQUATE SERVICES ADOLESCENTS ADULT POPULATION ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS ORPHANS AIDS TREATMENT ALCOHOLISM ANTENATAL CLINIC AVAILABLE DATA BLOOD DONORS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMUNITY LEVEL CONDOMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIAGNOSTIC TOOL DISCRIMINATION DONOR ASSISTANCE DRUG RESISTANCE DRUG TREATMENT DRUG USE DRUG USERS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMIGRATION ENROLLMENT RATIO EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL MIGRATION FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MEANS GROUP DISCUSSION HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR HEPATITIS B HEPATITIS B VIRUS HEPATITIS C HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV POSITIVE HIV PREVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMMUNOLOGY INCOME INJECTING DRUG USERS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERVENTION INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS LABOR MARKETS LEISURE TIME LIFE EXPECTANCY LONG TERM MEDIA MEDICINES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL SCALE NEEDLE STICK NEW AIDS CASES NEW CASES NUTRITION NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PRIORITY AREAS PRISONS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROSTITUTION PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC HEALTH REFUGEES RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS SEX INDUSTRY SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL TRANSMISSION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SHORT TERM SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY STDS STERILE INJECTION EQUIPMENT STERILIZATION STREET LIFE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VENTILATION VERTICAL TRANSMISSION VOLUNTARY COUNSELING WASTE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH HIV AIDS INFECTIONS STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK DONOR ASSISTANCE CIVIL SOCIETY METHODOLOGY LEADERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION SEX WORKERS HIV INFECTIONS DRUG USERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LENDING HEALTH CARE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURE LABOR TRANSPORT SOCIAL SECURITY GENDER INEQUALITY |
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ACCIDENTS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADEQUATE SERVICES ADOLESCENTS ADULT POPULATION ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS ORPHANS AIDS TREATMENT ALCOHOLISM ANTENATAL CLINIC AVAILABLE DATA BLOOD DONORS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMUNITY LEVEL CONDOMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIAGNOSTIC TOOL DISCRIMINATION DONOR ASSISTANCE DRUG RESISTANCE DRUG TREATMENT DRUG USE DRUG USERS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMIGRATION ENROLLMENT RATIO EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL MIGRATION FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MEANS GROUP DISCUSSION HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR HEPATITIS B HEPATITIS B VIRUS HEPATITIS C HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV POSITIVE HIV PREVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMMUNOLOGY INCOME INJECTING DRUG USERS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERVENTION INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS LABOR MARKETS LEISURE TIME LIFE EXPECTANCY LONG TERM MEDIA MEDICINES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL SCALE NEEDLE STICK NEW AIDS CASES NEW CASES NUTRITION NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PRIORITY AREAS PRISONS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROSTITUTION PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC HEALTH REFUGEES RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS SEX INDUSTRY SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL TRANSMISSION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SHORT TERM SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY STDS STERILE INJECTION EQUIPMENT STERILIZATION STREET LIFE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VENTILATION VERTICAL TRANSMISSION VOLUNTARY COUNSELING WASTE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH HIV AIDS INFECTIONS STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK DONOR ASSISTANCE CIVIL SOCIETY METHODOLOGY LEADERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION SEX WORKERS HIV INFECTIONS DRUG USERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LENDING HEALTH CARE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURE LABOR TRANSPORT SOCIAL SECURITY GENDER INEQUALITY Gotsadze, Tamar Chawla, Mukesh Chkatarashvili, Ketevan HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis |
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Georgia is experiencing fast growing
HIV/AIDS epidemic, although the prevalence remains at low
level. The primary mode of transmission are injecting drug
users representing 71 percent of cases, followed by 22
percent heterosexual contacts, 3.6 percent homo-bisexual
contacts, 1.4 percent blood recipients, 1 percent of
vertical transmission. From 1989 to 1998 the epidemic
progressed slowly with sporadic occurrences. However, even
at this low level of transmission, the infection had reached
all administrative regions of the country. Since 1996 the
situation has changed dramatically. The number of HIV cases
increased nearly three fold in 1997 compared with the
previous year and accounted for 21 cases. In 2001 alone,
this number reached 93. From 1998 through 2001 more than
half of newly-registered HIV infection cases have been
attributed to IDUs. The reports indicate that the percentage
of new cases attributed to heterosexual contacts have also
increased, although the absolute numbers remain small. More
people (mostly women) appear to be contracting HIV through
sexual transmission, suggesting a shift of the epidemic into
the general population. HIV/AIDS is predominantly present in
the age group of 21-35 years, while children between the
ages of 5 and 15 provide a special opportunity and window of
hope. In 2001, over 87 percent of all new AIDS cases are
detected in the individuals of 26-35 years age group. As
this is the most economically productive segment of the
population, deaths in this age group cause great economic
hardship to the families. Many productive years and
investment in education and training is thus lost. These
deaths also have significant family consequences, since most
people in this age are raising young children. During the
last three years three cases of HIV infection have been
detected among pregnant women, and two cases of vertical
transmission have been reported, thus sexual mode of
transmission becomes apparent. The situation is further
complicated with the transfusion of non-screened blood in
case of emergencies becoming a common practice due to the
failure of adequate public financing on the one hand, while
the number of infected blood donors is increasing on the other. |
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Gotsadze, Tamar Chawla, Mukesh Chkatarashvili, Ketevan |
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Gotsadze, Tamar Chawla, Mukesh Chkatarashvili, Ketevan |
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Gotsadze, Tamar |
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HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis |
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HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis |
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HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis |
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HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis |
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HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis |
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hiv/aids in georgia : addressing the crisis |
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okr-10986-150542021-04-23T14:03:12Z HIV/AIDS in Georgia : Addressing the Crisis Gotsadze, Tamar Chawla, Mukesh Chkatarashvili, Ketevan ACCIDENTS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADEQUATE SERVICES ADOLESCENTS ADULT POPULATION ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS ORPHANS AIDS TREATMENT ALCOHOLISM ANTENATAL CLINIC AVAILABLE DATA BLOOD DONORS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMUNITY LEVEL CONDOMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIAGNOSTIC TOOL DISCRIMINATION DONOR ASSISTANCE DRUG RESISTANCE DRUG TREATMENT DRUG USE DRUG USERS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMIGRATION ENROLLMENT RATIO EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL MIGRATION FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MEANS GROUP DISCUSSION HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR HEPATITIS B HEPATITIS B VIRUS HEPATITIS C HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV POSITIVE HIV PREVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMMUNOLOGY INCOME INJECTING DRUG USERS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERVENTION INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS LABOR MARKETS LEISURE TIME LIFE EXPECTANCY LONG TERM MEDIA MEDICINES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL SCALE NEEDLE STICK NEW AIDS CASES NEW CASES NUTRITION NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PRIORITY AREAS PRISONS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROSTITUTION PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC HEALTH REFUGEES RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS SEX INDUSTRY SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL TRANSMISSION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SHORT TERM SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY STDS STERILE INJECTION EQUIPMENT STERILIZATION STREET LIFE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VENTILATION VERTICAL TRANSMISSION VOLUNTARY COUNSELING WASTE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH HIV AIDS INFECTIONS STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK DONOR ASSISTANCE CIVIL SOCIETY METHODOLOGY LEADERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION SEX WORKERS HIV INFECTIONS DRUG USERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LENDING HEALTH CARE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURE LABOR TRANSPORT SOCIAL SECURITY GENDER INEQUALITY Georgia is experiencing fast growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, although the prevalence remains at low level. The primary mode of transmission are injecting drug users representing 71 percent of cases, followed by 22 percent heterosexual contacts, 3.6 percent homo-bisexual contacts, 1.4 percent blood recipients, 1 percent of vertical transmission. From 1989 to 1998 the epidemic progressed slowly with sporadic occurrences. However, even at this low level of transmission, the infection had reached all administrative regions of the country. Since 1996 the situation has changed dramatically. The number of HIV cases increased nearly three fold in 1997 compared with the previous year and accounted for 21 cases. In 2001 alone, this number reached 93. From 1998 through 2001 more than half of newly-registered HIV infection cases have been attributed to IDUs. The reports indicate that the percentage of new cases attributed to heterosexual contacts have also increased, although the absolute numbers remain small. More people (mostly women) appear to be contracting HIV through sexual transmission, suggesting a shift of the epidemic into the general population. HIV/AIDS is predominantly present in the age group of 21-35 years, while children between the ages of 5 and 15 provide a special opportunity and window of hope. In 2001, over 87 percent of all new AIDS cases are detected in the individuals of 26-35 years age group. As this is the most economically productive segment of the population, deaths in this age group cause great economic hardship to the families. Many productive years and investment in education and training is thus lost. These deaths also have significant family consequences, since most people in this age are raising young children. During the last three years three cases of HIV infection have been detected among pregnant women, and two cases of vertical transmission have been reported, thus sexual mode of transmission becomes apparent. The situation is further complicated with the transfusion of non-screened blood in case of emergencies becoming a common practice due to the failure of adequate public financing on the one hand, while the number of infected blood donors is increasing on the other. 2013-08-14T16:19:48Z 2013-08-14T16:19:48Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2978192/hivaids-georgia-addressing-crisis 0-8213-5714-X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15054 English en_US World Bank Working Paper;No. 23 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Georgia |