HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

Euro Surveill. 2019 Nov;24(48):1900696. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.48.1900696.

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission among women remains an issue in the WHO European Region, with nearly 50,000 women diagnosed in 2018 and over half (54%) diagnosed late. Although new HIV diagnoses declined between 2009 and 2018 in the West of the Region, they increased in the Centre and East. Understanding the characteristics of women diagnosed with HIV can inform gender-sensitive prevention services including pre-exposure prophylaxis and early testing and linkage to care.

Keywords: Europe; HIV infection; epidemiology; late diagnosis; multivariate analysis; surveillance; women.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Delayed Diagnosis / statistics & numerical data*
  • Disease Notification / statistics & numerical data*
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • European Union / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Surveillance / methods*
  • Risk Factors
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology
  • Women's Health
  • Young Adult