Incidence of socially significant infectious diseases (HIV, TB and HIV/TB coinfection) in the Arctic regions of Russia)

The study is aimed to evaluate the HIV, TB, and HIV/TB coinfection incidence per 100,000 population/year in Russian Arctic, based on official statistical data. The epidemics’ incidence in Russian Arctic is uneven. The highest HIV incidence in 2019 was registered in Krasnoyarsk region (94,6), and the...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Z. Zagdyn, Y. Zhao, V. Tsvetkov, S. Sleptsova, M. Vinokurova, E. Sokolovich, P. Yablonskiy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Subjects:
tb
hiv
hiv/tb coinfection
arctic zone
russian federation
socially determined infections
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Arkhangelsk
Circumpolar Health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
karelia*
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1966924
https://doaj.org/article/f221c465677b491e83454e38a19329e2
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Summary:The study is aimed to evaluate the HIV, TB, and HIV/TB coinfection incidence per 100,000 population/year in Russian Arctic, based on official statistical data. The epidemics’ incidence in Russian Arctic is uneven. The highest HIV incidence in 2019 was registered in Krasnoyarsk region (94,6), and the highest TB incidence in ChAD (136,1). ChAD was also identified as the region with the worst indicators, where the HIV incidence in 2007–2019 was evaluated at (315,8%), TB (136,1%), HIV/TB coinfection (150,0%). Despite the significant reduction in TB incidence in Arkhangelsk oblast (−63,9%), Karelia (−57,3%) and Komi (−56,2%) republics, it is alarming to observe dramatic increases in HIV incidence in the aforementioned regions (592,3%, 331,8%, 156,5% respectively). External factors influence HIV and TB incidence in most regions. Prevailing in men, HIV and TB incidence disparities between the general population and permanent residents occurred in all regions, except in ChAD and NAD, where the infections were diagnosed only among permanent residents. It is necessary to provide more detailed studies focusing on HIV, TB, and HIV/TB coinfection features in each circumpolar district in order to determine the main risk factors, especially among indigenous peoples as a vulnerable group, and to evaluate the HIV/TB collaborative services’ capacity.

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