The countries of Central Asia are still at the earliest stages of an HIV/AIDS epidemic. However, there is cause for serious concern due to: the steep growth of new HIV cases in the region; the established related epidemics of injecting drug use, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis (TB); youth representing more than 40 percent of the total regional population; and the low levels of knowledge about the epidemics. The underlying causes...
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2003/11/01
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HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Central Asia
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men who have sex with men
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Cilia De Mira Godinho,Maria Joana; Novotny,Thomas; Tadesse,Hiwote; Vinokur,Anatoly L..
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Central Asia (English). World Bank working paper|no. 20 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/983151468770108492