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Stable epidemiological situation of HIV infection observed in Kazan over the past 3 years
(KZN.RU, November 28, Mikhail Chentsov). Stable epidemiological situation of HIV infection observed in Kazan over the past three years. Ilnur Halfiev, the head of Kazan Health Department of the Ministry of Health, told this today at the Business Monday.
According to I. Halfiev, Kazan medical-prophylactic institutions work in close cooperation with the Republican AIDS Center. “In the case of a patient suspected of being infected with HIV, he is sent to the national center for diagnosis”, noted the speaker.
7965 cases of HIV infection were registered in Kazan over 30 years, starting in 1986, or 404.1 per 100 thousand of population, which is higher than the national average index by 22.6%. The city ranks third after Almetyevsk and Naberezhnye Chelny on the prevalence of HIV infection in the Republic of Tatarstan. According to the Republican AIDS Center, 4867 persons are registered in Kazan on November 1, 2016. 1-2 HIV cases are being detected in the city daily.
According to I. Halfiev, sexual transmission, which amounted to 62.6% in 2016, remains dominant in Kazan, as well as in the whole of the Republic of Tatarstan for the past 10 years. 34% of patients were infected by drug use.
Persons of working age prevail in the age structure: 20-29 years – 46.9%, and 30-39 - 31.8% of the number of registered. In addition, 69 children and 371 teenagers aged 15-19 years (7.6%) were registered.
The main contingent of HIV-infected people in social status is working citizens. They constitute 46.5% of registered persons. The share of non-working accounts for 42%, students and pupils - 5.5%.
In conclusion of the report, I. Halfiev reminded the relevance of preventive measures against infection. So, everyone could pass a rapid test and learn the result with certainty of 99% in 15 minutes in the All-Russian campaign on HIV testing, which took place in Kazan in the shopping center “Suvar Plaza” since 18 to 30 of October. 1266 Kazan citizens were tested for HIV during the campaign, 17 people were detected with a positive result.
The Mayor of Kazan noted with regret that in recent years the problems of HIV is paid less and less attention. On the eve of International AIDS Day, he hoped to improve the situation, both in Kazan and across Russia.