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Misclassification of men with reported HIV infection in Ukraine
Jurja-Ivana Čakalo1, Ivana Božičević2, Charles Vitek3
1WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Rockefellerova 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. jurjaivana@gmail.com.
Abstract:
We analyzed data on reported mode of transmission in case reports of HIV-infections among men in Ukraine. The number of men who were reported to have acquired HIV through heterosexual transmission increased substantially in 2006-2011. However, we estimate that up to 40 % of reported cases of heterosexual transmission among men may actually represent misclassified men who have sex with men or persons who inject drugs. These findings indicate a need to improve the quality of data on reported mode of HIV transmission. Accurate information has important public health implications in planning prevention and treatment services.

