Mitigating spread + impact of HIV/Aids in Russian Fed. via health + ed.life (360G-tnlcomfund-0030139715)

In the Russian Federation HIV/AIDS is spreading at one of the fastest rates in the world, previously due to high drug injection rates, but now being increased due to sexual transmission. In 1996 the rate due to sexual activity was zero, in 2001 4. 6 per cent and in 2002 11. 9 per cent. Almost 80 per cent of registered new infections are among people under 29 years old, and syphilis infection rates are 300 times higher than Western Europe.