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Proportion of 1524-year-old IDUinfected with HIV, various studies10080%6040200Jakarta,Indonesia(2001)5 towns,Myanmar(2000)Northern Area,Thailand*(2000)Churachandpur,India**(1996)* 13–24 years old; ** 14–24 years oldSource: UNAIDS. (1) For Indonesia, Myanmar and Belarus: Sentinel surveillance reports (2) For Thailand: Razak, MH et al. High HIV Prevalence and Incidenceamong IDU and Potential Barriers for Prevention Programs in Northern Thailand. (4) For India: Eicher AD et al. A Certain Fate: Spread of HIV Among Young InjectingDrug Users in Manipur, North-East India. AIDS Care, 2000.
ATS in E and SE Asia:• Production in Burma, distribution across all borders andonwards• Spread not only of drug but of ability to make drug• Thailand widespread, spreading in Mekong, esp Vietnam• Lack of surveillance and research• 4.6‐20.6 million users• Different patterns of use –more frequent, morepartners• Oral and injecting• Broader population base• HIV: impact on sexual transmission as well as injecting
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