Aristotelis Tsiakalos, MD, PhD
Prevalence of HIV infection in Greece until 2011: 7.4/ population
AIDS cases per population
A period of stability which did not lasted
HIV epidemic in Greece is confined mostly among specific risk groups
Two different groups of population that contribute to the dramatical change of epidemiology in Greece IDUs Prostitution
Dramatical change of HIV prevalence among IDUs in Greece 522 new cases out of 1180 (44%) Financial crisis might be the key point to the increase Drug users turn from inhaled cocaine to IV cheaper drugs (mostly methamphetamine, heroin) Common needle use Increase of prostitution among IDUs Sickness benefit