Mgr' Jiri Preis

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Mgr. Jiri Preis

• The University of West Bohemia in Plzen, the
  Czech Republic
• jiri.preis_at_volny.cz

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Geographical Attributes of HIV/AIDS Pandemic
the Collapse in the Endangered Regions, Threats
for Central and Eastern Europe

• To discuss economic, cultural, social factors
  influencing spread HIV
• To analyze spatial and structural features of
  pandemic (comparison rural-urban areas, border
  inland areas)
• To generate possible scenarios in Central and
  Eastern Europe
• An analysis of prevention programs fighting
  HIV/AIDS

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Why The Geography of HIV/AIDS?

• Nothing new in the west, but very new in the
  east
• Czech herritage from the last century
• Central and Eastern Europe 2nd most endangered
  region in the world

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HIV prevalence in SE Asia and CE Europe after 2000
Preis according to Marais (2004)
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Structure of this project

• Part 1 What is really happening in the world
• Discussion of following factors will be
  presented
• 1.1. Economic factors
• 1.2. Political factors
• 1.3. Cultural and social factors
• 1.4. Spatial and structural factors

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1.1. Economic factors

• HIV/AIDS significantly influence economic
  development and GNP
• Some CE Europe countries with fragile economy
  could be influenced in future

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1.2. Political factors

• Civil war in Uganda helped to difuse HIV
• Should we be afraid of what will HIV prevalence
  look like in 3-5 years in for example Bosnia and
  Herzegovina and other the Balcan countries?
• Desintegration of the Soviet state appears to
  have set the stage for the more rapid spread of
  the disease.
• (Moran 2005)

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1.3. Cultural and social factors

• Culture can influence the spread typical
  examples from Africa (polygamy, brother-in-law
  rule, FGM)

• is there anything culturally specific in CE
  Europe, what would support difusion of virus?

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1.4. Spatial and structural factors

• Comparison of rural and urban areas/communities
• Gender factor (men women)
• Age and social groups
• Uganda of 1990s infection is connected with
  wealthy/mobile/educated people
• Uganda of 1995s spread is much more significant
  among rural/poor people
• Russia it is largely urban phenomenon

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Rural area of Iganga, Uganda January 2005
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Structure of this project

• Part 2 Central and Eastern Europe in danger
  what can we expect?
• Following tasks will be processed in this part
• 2.1. meaningfull questionnaire and a net of
  respondents will be made
• 2.2.Target area (including case studies
  countries) will be defined
• 2.3. Fieldwork in target countries will be done
  and primary data will be gathered
• 2.4. Data will be analysed and processed
• 2.5.Possible scenarios for targeted group of
  countries will be suggested

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Succesful/unsuccesful prevention programs

• Help to realize what is effective in fighting
  AIDS, especcialy in CE Europe
• The Czech society has stopped being worried the
  disease and has lost the alert.
• Dr. Bruckova, National Program of HIV/AIDS
  prevention

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Whole world has been mobilized to help Asian
countries that were terribly hit by tsunami in
December 2004. AIDS annualy kills as many people
as 12 these tsunamis How do we respond? dr.
Jesse Kagimba, member of Ugandan government