73786 Final Report Strengthening Epidemic Intelligence in Malaysia FINAL REPORT Strengthening Epidemic Intelligence in Malaysia: Fishermen in Kuantan World Bank (7159547) Overview There has been a 22% increase in the number of fishermen in Malaysia over the last 10 years.1 In a comparative study on global HIV prevalence among fishermen, researchers estimate that HIV prevalence among Malaysian fishermen at 10 times that of the general population.2 According to the HIV registry at the Ministry of Health, which uses reported cases of HIV as a proxy indicator of national HIV prevalence, 3.75% of a total of 87,710 reported HIV cases in Malaysia are among fishermen.3 The majority of HIV infections are from injection drug use. With a view to strengthen epidemic intelligence, this study takes a closer look at HIV risk among fishermen, in particular behaviour associated with acquiring and transmitting HIV. HCV and syphilis were also examined as possible co
Groupe de la Banque mondiale · Working Paper
Strengthening epidemic intelligence in Malaysia : fishermen in Kuantan
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