Title page
Abstract
Contents
I. Introduction 8
II. The Status of HIV/AIDS in the World 13
A. What is HIV/AIDS? 13
B. The Transmission Modes 14
C. The HIV/AIDS Prevalence Status of the World 17
1. Sub-Saharan Africa 18
2. Caribbean 21
3. Latin America 22
4. Asia 24
5. Europe 26
6. North America 28
D. Transmission Mode and Prevalence Tendency in the World 29
III. The Prevalence Status of HIV/AIDS in Central Asia 31
A. The Country Prevalence Status 32
1. Kazakhstan 32
2. Kyrgyzstan 35
3. Uzbekistan 37
B. Transmission Mode and Prevalence Tendency in Central Asia 39
IV. Why It is IDUs Rather Than STIs 42
V. The Role of International Community in the Combat of HIV/AIDS 47
VI. NGOs' Difficulties in Central Asia 55
VII. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Drug Use in Russia 61
VIII. Conclusion 65
Bibliography 71
Appendix 79