Migrant health : sexual transmission of HIV within migrant groups in the EU/EEA and implications for effective interventions

This report presents the published evidence of sexual transmission of HIV among populations from countries with generalised HIV epidemics in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). Member states' surveillance systems for monitoring the sexual transmission of HIV in the EU/EEA among migrant populations are also profiled. The implications of this evidence are summarised and recommendations provided for those Member States that wish to improve their surveillance systems in order to assess the sexual transmission of HIV in their at-risk migrant populations. The evidence can also be used as a basis for policy and programmatic activities targeted toward migrant populations. This report consists of a systematic review of the literature to examine the evidence for sexual transmission of HIV among persons from countries with generalised HIV epidemics after they have arrived in Europe. Additionally, a survey of EU/EEA Member States on the subject of sexual transmission of HIV in populations of migrants was conducted.