GENERAL DATA ABOUT THE COUNTRY
Country population: 621383
National GDP: 4.583 billion US dollars
EU membership: Not an EU member country
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FACTSHEET
Estimated number of PLHIV: N/A
Number of registered PLHIV: 175
Key populations at risk identified in national prevention programs:
Number of patients on ARV: 85
Number of new infections for the latest annual reported period: 19 new infections in 2014
Percentage of affected populations for the latest annual reported period:
The source for the epidemiological data: Register for HIV in the Institute for public health and Clinic for infectious diseases
TESTING PROFILE
National policy/strategy or other recommendations from your government on HIV testing: No
Number of VCT centers in the country: 8
Availability of anonymous/confidential HIV tests: Yes
Availability of pre- or post- testing counseling: Yes
Testing is free for anyone who wishes to get tested: Yes, free testing is available in the entire country at the VCT centers.
Testing can legally be performed by: Medical staff only
Testing in non-medical settings: No
Community based testing: No
Community-based checkpoints in the country: No
Mobile testing in the country: Yes
Number of people tested in the last annual period: 22141 tested in 2014 in total, while 1321 is number of people tested in the VCT centers
Number of targeted testing to key populations (if available): approximately 18% of 1321 which were tested in the VCT centers
Regular community testing for other STDs: No
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Reported by: Aleksandra Marjanović
From organisation: Montenegro HIV foundation
Estimation of total number of people living with HIV: unofficial estimation: 500-600
Data for 2013
Additional information:
Anything else to add about new diagnoses?; Was there more or less diagnoses than usual?; Any trends? Were there any new locations or clusters?: Typical number, usually more men and more frequent occurrence of late presenters. The average annual rate of 7 to 12 newly infected. Noticeable trend of new cases among the MSM population
Sources for this information: Annual Report on HIV/AIDS, the Public Health Institute of Montenegro, 2013