inPractice® - South and Southeast Asia

Injection drug use is a primary mode of transmission in many parts of South and Southeast Asia, including China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, India, and Pakistan (Figure 2)^{[Mathers 2008; UNAIDS 2013]}
Strong links between drugs and sex workers is observed in many countries in Asia, especially Indonesia, China, and Pakistan
Increasing numbers of regular sexual partners or spouses of IDUs are acquiring HIV infection^{[Panda 2000; Solomon 2011; Ahmad 2011; Zheng 1994]}