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Table 2 Word counts of terms related to key affected populations: HIV policies of Ukraine, 1992–2015

From: ‘Virus Carriers’ and HIV testing: navigating Ukraine’s HIV policies and programming for female sex workers

Word counts, number of times used

1992–1994

1995–1998

1999–2000

2001–2003

2004–2008

2009–2013

2014–2018

National Programme, years

Diseased with AIDS

31

23

17

6

44

20

6

Diseased with narcomania

  

12

    

Groups of increased risk

      

10

Groups of people with behaviour not approved by society

 

1

     

HIV infected

 

35

 

18

41

22

3

Homosexuals/homosexual contact

2

1

     

Injecting drug users/Injection drug use

   

7

7

3

 

Injecting narcomaniacs

  

2

    

Injecting opioid drug users

      

1

Narcomania

 

4

42

    

Narcomaniacs

3

6

5

1

   

Narcomaniacs law breakers

  

1

    

Cults of debauchery

1

      

Persons who are engaged in prostitution

     

1

 

People living with HIV

      

16

Representatives of the risk groups

     

5

 

People providing sexual services for payment

   

2

   

People suspected to have HIV

1

 

13

    

People who belong to at-risk groups

4

4

     

People who inject drugs

 

5

     

People who suffered because of HIV

    

3

  

Prostitutes/prostitution

2

  

1

1

  

Prostitutes who are identified as such according to the law

 

1

     

Sources of HIV

 

1

     

Virus/HIV carriers

17

1

     

Vulnerable groups

   

9

19