Prevalence of HIV Infection and High‐Risk Activities in Haiti
作者:
Jean,
Pape Margaret,
Stanback Moliere,
Pamphile Madeleine,
Boncy Marie-Marcelle,
Deschamps Rose-Irene,
Verdier Marie-Eugenie,
Beaulieu William,
Blattner Bernard,
Liautaud Warren,
期刊:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
(OVID Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 3,
issue 10
页码: 995-1001
ISSN:0894-9255
年代: 1990
出版商: OVID
关键词: Haiti;HIV;Seroepidemiology.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
SummaryThe prevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was determined in the relatives, friends, and sex partners of AIDS patients in Haiti and in other unrelated Haitian population groups. Among contacts of AIDS patients, HIV seroprevalence was highest among sex partners of the opposite sex (55%) and lowest among female relatives and friends (9%) of female AIDS patients. Male relatives and friends of male AIDS patients had a seroprevalence rate of 19% and also had a history of multiple heterosexual partners and frequent contact with prostitutes. The HIV seroprevalence rate among unrelated groups of Haitian adults ranged from 2% in rural healthy adults to 22% among tuberculosis patients to a high of 49% among Haitian prostitutes. This seroprevalence pattern suggests that HIV infection is widespread in Haiti and that heterosexual activity plays a major role in transmission.
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