PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HIV-1 AMONG ENTRANTS TO UNITED-STATES CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

被引:104
作者
VLAHOV, D
BREWER, TF
CASTRO, KG
NARKUNAS, JP
SALIVE, ME
ULLRICH, J
MUNOZ, A
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH HYG & PUBL HLTH,DEPT HLTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
[2] CTR DIS CONTROL,CTR INFECT DIS,DIV HIV AIDS,ATLANTA,GA 30333
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 1991年 / 265卷 / 09期
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10.1001/jama.265.9.1129
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Prevalence of antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was assessed among 10 994 consecutive male and female entrants to 10 correctional systems in the United States. The HIV-1 seroprevalence for the 10 systems ranged from 2.1% to 7.6% for men and 2.5% to 14.7% for women; seroprevalence among women was higher than among men across nine of 10 systems. Using age 25 years to divide the population, HIV-1 prevalence among young women (5.2%) was significantly higher than among young men (2.3%), but similar to that in both older women (5.3%) and older men (5.6%). Overall, HIV-1 rates for nonwhites (4.8%) were higher than those for whites (2.5%). Although categories were identified across correctional systems, which may serve to focus prevention programs, variability in rates among correctional systems indicates that program planning must take local conditions into consideration.
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页码:1129 / 1132
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