Document 0563
 DOCN  M9480563
 TI    The impact of AIDS in a rural Ugandan community.
 DT    9410
 AU    Konde-Lule JK; Sebina AJ; Institute of Public Health, Makerere
       University, Kampala, Uganda.
 SO    East Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;70(11):725-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94307131
 AB    Three AIDS related surveys have been conducted on a community based
       cohort in the Kasangati defined area, Uganda, during 1987, 1990 and
       1992. The 1987 baseline survey recruited 1990 adults, and in addition to
       assessing levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices, HIV serology was
       done on all the study participants. During the 1992 survey, our
       objectives were threefold: (i) to assess the attitudes and behaviours
       relevant to AIDS and to evaluate the magnitude of any changes since
       1987, (ii) to assess the socioeconomic impact of AIDS and, (iii) to
       assess the effect of AIDS on the mortality trends in the area. It was
       found that the percentage of people who had ever used a condom increased
       from 4% in 1987 to 10% in 1992, but those who used condoms frequently
       remained the same at 1%. Sexual partner change was measured over a six
       month period and the percentage of people who had two or more sexual
       partners in this period was found to be 7% in 1992 compared to 26.4% in
       1987. The five year mortality rate among the persons initially HIV
       positive was 44.7% compared to 8.7% among those initially sero-negative.
       AIDS has substantially increased the mortality rate in this community
       leading to reduced incomes for the families of persons dying from the
       disease, increased expenditure on medical treatment, and a new breed of
       orphans. The overall five year mortality rate was 10.6% (128/1204) but
       if the persons reported to have died from AIDS are excluded it is only
       6.1% (73/1204).
 DE    Adult  Cause of Death  Condoms/UTILIZATION  *Cost of Illness  Female
       Follow-Up Studies  Health Expenditures  Health Surveys  Human  HIV
       Infections/ECONOMICS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Income
       *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  *Population Surveillance  Risk
       Factors  *Rural Health  Sexual Partners  Socioeconomic Factors  Support,
       Non-U.S. Gov't  Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.  Uganda/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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