Document 2539
 DOCN  M94A2539
 TI    HIV serosurvey among rural population 1993, Ethiopia.
 DT    9412
 AU    Negassa H; Ministry of Health, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):281 (abstract no. PC0046). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370036
 AB    OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the magnitude of HIV infection in selected
       rural areas. 2. To get baseline information regarding HIV prevalence
       which will help in monitoring future trends. METHODS: A total of six
       rural settings were selected for the survey. The sera were collected
       from residents in the age group 15-49 years using random sampling
       method. Moreover, basic information (demographic data, socio-economic
       information, knowledge about HIV/AIDS/STDs etc) were collected using
       structured questionnaires. Blood samples were collected for 2415 adults
       and ELISA tests were used to screen the specimen for HIV. The total
       adults in these villages are estimated to be over 20,000. RESULTS: There
       were 43 adults out of 2415 who were positive for HIV and this makes the
       HIV sero-positivity result 1.78%. The knowledge about HIV was very much
       limited. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: This study has clearly shown that
       HIV infection is gradually spreading from the urban to the rural areas
       of the country. However, since the magnitude of the problem is still
       very small, early intervention activities can save many lives.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Ethiopia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  HIV Seropositivity  Middle Age  Prevalence
       Rural Population  MEETING ABSTRACT

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