Document 2575
 DOCN  M94A2575
 TI    AIDS as a leading cause of death among young men in Italy.
 DT    9412
 AU    Conti S; Farchi G; Prati S; National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):273 (abstract no. PC0011). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370000
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To describe the impact of AIDS on the mortality of young
       adult men (aged 25 to 44 years) in Italy, both at the national and the
       regional level. METHOD: Official mortality data for Italy were analyzed;
       the most recent available data are from 1990. Standardized rates were
       calculated. RESULTS: General mortality trends show that while mortality
       among young adult women is still decreasing (i.e. form a standardized
       rate of 83.8 per 100,000 in 1980 to 68.4 in 1990), mortality among young
       adult men has risen since the mid-1980's, following a decrease that
       lasted for many years. When considering exclusively the youngest part of
       this age group (i.e. 25-34 years), this trend is more marked. In 1990
       AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among men between the ages of
       25 and 44 years in Italy, and in some Northern regions it was the number
       one cause of death. Among 25-34 year-old men, AIDS was the second
       leading cause of death (causing 16.4% of their deaths), after road
       accidents. In many Northern and Central regions it was the number one
       cause of death. CONCLUSIONS: In many Italian communities, AIDS is the
       leading cause of death among young men, causing a large proportion of
       deaths in this age group.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*MORTALITY  Adult  Cause of Death
       Female  Human  Italy/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Mortality  MEETING ABSTRACT

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