Document 3105
 DOCN  M94A3105
 TI    HIV seroprevalence survey in a Guatemalan AIDS clinic.
 DT    9412
 AU    Arathoon EG; Estrada Y; Martin RM; Oroxom A
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):152 (abstract no. PB0033). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369470
 AB    INTRODUCTION: The clinic run by the AGPCS offers testing, treatment and
       counseling for people with HIV/AIDS and is a model clinic in Guatemala
       for its innovative and integral follow up programs. RESULTS: From
       January to December 1993, at the AGPCS clinic, 107 new HIV (+) cases
       were identified with two consecutive ELISA tests and confirmed with WB.
       79% were males and 21% females, (Ratio 3.2:1); The mean age was 26.4
       years (25% were younger than 20 years). Risk factors: 55 (52.4%) of the
       HIV positive persons had had an STD; 33% gonorrhea, 17% papillomatosis,
       12% genital herpes and 9% did not know wich one. 59% were heterosexual,
       34% were homo/bisexual and 7% used IV drugs. 80% had multiple sexual
       partners (MSP), 60% never wore condoms, 17% almost never wore condoms
       and 13% did not know. 15% had had sexual relations with drug abusers and
       18% with an infected partner. Opportunistic infections (OI) found in the
       group with AIDS (56/107) were: 34% Mycobacteriosis, 22% PCP, 18%
       esophageal candidiasis, 11% cryptosporidiosis, 11% chronic or recurrent
       herpes simplex infection. 52% of the patients had one OI, 24% two OI's,
       4% three OI's. 60% of the men and 84% of the women became infected in
       Guatemala. CONCLUSION: 1. The number of new HIV+ cases per year has
       duplicated since 1991. 2. A marked epidemiological change toward
       heterosexual transmission is observed. 3. The proportion of AIDS
       patients infected with mycobacteriosis has increased dramatically. 4.
       The principal risk factor for HIV infection in women is sex with an
       infected partner especially if the partner worked for the army or police
       force.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/
       TRANSMISSION  Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Female  Guatemala/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV Seroprevalence  Male  Risk
       Factors  Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior  Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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