Document 0942
 DOCN  M94A0942
 TI    Risk factors related to HIV in the indigenous population of the
       Guatemalan Army.
 DT    9412
 AU    Flores LE; Arathoon EG; AGPCS, Guatemala, Guatemala City.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):245 (abstract no. PC0342). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371633
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To identify and to assess between new recruits and soldiers:
       1) The level of STDs and HIV/AIDS knowledge. 2) The seroprevalence of
       HIV and HBsAG. 3) Role of social factors such as alcohol consumption and
       increased exposure to risky behaviors. 3) Condom use. METHODS: 1)
       Structured interviews (454 recruits, 452 soldiers 2) Evaluation of risk
       factors by chi-square and Odds Ratio (OR) RESULTS: Prevalence of HIV was
       0.4% and HBsAg was 1.3%, 613 (67%) were indigenous. 19% were teenagers,
       55% had between 4-5 partners a month during the training period (30
       months). Of the soldiers 20% had had at least one STD (gonorrhea,
       syphilis, herpes genitalis and genital warts). STD,s of a GUD nature
       correlated as a risk factor related to HIV infection (Yates x2 = 53.1, p
       < 0.001). Alcohol consumption, poor condom utilization and frequent
       sexual relations with sex workers was strongly related with the soldiers
       having had STDs (x2 = 80.1, p < 0.001, OR = 15.6). CONCLUSIONS: 1.
       Limited educational programs have not been effective in reducing risky
       behaviors. 2. The prevalence of GUD, intercourse with multiple sexual
       partners and alcohol consumption is strongly associated with HIV
       infection. 3. Military personnel is recruited from remote rural areas
       and will return home after their service. These migratory patterns can
       favor the spread of STD's and AIDS to these areas propitiating
       heterosexual transmission.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Alcohol
       Drinking  Condoms  Guatemala/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Hepatitis B Surface
       Antigens/ANALYSIS  Human  HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  *Military Personnel  Prevalence  Risk Factors
       Seroepidemiologic Methods  Sex Behavior  Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
       Viral/*TRANSMISSION  MEETING ABSTRACT

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