Document 2245
 DOCN  M94A2245
 TI    Sentinel surveillance for HIV infection in seven cities. Colombia, South
       America.
 DT    9412
 AU    Castro J; Garcia R; National AIDS Program. Ministry of Health. Bogota
       D.C.,; Colombia.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):348 (abstract no. PC0623). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370330
 AB    Heterosexual transmission has incresed in several countries were pattern
       I predominated until late 1980. In 1993, 46% of reported cases of HIV
       infection in Colombia, corresponded to heterosexual transmision. The
       annual incidence rate has increased from 0.6 per million in 1985 to 61.1
       per million in 1993. Proportion male/female has changed from 55/1 in
       1985 to 7/1 in 1993. In Colombia, these is still a lack of an adequate
       case reporting and notification national network, although mandatory
       notification has been legislated. A Sentinel surveillance study of HIV
       infection amongst two population groups started in january 1994
       conducted by the Ministry of Health AIDS Program. Attendants to STD and
       prenatal care clinics, were the two selected study groups.
       Anonimous--non linked testing us the chosen method for surveillance.
       Based on WHO estimation for high-risk and low-risk groups
       seroprevalence, a sample size of 450 for STD divise attendants and 1.900
       for prenatal care clinics attendants were calculated between February
       and November 1994 three samples for each study group and each selected
       city will be collected. By August 1994 analysis of two samples in each
       city will have been carried out.
 DE    Female  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  HIV Seroprevalence/*TRENDS  Infant, Newborn  Male
       Mass Screening  *Population Surveillance  Pregnancy  Sex Behavior  South
       America/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Urban Population/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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