Document 2246
 DOCN  M94A2246
 TI    Epidemiology of HIV in Cambodia.
 DT    9412
 AU    Tia P; Kruy SL; Tea S; Meyner L; Renas R; National AIDS Programme,
       Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh,; Cambodia.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):348 (abstract no. PC0621). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370329
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To better understand the potential and existing problem of
       AIDS in Cambodia. METHODS: Unlinked and anonymous serologic surveys in
       groups at high and low risk for HIV infection and the routine screening
       of voluntary blood donors. Subjects were sampled through attendance at
       health care facilities and blood donation in Phnom Penh and provinces,
       as well as requested testing of sex workers and police. Per cent HIV
       seropositivity was determined among total subjects tested in each
       population. RESULTS: Blood donors: 1991 0.076%, 1992 0.86%, 1993 1.97%,
       1994 (January/February) 3.62% Sexually transmitted disease patients:
       1992 4.50%, 1993 4.13% Sex workers: 1992 9.17%, Police: 1992 0.00%,
       Military: 1992 0.00% Antenatal clinic attendees: 1992 0.00%,
       Tuberculosis patients: 1992 0.00% CONCLUSIONS: Given the data collected,
       the observed increase of sex work and large scale population movements,
       the Government of Cambodia determined the situation to be explosive and
       established the National AIDS Committee. As of March 1994, 373 HIV
       infections have been confirmed. No AIDS cases have been reported.
       Surveillance in the above populations, based on a sentinel surveillance
       model, is being established in 1994.
 DE    AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Blood Donors/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
       Cambodia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Developing Countries  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  HIV
       Seroprevalence/*TRENDS  Male  Prostitution/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Risk
       Factors  Social Control, Formal  Tuberculosis,
       Pulmonary/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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