Document 2395
 DOCN  M94A2395
 TI    Clinical and epidemiological feature of 274 HIV+ women.
 DT    9412
 AU    Perez MA; Potsch DV; Peixoto CA; Rapparini C; HUCFF/NESC/DI/UFRJ, Rio de
       Janeiro, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):314 (abstract no. PC0188). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370180
 AB    INTRODUCTION: Noticing an increasing number of HIV infected women in our
       AIDS PROGRAMME, we have found it necessary to study clinical and
       epidemiological behaviour in this group. METHODS: Medical records of 274
       HIV+ women seen in our AIDS PROGRAMME, during 1985-1993 were reviewed.
       RESULTS: Mean age was 35.4 years (SD = 11.7), 70.9% were white, 56.9%
       had elementary school level. 56.1% had been infected by sexual
       transmission, albeit 73.0% had no idea about their sexual partner risk
       behaviour. 32 children had been infected by vertical transmission (one
       mother had 2 children infected). 133 (50.2%) were still followed by the
       AIDS PROGRAMME, 110 (41.5%) had died and 22 (8.3%) were lost from
       follow-up. Most prevalent opportunistic infections were: Tuberculosis in
       21.7%, P. carinii pneumonia in 19.4% and Esophagus candidiasis in 13.8%.
       CONCLUSION: Clinical and epidemiological aspects of HIV infection are
       already widely studied, though there are few studies focusing this
       subject on third world women. We need prospective studies for better
       establishing their clinical and epidemiological behaviour.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections  Child  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/TRANSMISSION  *HIV Seropositivity  Pregnancy  Pregnancy
       Complications, Infectious  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  MEETING ABSTRACT

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