Document 2514
 DOCN  M94A2514
 TI    Epidemiology of HIV infection in Hong Kong.
 DT    9412
 AU    Lee SS; Lim WL; Lee SH; Chan-Fung MF; Department of Health, Hong Kong
       Government.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):287 (abstract no. PC0070). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370061
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiological pattern of HIV infection in Hong
       Kong. METHODS: Epidemiological data on HIV infection is collected
       through the following channels: (1) a voluntary HIV/AIDS reporting
       system, (2) unlinked anonymous screening of selected communities with
       varying levels of AIDS-related risk behaviour, (3) blood screening at
       the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service. RESULTS: As of the
       end of December 1993, a cumulative total of 416 cases of HIV infection
       have been reported to the Department of Health, of which 92 had
       developed AIDS. Majority (92.8%) were male and about two-thirds were
       ethnic Chinese. Seventy-three percent of the infected persons acquired
       the disease through sexual contact. The homo/bisexual to heterosexual
       ratio of the cumulative cases was 1.17:1, but this ratio was reversed to
       1:2 if only the new infections diagnosed in the year 1993 was analysed.
       Since 1985, over 1 million units of blood have been screened by the
       transfusion service and 29 positive cases were diagnosed. Four positive
       results, on the other hand, were detected under the unlinked anonymous
       screening system, covering a total of over 30,000 tests.
 DE    Female  Hong Kong/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Male  Prevalence  Sex Behavior
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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