Document 2574
 DOCN  M94A2574
 TI    Epidemiology of AIDS in Canary Islands. Spain.
 DT    9412
 AU    Calvo-Fernandez JR; Nunez D; Armas M; Gomez J; Calvo J; Gonzalez-Lama Z;
       University of Las Palmas, Direccion Territorial de Salud,; Tenerife.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):273 (abstract no. PC0013). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370001
 AB    The Canary Islands are seven islands divided in two administrative
       areas, Las Palmas with near to 750.000 inhabitants and Santa Cruz de
       Tenerife with near to 700.000 inhabitants. Our objective was to study
       the epidemiologic pattern of AIDS in the Canary Islands (Spain). The
       first case of AIDS was diagnosed in 1984. From 1984 to October 1993, 348
       cases of AIDS has been diagnosed and the distribution corresponding to
       both provinces is 187 to Las Palmas and 161 to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
       The mortality rate is 54.8 ant the age groups that has been studied
       shows that 72.8% of cases corresponding to people between 20-39 years
       old. The islands are the only Spanish region that shows in a part of
       them the same pattern of risk factors than the European community,
       homo-bisexual transmission followed by I.D.U. And this is a curious fact
       because this situation is only present in Las Palmas and not in Santa
       Cruz de Tenerife that is only 100 Km from Las Palmas. In this province
       56.7% de patients are homo-bisexual and 21.4% are I.D.U.; In Santa Cruz
       de Tenerife, 38.5% are I.D.U. and 26.7 are Homo-bisexual. The
       opportunistic infections are the most frequent diseases with 55.8%
       followed by extra pulmonary TB with 14.9%. The difference between
       provinces may be due to the tourism influence of Europeans that choose
       Las Palmas as vacational destination, due to their beaches, during the
       winter or the transit of people arriving from North and Central Africa,
       from countries with a high rates of prevalence, with commercial
       purposes.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/
       TRANSMISSION  Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Human  Prevalence  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  Spain/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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