Document 1246
 DOCN  M9591246
 TI    [Study of an HIV positive, tropical origin population in a refugee
       center in France]
 DT    9509
 AU    Bouree P; Lamour P; Bisaro F; Didier E; Departement des Maladies
       parasitaires et tropicales, Hopital; Bicetre, Kremlin-Bicetre, France.
 SO    Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1995;88(1):24-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95307119
 AB    The study describes HIV positive refugee patients, who were seen over a
       3 years period at COMEDE, a dispensary for foreign nationals. COMEDE
       offered a HIV test to every patient, and it followed up on the disease
       and its prevention. Out of 5,234 tests, 328 were positive (6.3%). Less
       than 5% of the patients refused the test. All the patients returned for
       the result; 88.4% were African and 11.3% Haitian. The mean age was 31.5
       years. The male/female sex ratio was 1.28. In this study, 94.5% of the
       HIV patients were HIV1, 3% HIV2 and 2.5% carried both strains; 78% were
       asymptomatic, 7% had ARC and 12.5% had AIDS. The prevalence of
       tuberculosis was high (10.6%), especially for AIDS patients (65%);
       Treponematosis prevalence was 13% and toxoplasmosis was 62.8%; 40% had
       intestinal parasites. 36.4% of the women became pregnant during the
       study; 41% of the pregnancies were terminated, while 27% went full term.
       The proportion of missing patients after 6 months was high (57%) because
       of numerous factors which prevented them from returning. This study
       shows the importance of proposing a HIV test to this immigrant
       population, although follow-up is difficult, due to social and economic
       factors.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS  Adult
       Africa/ETHNOLOGY  AIDS-Related Complex/DIAGNOSIS  Bangladesh/ETHNOLOGY
       Colombia/ETHNOLOGY  English Abstract  Female  France  Haiti/ETHNOLOGY
       Human  HIV Seropositivity/*DIAGNOSIS  HIV-1  HIV-2  Male  Middle Age
       *Refugees  *Tropical Climate  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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