Document 0442
 DOCN  M9650442
 TI    Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in 18 year old men in Tuscany. The Toscana
       Collaborative Group.
 DT    9605
 AU    Mazzotta F; Di Pietro M; Balocchini E; Paci P; Galanti C; Abeni DD;
       Perucci CA; Divisione di Malattie Infettive, Ospedale S M Annunziata,;
       Firenze, Italy.
 SO    Int J Epidemiol. 1995 Oct;24(5):1030-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96128734
 AB    BACKGROUND. The main route of transmission of the human immunodeficiency
       virus type 1 (HIV-1) is sexual contact. A high proportion of young
       adults is exposed to this mode of transmission. Therefore it is
       important to assess the level of HIV-1 prevalence among 18 year olds in
       Italy. METHODS. Available blood samples taken at the physical
       examination of the military draft visit in Tuscany, Italy, have been
       tested in an anonymous unlinked fashion for HIV-1 infection in 1990 and
       1991. RESULTS. In the 2 years, 4478 and 4959 men were tested,
       respectively, representing 91.7% of all subjects included in the draft
       lists. Prevalence of HIV-1 infection was 1.12 per 1000 (95%CI: 0.36-2.61
       per 1000) in 1990 and 0.20 per 1000 (95% CI: 0.01-1.12) in 1991.
       CONCLUSIONS. Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in the 18 year old male
       population in Tuscany is close to or below 1/1000. Evidence of the
       presence of HIV-1 infection in this population should prompt the
       implementation of adequate prevention programmes among adolescents.
 DE    Adolescence  Human  HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV-1
       Italy/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Military Personnel  Poisson Distribution
       Population Dynamics  Prevalence  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL
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