Titre : | Mode of transmission of HIV-1 in Saudi Arabia |
Auteurs : | A. A. ALRAJHI ; HALIM M. A. ; H. M. AL-ABDELY |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2004 |
Format : | 1478-1480 |
Note générale : |
AIDS, 2004, 18, (10), 17478-1480 |
Langues: | Français |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés VIH ; ENQUETE ; PREVALENCE ; HSH ; COUPLE ; PROSTITUTIONThésaurus géographique ARABIE SAOUDITE |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : The mode of HIV-1 transmission was determined for 410 Saudi patients. Heterosexual transmission occurred in 189 patients (46%), blood product transfusion in 107 (26%), and perinatal transmission in 47 (12%). Men who have sex with men and injection drug users represented 5% and 2%,respectively. Sixty-three of 65 heterosexually infected women acquired HIV-1 from their spouses, whereas 111 of 124 heterosexually infected men acquired the virus from commercial sex workers. Heterosexual transmission is the main mode in Saudi patients. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 12 |
Affiliation : | Arabie Saoudite. Saudi Arabia. |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A01704 |
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