The 1st case of AIDS in El Salvador was diagnosed at Rosales Hospital in San Salvador in October 1985, in a bisexual man who had recently returned from the US. Since that time there have been 110 cases at Rosales Hospital, 81% in men. Of these patients, 54% report exclusively heterosexual histories; 42% report no travel outside El Salvador, 33% report travel to the US, 12% to Honduras, and 7% to Mexico. Risk factors include multiple sexual partners in 61%, prostitution in 7%, and injected drug use in 5%. To date, 52% are known to have died, 18% are alive, and the fate of the remainder is unknown. 5 children with symptomatic HIV infection have been seen at the Benjamin Bloom National Children's Hospital. As of September 1991, 504 persons nationwide were known to be HIV-seropositive, 63% of whom lived in San Salvador. Seropositivity among blood donors at Rosales Hospital has increased from 0% in 1988, when screening began, to 0.265 in 1991.
Key words
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Biology; Central America; Child; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; El Salvador; Hiv Infections; Incidence--changes; Latin America; Measurement; North America; Population; Population Characteristics; Prostitutes; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Sex Behavior; Social Problems; Substance Addiction; Viral Diseases; Youth
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sexual Behavior
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HIV Infections
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Child
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Incidence
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Risk Factors
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Substance-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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America do norte
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El salvador
Language:
En
Journal:
Links
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States