       Document 0713
 DOCN  M9610713
 TI    HIV seroprevalence in healthy blood donors in northeastern Zaire.
 DT    9601
 AU    Fischer PR; Toko RM; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt
       Lake City; 84132, USA.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Jul-Aug;6(4):284-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96056100
 AB    Despite high seroprevalence rates in some parts of Africa, there is
       notable variation in prevalence between population subgroups. To
       document changes and trends in HIV seroprevalence in northeastern Zaire,
       1989 to 1992 blood donor data were reviewed. Overall, 2453 donors were
       tested with seropositivity varying from 2.8% in 1989 to 6.9% in 1992.
       The increase in seropositivity was significant for men (2.5 to 5.8%, P =
       0.017) and for people residing in rural areas (2.0 to 6.1%, P = 0.0008)
       but not for women (5.4 to 8.6%, P = 0.15) nor for urban individuals
       (10.5 to 8.6%, P = 0.55). These findings suggest that: 1) HIV infection
       is spreading in previously less-affected population subgroups rather
       than increasing widely in the entire population, 2) the HIV epidemic
       could be reaching a plateau or endemic phase in northeastern Zaire, and,
       3) continued blood donor screening and wise transfusion practices are
       needed.
 DE    *Blood Donors  Female  Human  HIV Seropositivity/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       HIV Seroprevalence/*TRENDS  Male  Mass Screening  Population
       Surveillance  Prospective Studies  Rural Health  Seroepidemiologic
       Methods  Sex Distribution  Urban Health  Zaire/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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