       Document 0141
 DOCN  M9620141
 TI    [The HIV-epidemic in North-East Tanzania]
 DT    9602
 AU    Klepp KI; Mnyika KS; Ole-Kingori N; Bergsjo P; Senter for internasjonal
       helse/HEMIL-senteret, Universitetet i; Bergen.
 SO    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1995 Oct 30;115(26):3276-7. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96075116
 AB    A series of seven population-based HIV-screening surveys were conducted
       in Arusha region between November 1991 and April 1994. Communities
       included three wards within Arusha town, two townships along major
       highways in Arusha region, and two rural villages. A total of 3,440
       people completed an interview to assess AIDS-related knowledge,
       attitudes and practices, and of these, 1,932 consented to be tested for
       HIV (56.2%). Across communities, 7.4% of the participating women and
       1.9% of the men tested HIV-positive. For both sexes the HIV-prevalence
       was significantly higher in urban than in rural areas. As many as 12.5%
       among young women from Arusha town were HIV-positive. HIV-prevalence was
       higher among participants from urban areas characterized by lower
       socio-economic status than among participants living in areas of higher
       socio-economic status. These surveys tend to confirm that women and poor
       people are the most vulnerable to HIV-infection. The local HIV-epidemic
       seems to spread from urban to rural areas along major highways.
 DE    Adolescence  Developing Countries/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  *Disease
       Outbreaks  English Abstract  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  HIV
       Seropositivity  Male  Mass Screening  Socioeconomic Factors
       Tanzania/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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