       Document 0053
 DOCN  M9630053
 TI    Epidemiologic characteristics of blood donors with antibody to human
       immunodeficiency virus: Thailand.
 DT    9603
 AU    Nuchprayoon C; Tanprasert S; Chumnijarakij T; Thanomchat S; O'Prasert B;
       Adulwijit S; National Blood Center, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok,
       Thailand.
 SO    Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1995 Mar;26(1):98-103. Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96087968
 AB    Of 782,190 volunteer blood donors in Bangkok and nearby areas, who were
       screened for infection with human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) from
       January 1988 through December 1992, 3,219 tested positive on both enzyme
       immuno assay and Western blot assay. The identification variables of the
       donor were collected. The majority of HIV seropositive blood donors were
       male. The average age (median) of HIV seropositive was 26-29 years all
       through 1988-2992. The prevalence of HIV seropositive in male donors was
       higher than that in females. HIV seropositivity was confirmed in blood
       donations from first-time male donors in this study during 1988-1992.
       This rate has increased progressively from 0.87/1,000 in 1988 to
       15.95/1,000 in 1992 with much higher rates in repeat donors. The repeat
       male donors increased from 0.77/1,000 in 1988 to 5.26/1,000 in 1991 and
       since then showed a decreased rate to 3.93/1,000 in 1992. Female donors
       were infected with HIV more frequently with the prevalence by sex ratio
       M:F rising from 27:1 in 1988 to 6.6:1 in 1992. Comparing the
       seropositive rate between first time and repeat female donors, the
       results showed an increase in rate from 0.11/1,000 in 1990 to 2.02/1,000
       in 1992, but essentially the same rate in report donors. A majority of
       HIV seropositive blood donors (1990-1992) lived in Bangkok (42-49%) and
       among those who lived in one eastern province (Samut Prakan), 90-93%
       lived in the industrial areas. Of those who lived in Chon Buri Province,
       73-88% lived in Sattaheep District, which is a naval base.
 DE    Adult  *Blood Donors  Blotting, Western  Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent
       Assay  Female  Human  HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV-1/ISOLATION
       & PURIF  Male  Prevalence  Residence Characteristics  Sex Distribution
       Thailand/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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