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Fernando Güereña-Burgueño | Zendy; Abram S. Benenson | Zendy; Jaime Sepúlveda-Amor | Zendy

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HIV-1 prevalence in selected Tijuana sub-populations.

Author(s) -

Fernando Güereña-Burgueño,

Abram S. Benenson,

Jaime Sepúlveda-Amor

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.5.623

Subject(s) - seroprevalence , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , intravenous drug , epidemiology , environmental health , viral disease , immunology , antibody , serology , sociology

To assess the prevalence of HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) infection among high-risk populations in Tijuana, Mexico, HIV-1 antibody status was determined and information on risk behavior was obtained from 1,069 individuals in three high-risk groups. The prevalence of HIV-1 among 415 prostitutes was 0.5 percent; 410 prisoners, 1.2 percent; 233 homosexual/bisexual men, 11.6 percent; and 106 intravenous drug abusers, 1.9 percent. The potential for spread of HIV-1 exists in Tijuana despite the current relatively low seroprevalence of HIV-1.

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