Decline in human immunodeficiency virus seropositivity and seroconversion in US Navy enlisted personnel: 1986 to 1989. Navy HIV Working Group. | Zendy

Frank C. Garland | Zendy; Edward D. Gorham | Zendy; S O Cunnion | Zendy; M R Miller | Zendy; Louis L. Balazs | Zendy

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Decline in human immunodeficiency virus seropositivity and seroconversion in US Navy enlisted personnel: 1986 to 1989. Navy HIV Working Group.

Author(s) -

Frank C. Garland,

Edward D. Gorham,

S O Cunnion,

M R Miller,

Louis L. Balazs

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.4.581

Subject(s) - seroconversion , navy , medicine , military personnel , population , demography , active duty , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , virology , gerontology , environmental health , geography , archaeology , sociology

The US Navy administered 1,795,578 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests to 848,632 active-duty Navy enlisted personnel during 1986 to 1989. This study identified 2438 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive active-duty enlisted Navy personnel, including 778 seroconverters. Three types of quarterly rates of HIV seropositivity and seroconversion were determined. All three rates declined. This decline could not be explained by changes in the population tested according to age, race, sex, occupation, or geographic location of home port.

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