Open AccessMode of transmission of HIV-1 in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi,
Magid Halim,
Hail M. Al-Abdely
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/01.aids.0000131344.91536.64
Subject(s) - transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexual transmission , demography , virology , obstetrics , telecommunications , computer science , microbicide , sociology
The mode of HIV-1 transmission was determined for 410 Saudi patients. Heterosexual transmission occurred in 189 patients (46%), blood product transfusion in 107 (26%), and perinatal transmission in 47 (12%). Men who have sex with men and injection drug users represented 5% and 2%,respectively. Sixty-three of 65 heterosexually infected women acquired HIV-1 from their spouses, whereas 111 of 124 heterosexually infected men acquired the virus from commercial sex workers. Heterosexual transmission is the main mode in Saudi patients.