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Epidemiology of HIV infection in children in Europe
Author(s) -
Canosa Cipriano A
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13325.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , western europe , virology , european union , pathology , business , economic policy , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering
In Europe the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in children is an important public health problem. Reliable epidemiological information varies widely among countries, and there is no standard method to document the pandemia. By September 1992, a total of 81,849 AIDS cases were identified. France had 21,487, Spain 15,678 and Italy 14,784 (63% of all cases). The highest rate per 100,000 inhabitants occurred in Spain (88.9), France had 70.6 and Italy 63.5. The numbers of HIV + newborns (NB) in Spain were 4673, in Italy 2,693, in Belgium 368, in Scotland 79 and in Holland 11. The highest rate of HIV + NBs per 100,000 inhabitants occurred in Spain (120.1), the lowest in Holland (0.73). In Western Europe, 82% of all cases were due to vertical transmission. Mothers’venous drug use was the most common form of HIV transmission.