Characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed HIV-infections, 2000-2004

Characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed HIV-infections, 2000-2004

To describe the characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed HIV-infections. We analysed all newly diagnosed HIV-infections among residents of the Canary Islands, Ceuta, La Rioja, Navarre and the Basque Country (Spain) between 2000 and 2004. In total, 1,807 HIV-infections –74.4 per million inhabita...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gaceta sanitaria 2006-11, Vol.20 (6), p.442-448
Hauptverfasser: Castilla, Jesús, Manuel Lorenzo, José, Izquierdo, Ana, Eugenia Lezaun, María, López, Irene, Moreno-Iribas, Conchi, Nuñez, Domingo, Perucha, Milagros, R’kaina Liesfi, Cleopatra, Zulaika, Daniel
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Epidemiology
España
Female
HIV infection
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Immigration
Inmigración
Male
Spain
Spain - epidemiology
Vigilancia epidemiológica
VIH
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Zusammenfassung:To describe the characteristics and trends of newly diagnosed HIV-infections. We analysed all newly diagnosed HIV-infections among residents of the Canary Islands, Ceuta, La Rioja, Navarre and the Basque Country (Spain) between 2000 and 2004. In total, 1,807 HIV-infections –74.4 per million inhabitants, per year–were diagnosed. The heterosexual transmission category was the most frequent (48.6%), followed by that of homo/bisexual men (23.0%) and injecting drug users (IDU) (22.5%). From 2000 to 2004, the rate of new diagnoses of HIV infection decreased by 29.8% (p
ISSN:0213-9111
DOI:10.1157/13096525