HIV prevalence in upper socioeconomic level hospital patients, 1991-1993

HIV prevalence in upper socioeconomic level hospital patients, 1991-1993

Five elite, private hospitals in Bangkok serving the upper socioeconomic stratum of Thai society were sampled for HIV prevalence among unlinked, anonymous specimens collected from general inpatients (sampled 11/1991 to 1/1992) and from women in labor (sampled 5/1992 to 4/1993). The HIV-1 antibody po...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 1996-09, Vol.27 (3), p.449-451
Hauptverfasser: ATIKIJ, B, LOHSOMBOON, P, YOUNG, N. L, LIMPAKARNJANARAT, K, WENIGER, B. G
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Social Class
Thailand - epidemiology
Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Five elite, private hospitals in Bangkok serving the upper socioeconomic stratum of Thai society were sampled for HIV prevalence among unlinked, anonymous specimens collected from general inpatients (sampled 11/1991 to 1/1992) and from women in labor (sampled 5/1992 to 4/1993). The HIV-1 antibody positivity rate by ELISA/Western blot was 0.45% (9 of 2,000) among all inpatients, and 0.1% (1 of 1,000) among pregnant women. The latter rate was appreciably lower than rates between 1 and 2% found in sentinel surveys among pregnant women in public hospitals during comparable time periods, suggesting the epidemic is more advanced in lower socioeconomic groups.
ISSN:0125-1562