Trends in AIDS among Hispanics in the United State... Catalogue en ligne

Titre :	Trends in AIDS among Hispanics in the United States, 1991-1996. (1999)
Auteurs :	R.M. KLEVENS ; T. DIAZ ; P.L. FLEMING ; R. FREY ; M.A. MAYS ; National Center for Hiv. Std. Tb Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. USA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 7, 1999)
Pagination :	1104-1106
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Sida ; Virose ; Infection ; Homme ; Ethnie ; Sexe ; Age ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Surveillance épidémiologique ; Epidémiologie ; Incidence ; Immunopathologie ; Amérique du Nord
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST wskAeR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This article describes recent trends in AIDS among US Hispanics. Methods. Incidence rates were calculated from AIDS surveillance data for persons diagnosed from 1991 through 1996. Increases in the number of cases among Hispanics were calculated by linear regression. Results. Of the 415 864 persons diagnosed with AIDS from 1991 through 1996,19% were Hispanic. Among Hispanics with AIDS, 67% were born in the United States or Puerto Rico. The relative risk (RR) of AIDS for Hispanics compared with Whites was highest for women (RR=7.0), followed by children (RR=6.2) and men (RR=2.8). Increases in the number of cases were higher among foreign-born Hispanics. Conclusions. An understanding of which Hispanic subgroups are at greatest risk for HIV infection is important for prevention efforts.

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