Prevalence oF Ahti - Hiv Antiilodies in Prostitutes and Their Clients in Addis Ababa
No Thumbnail Available
Date
1987-05
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Ababa University
Abstract
AcquiEcJ Synclrome (AIDS), by Humon
Immunod~flciuncy Virus (HIV), is becoming a world challenge and
concerno To determine the prevalence 0f onti-HIV ~ntih0di~s Bmong
groups of high risk behaviour in Addis AbahA, 494 suhjects (mu~n OgD
27.9, rongD 12-75 years) were st"died. The study group comprised 177
prostitutes (153 from Addis Ababa, 24 from Chencha), 140 malo clients
(130 from Addis Abnba, 10 frnm the c',untryside), and 177 controls both
fr0m Addis Ababa Bnd the rural areas. Out cf the Addis Ababa group 9
(5.8%) of th0 prostitutes ond 4 (3%) of the male clients Were found to
be sEropGsitivE by b"th ELISA and Western blot tcstso In the
scrOl,ositivc prostitutes the peak prevalence (55.5%) nccurcd in those
aged 15-24 years and in serOI,usitive male cli~nts (75%) Gccurred in the
25-34 years age nroup. Th~ infactil)n rat~ between f~mnl0 prostitutes
and male cli~nts was f0und t~) IJe 2~5 to 1. With thE cKccption of one
male client, prevalence of antih()dy was not associated with clinical
symptoms.
This limitEd sero-Lpidemiologicol study has determined seropositive
individuals within tllO Addis Ababa regiono The low number of
ser(lr{Jsitive indivic]uals in these high risk behaviour groups, when
compared with reports fr~m other African) c()untries, may suggest a more
recent establishment 0f "IV infection in Addis Ababa.
Description
Keywords
Biology