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TI Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in 18 year old men in Tuscany. The Toscana
Collaborative Group.
DT 9605
AU Mazzotta F; Di Pietro M; Balocchini E; Paci P; Galanti C; Abeni DD;
Perucci CA; Divisione di Malattie Infettive, Ospedale S M Annunziata,;
Firenze, Italy.
SO Int J Epidemiol. 1995 Oct;24(5):1030-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96128734
AB BACKGROUND. The main route of transmission of the human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1) is sexual contact. A high proportion of young
adults is exposed to this mode of transmission. Therefore it is
important to assess the level of HIV-1 prevalence among 18 year olds in
Italy. METHODS. Available blood samples taken at the physical
examination of the military draft visit in Tuscany, Italy, have been
tested in an anonymous unlinked fashion for HIV-1 infection in 1990 and
1991. RESULTS. In the 2 years, 4478 and 4959 men were tested,
respectively, representing 91.7% of all subjects included in the draft
lists. Prevalence of HIV-1 infection was 1.12 per 1000 (95%CI: 0.36-2.61
per 1000) in 1990 and 0.20 per 1000 (95% CI: 0.01-1.12) in 1991.
CONCLUSIONS. Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in the 18 year old male
population in Tuscany is close to or below 1/1000. Evidence of the
presence of HIV-1 infection in this population should prompt the
implementation of adequate prevention programmes among adolescents.
DE Adolescence Human HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY *HIV-1
Italy/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Military Personnel Poisson Distribution
Population Dynamics Prevalence Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL
ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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