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Document 0671
DOCN M9490671
TI Prevalence of HIV-antibodies in maritime workers and in other selected
population groups in Poland.
DT 9411
AU Towianska A; Rozlucka E; Dabrowski J
SO Bull Inst Marit Trop Med Gdynia. 1992;43(1-4):19-24. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/94339711
AB The objective of the present work was to determine prevalence of
HIV-antibodies in the following population groups: 1. Seamen, fishermen
and dockers from region of Gdansk and Szczecin 2. Travellers abroad. 3.
Special risk groups (intravenous drug users, prostitutes, homosexuals,
haemophiliacs) mostly from Gdansk region. 4. Hospital patients,
prisoners, other people. Abbott recombinant HIV 1/HIV 2 EIA was used for
the detection of antibodies to HIV type 1 and/or type 2. In the period
from 1987 to 1992, 70,297 examinations were made. HIV-antibodies were
detected in 165 people (0.23%). Out of 35,084 subjects in the first
group (926 women and 34,158 men). 20 men were found seropositive
(0.06%). The majority of them--16 men were seamen, 3 were fishermen and
one was a harbour worker. In the second group made of 27,403 people
including 3,640 females, HIV-antibodies were revealed in 9 men (0.04%)
and one woman. In the third group, there were 965 people including 482
women; among them there were 104 men and 19 women infected (12.8%). Out
of the 349 prostitutes examined 2 were infected (0.05%). Among 79
homosexuals, 4 were found infected. In the sample of 14 haemophiliacs
none demonstrated HIV-antibodies. In 6,845 subjects of the fourth group
(5938 males and 907 females), 12 males were seropositive (0.18%). In
that number 5 were prisoners, other 5 were hospital patients and 2 were
known to have homosexual relationship with infected men. The majority of
subjects with HIV-antibodies were men--145 (88%) of the total number of
subjects infected, aged 20-40.
DE Adult Female Health Personnel Hemophilia Homosexuality
Hospitalization Human HIV Antibodies/*ANALYSIS HIV
Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Middle
Age Naval Medicine/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Poland/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Population Surveillance Prevalence Prisoners Prostitution Risk
Factors *Ships Substance Abuse, Intravenous Travel JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).