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Document 2574
DOCN M94A2574
TI Epidemiology of AIDS in Canary Islands. Spain.
DT 9412
AU Calvo-Fernandez JR; Nunez D; Armas M; Gomez J; Calvo J; Gonzalez-Lama Z;
University of Las Palmas, Direccion Territorial de Salud,; Tenerife.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):273 (abstract no. PC0013). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370001
AB The Canary Islands are seven islands divided in two administrative
areas, Las Palmas with near to 750.000 inhabitants and Santa Cruz de
Tenerife with near to 700.000 inhabitants. Our objective was to study
the epidemiologic pattern of AIDS in the Canary Islands (Spain). The
first case of AIDS was diagnosed in 1984. From 1984 to October 1993, 348
cases of AIDS has been diagnosed and the distribution corresponding to
both provinces is 187 to Las Palmas and 161 to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The mortality rate is 54.8 ant the age groups that has been studied
shows that 72.8% of cases corresponding to people between 20-39 years
old. The islands are the only Spanish region that shows in a part of
them the same pattern of risk factors than the European community,
homo-bisexual transmission followed by I.D.U. And this is a curious fact
because this situation is only present in Las Palmas and not in Santa
Cruz de Tenerife that is only 100 Km from Las Palmas. In this province
56.7% de patients are homo-bisexual and 21.4% are I.D.U.; In Santa Cruz
de Tenerife, 38.5% are I.D.U. and 26.7 are Homo-bisexual. The
opportunistic infections are the most frequent diseases with 55.8%
followed by extra pulmonary TB with 14.9%. The difference between
provinces may be due to the tourism influence of Europeans that choose
Las Palmas as vacational destination, due to their beaches, during the
winter or the transit of people arriving from North and Central Africa,
from countries with a high rates of prevalence, with commercial
purposes.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/
TRANSMISSION Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Human Prevalence Risk Factors Sex Behavior Spain/EPIDEMIOLOGY
MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).