Risk Factors for HIV Infection in Adults Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in Italy

We assessed prevalence and risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 637 patients (506 men, 131 women; median age 30 years, range 17–64) attending between September 1988 and July 1989 for the first time two sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Northern Italy, for susp...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology 1991-09, Vol.20 (3), p.758-763
Main Authors: PARAZZINI, FABIO, NALDI, LUIGI, SENA, PAOLO, D'ORO, LUCA CAVALIERI, BIANCHI, COSETTA, MANGANONI, AUSILIA, PANSERA, BRUNO, GRAMENZI, ANNAGIULIA, GOGLIO, ANTONIO, CAINELLI, TULLIO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
HIV Antibodies - isolation & purification
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV Seroprevalence
Homosexuality
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Italy
Male
Marriage
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Summary:We assessed prevalence and risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 637 patients (506 men, 131 women; median age 30 years, range 17–64) attending between September 1988 and July 1989 for the first time two sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Northern Italy, for suspected or STD treatment. A total of 44 subjects (6.9%, 95% confidence interval, (CI): 4.9–8.9) were seropositive for HIV antibodies. The prevalence of HIV infection decreased with age, from 9% in patients aged 24 years or less to 3% in those aged 45 years or more (x2, trend 4.97, p
ISSN:0300-5771
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/20.3.758