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Human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis infection in women of childbearing age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Author(s):
- Zewdie, D
- Tafari, N
- Title(s):
- Human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis infection in women of childbearing age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / D. Zewdie, N. Tafari.
- Series:
- Reproductive biology
- Found In:
- AIDS and women's reproductive health, edited by Lincoln C. Chen, Jaime Sepulveda Amor, Sheldon J. Segal, Judith Masslo Anderson
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Publisher:
- New York, New York, Plenum Press, 1991.
- Description:
- p. 85-92.
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Language:
- English
- Summary:
- 4273 women, aged 15-49 years, who were attending government health care facilities in Addis Ababa and two nearby towns, were surveyed in order to determine the epidemiologic aspects of HIV infection in a population with a relatively high prevalence of syphilis. Blood samples were obtained from the respondents and submitted to syphilis serologic analysis and HIV serodiagnosis. Tabulation of the prevalence of HIV and syphilis according to selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics revealed that none of the 112 rural women had HIV infection and that the prevalence of syphilis and HIV was highest in women attending STD clinics and lowest in those attending prenatal clinics. 157 women had HIV infection, 539 had syphilis, and 96 had both. Bivariate analysis of the potential risk factors revealed that syphilis is more common among women who are older than 24 years, have multiple sex partners, are poor and unemployed, have a rudimentary education, and are non-Muslims. The HIV risk profile showed the following factors independently associated with HIV: syphilis infection, multiple sex partners, age under 25 years, unemployment, and poverty. In fact, 38.4% of the women with HIV infection were also infected with syphilis, but it is not known if the syphilis occurred first.
- MeSH:
- Africa South of the Sahara
Africa
Africa, Eastern
Data Collection*
Demography*
Ethiopia
HIV Infections*
Prevalence*
Risk Factors*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases*
Socioeconomic Factors.*
Syphilis*
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
16 ref.
- Report Number:
- 102580
- Other ID:
- (DNLM)00241992
- NLM ID:
- 101063803 [Book Chapter]