Epidemiology of AIDS in the Basque Country (Northern Spain): 1984-1995

Authors
Munoz, J Martinez, P Cubas, L Santamaria, JM Teira, R Zubero, Z Baraia, J Zulaica, D Miguel, F
Citation
J. Munoz et al., Epidemiology of AIDS in the Basque Country (Northern Spain): 1984-1995, SEVENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT OF HIV-INFECTION, 1999, pp. 251-256
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Current Book Contents
Journal title
SEVENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT OF HIV-INFECTION → ACNP
Year of publication
1999
Pages
251 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Objective: To study the epidemiology of AIDS in the Basque Country (Norther n Spain) through analysis of demographic characteristics and the prevalence of AIDS-defining diseases. Design: A retrospective study of adult and adolescent patients with AIDS re gistered under the Basque Country AIDS Prevention and Control Plan between 1984 and 1995. Results: 3104 patients were registered, made up of 77% males and 23% female s. Mean age was 31.2 +/- 7 years (range 15-73). The predominant transmissio n mechanism was intravenous drug addiction (80.7%), followed by heterosexua l (9.8%) and home-bisexual infection (5.4%). The most prevalent AIDS-defini ng diseases were extrapulmonary tuberculosis (26.7%), Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (19.1%), oesophageal candidiasis (18.1%) and encephalic toxoplasm osis (6.7%).