Risk behavior and correlates of risk for HIV infection in the Dallas County Household HIV survey
| Autor: | P.L. Hurley, Wendy Visscher, T.M. Ezzati-Rice, AB Siller, GM Mcquillan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Hepatitis B virus
Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Epidemiology Medicine Seroprevalence Population study Risk factor business Sida Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 84:747-753 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.84.5.747 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES. The Dallas County study of a proposed national household seroprevalence survey was designed to assess the feasibility of conducting a national survey and to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus infection for Dallas County. Risk behavior data were collected and correlated with HIV infection. METHODS. Participants in this survey represented a probability sample of the county. A self-administered questionnaire on demographic characteristics and HIV risk behavior was completed and a blood sample was obtained. RESULTS. Of the 1724 adults eligible for the survey, 1446 completed the questionnaire and 1374 provided a blood sample. The prevalence estimates were 0.4% for HIV and 7.3% for hepatitis B virus. A strong relationship was observed between HIV and hepatitis B status and risk behavior. CONCLUSIONS. In this study population, receptive anal intercourse and increasing numbers of male partners had the strongest correlation with the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis B virus infection in men. The high level of risk reporting for individuals positive for HIV or hepatitis B suggests that survey participants who engage in risk behaviors were willing to report those behaviors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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