Prevalence Of Ahti - Hiv Antiilodies In Prostitutes And Their Clients In Addis Ababa

AcquiEcJ Synclrome (AIDS), by HumonrnImmunod~flciuncy Virus (HIV), is becoming a world challenge andrnconcerno To determine the prevalence 0f onti-HIV ~ntih0di~s Bmongrngroups of high risk behaviour in Addis AbahA, 494 suhjects (mu~n OgDrn27.9, rongD 12-75 years) were st"died. The study group comprised 177rnprostitutes (153 from Addis Ababa, 24 from Chencha), 140 malo clientsrn(130 from Addis Abnba, 10 frnm the c',untryside), and 177 controls bothrnfr0m Addis Ababa Bnd the rural areas. Out cf the Addis Ababa group 9rn(5.8%) of th0 prostitutes ond 4 (3%) of the male clients Were found tornbe sEropGsitivE by b"th ELISA and Western blot tcstso In thernscrOl,ositivc prostitutes the peak prevalence (55.5%) nccurcd in thosernaged 15-24 years and in serOI,usitive male cli~nts (75%) Gccurred in thern25-34 years age nroup. Th~ infactil)n rat~ between f~mnl0 prostitutesrnand male cli~nts was f0und t~) IJe 2~5 to 1. With thE cKccption of onernmale client, prevalence of antih()dy was not associated with clinicalrnsymptoms.rnThis limitEd sero-Lpidemiologicol study has determined seropositivernindividuals within tllO Addis Ababa regiono The low number ofrnser(lr{Jsitive indivic]uals in these high risk behaviour groups, whenrncompared with reports fr~m other African) c()untries, may suggest a morernrecent establishment 0f "IV infection in Addis Ababa.

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