Factors associated with AIDS and AIDS-like syndrome among homosexual and bisexual men in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Int J Epidemiol
; 19(2): 429-34, 1990 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: A case control study to determine factors associated with AIDS and AIDS- like syndrome among homosexual/bisexual men was conducted in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. 83% (45 patients) of all AIDS/AIDS-like syndrome cases in this group of men reported in Minas Gerais between February 1986-June 1987 were compared to 133 seronegative controls seen at the same clinic. Blood samples were tested by ELISA and confirmed by western blot. Sex with men from the US, with someone who developed AIDS, number of male partners ( or = 100 lifetime), age ( or = 30 years old), and ethnicity (white) were independently associated with AIDS/AIDS-like syndrome (odds ratio=5.5, 4.3, 3.9, 3.5, and 2.7, respectively). 39% of cases and 44% of controls reported bisexual activity over the previous 2 years. From these, a high proportion reported anal intercourse with women in the same period (53% of bisexual cases and 33% of bisexual controls). Bisexual men had more male partners than female ones in the previous 2 years (median number=20 for cases and 5 for controls; median number of female partners=3 for both cases and controls). This explains in part why the epidemic has increased more rapidly among men than women in Minas Gerais, despite the large proportion of bisexuals with the disease.
Palabras clave
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Americas; Behavior; Brazil; Case Control Studies; Developing Countries; Diseases; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hematologic Tests; Hiv Infections--transmission; Homosexuals--men; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Latin America; Research Methodology; Sex Behavior--men; South America; Studies; Viral Diseases
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bisexualidad
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Homosexualidad
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Complejo Relacionado con el SIDA
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Epidemiol
Año:
1990
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido