Women and HIV infection: a cohort study of 483 HIV-infected women in Bordeaux, France, 1985-1991. The Groupe d'Epidémiologie Clinique du SIDA en Aquitaine.
Women and HIV infection: a cohort study of 483 HIV-infected women in Bordeaux, France, 1985-1991. The Groupe d'Epidémiologie Clinique du SIDA en Aquitaine.
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妇女与艾滋病毒感染:1985-1991 年阿基坦 SIDA 流行病学诊所对法国波尔多 483 名艾滋病毒感染妇女进行的队列研究。
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1992
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通讯作者:
F. Dabis
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作者:
Philippe Morlat;P. Parneix;D. Douard;D. Lacoste;M. Dupon;G. Chêne;J. Pellegrin;J. Ragnaud;F. Dabis
OBJECTIVES
To study the epidemiological trends, clinical patterns, evolution and prognosis of HIV infection in women.
DESIGN
Cohort study of 1816 HIV-infected patients.
RESULTS
Up to 1 January 1991, 483 (26.6%) of the patients reported to the Groupe d'Epidemiologie Clinique du SIDA en Aquitaine surveillance system were women. The male-to-female ratio has decreased progressively (3.4:1 in 1985; 2.7:1 in 1990) over time. Fifty per cent of HIV-infected women are or have been intravenous drug users (IVDU). The proportion of heterosexually acquired HIV infection increased from 11.6 to 34.6% over the last 5 years; 46.9% of the women infected through heterosexual intercourse reported sexual contacts with male IVDU. Excluding Kaposi's sarcoma, no significant difference was observed between men and women in the overall distribution of AIDS-defining events. The observed trend of a slower progression to AIDS in women, compared with men, disappeared when controlling for prognostic variables. However, female sex significantly enhanced survival after AIDS diagnosis in multivariate analysis (relative risk, 2.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-6.2).
CONCLUSION
Early diagnosis of HIV infection in female patients and prevention of HIV infection among women is now a priority for public health interventions, both in industrialized and in developing countries.