title: Antibody to HIV-1, HTLV-I, and HCV in three populations of rural Haitians.
abstract: The seroprevalence of antibodies to HIV-1, HTLV-I, and HCV was evaluated in three populations from northern rural Haiti: 1,727 patients attending the hospital for symptoms suggestive of HIV disease, 228 consecutive surgical patients, and 500 pregnant women were tested. HIV-1 seroprevalence was 6.1 and 4.0% in the last two groups, respectively, and 39.3% in the symptomatic population. Associated symptoms of wasting, cough, and diarrhea and a clinical diagnosis of AIDS were significantly predictive of HIV-1 seropositivity. Antibody to HTLV-I seroprevalence ranged from 2.2-5.3% in pregnant women, surgical patients, and HIV-seronegative symptomatic patients and was similar among the three groups when stratified by age. In contrast, HIV-1 seropositivity and HTLV-I seropositivity were significantly associated. The prevalence of confirmed antibody to HCV was low and not associated with either HIV-1 or HTLV-I seropositivity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transfusion Medicine, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Einstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Geisler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neilly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies