title: AIDS surveillance among American Indians and Alaska natives.
abstract: To assess the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), we examined acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) case and seroprevalence data through December 1990. While AI/AN had a low 1990 reported AIDS case rate (4.0/100,000), the increase in diagnosed cases adjusted for reporting delays from 1989 to 1990 was higher (23.1%) among AI/AN than any other racial/ethnic group. Seroprevalence data for military applicants have documented higher rates for AI/AN than for either Whites or Asian/Pacific Islanders.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Metler
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stehr-Green
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004930:Inuit / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology