title: HIV infection surveillance in Mogadishu, Somalia.
abstract: A group of 89 prostitutes and 45 patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Mogadishu, Somalia were examined for evidence of HIV infection. Both groups reported more than 1 sexual partner routinely and had sexual contacts with prostitutes. There was a significant amount of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in these two groups, with 11.2% and 6.7% respectively being culture positive for N. gonorrhoea. Among the prostitutes, 28.1% were positive for antibodies to T. pallidum while only 4.4% of the STD patients were positive. One isolate of N. gonorrhoea was resistant to penicillin. All study participants were negative for antibodies to HIV suggesting an extremely low prevalence of HIV in high risk behaviour groups in the capital city of Somalia.
authors.affiliation: US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Burans
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Farah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbass
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yusef
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guled
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abu-Elyazeed
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Woody
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011477:Sex Work; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012998:Somalia / Q000453:epidemiology