title: Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus infection in women in the United States.
abstract: From 1981 to 1989, the number of women with HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) increased rapidly. Most women were infected through intravenous drug use or sexual contact with an infected man. Most children were infected through mother-to-infant transmission during pregnancy or delivery. Available data suggest that the rapid increase in the number of women with AIDS will continue for at least the next few years.
authors: Epidemiology Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors: T V
authors: TV
authors: Ellerbrock
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors