title: [The HIV-epidemic in North-East Tanzania].
abstract: A series of seven population-based HIV-screening surveys were conducted in Arusha region between November 1991 and April 1994. Communities included three wards within Arusha town, two townships along major highways in Arusha region, and two rural villages. A total of 3,440 people completed an interview to assess AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and practices, and of these, 1,932 consented to be tested for HIV (56.2%). Across communities, 7.4% of the participating women and 1.9% of the men tested HIV-positive. For both sexes the HIV-prevalence was significantly higher in urban than in rural areas. As many as 12.5% among young women from Arusha town were HIV-positive. HIV-prevalence was higher among participants from urban areas characterized by lower socio-economic status than among participants living in areas of higher socio-economic status. These surveys tend to confirm that women and poor people are the most vulnerable to HIV-infection. The local HIV-epidemic seems to spread from urban to rural areas along major highways.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: HIV-epidemien i den nordøstlige del av Tanzania.