Sex-ratio patterns of AIDS patients in Thailand.
The summary report of AIDS cases in Thailand, as of 31 July 1996, was reviewed for the information on male-to female sex-ratio. The ratios were recalculated for different risk-factors and for different age-groups annually and cumulatively. The male-to-female ratios calculated for annual case reports are lower than the cumulative number. This finding demonstrates the earlier detection of change in risk behaviour among the general population by the sex-ratio from annual case reports, compared to the ratio from the cumulative number of cases. Among different age-groups, the older age shows the highest male-to-female ratio. The ratio among sexually active age-group (15-49 years of age) is declining during the most recent year. These changes confirm the present pattern of AIDS epidemic in Thailand, the fourth wave among females, followed by the last wave-pediatric AIDS.
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Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology