title: [AIDS among the Japanese-Brazilian residents of the Sao Paulo municipality: size and profile of the studied group].
abstract: The study aimed to know the spread of AIDS epidemic among Japanese and their descendents, living on São Paulo Municipality. The authors dimension the total number of cases, since the beginning of the epidemic till july, 1994 and characterized the profile of the group in terms of sex, age, school degree, civil status, sexual option, occupation, exposed category and mean survival.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva, Escola de Enfermagem da USP.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Afuso
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Nichiata
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*