title: Stabilization of HIV infection rates in urban Burkina Faso, 1995-1999.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to monitor the trends of the HIV epidemic between 1995 and 1999 among pregnant women in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest town of Burkina Faso, and to discuss the possible effect of preventive interventions (condom availability) on sexual transmission of HIV in this context. Age-specific trends in HIV prevalence obtained from sentinel surveillance programme were analysed. Among antenatal clinic attendees, HIV prevalence was 7.5% (n=401) in 1995, 10% (n=200) in 1996, 7.6% (n=448) in 1997, 8.4% (n=642) in 1998 and 5.3% (n=716) in 1999 without demonstrated temporal trend (P=0.12). The average number of condoms available per person (aged 15-49 years) per year increased from 0.6 in 1992 to 5.7 in 1995 and 6.0 in 1999. Anonymous surveys are less subject to selection bias and suggest a stabilization of the HIV prevalence around 7.3% in Bobo-Dioulasso. Distribution of condoms could explain at least, partly, this stabilization of the HIV epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Centre MURAZ/OCCGE, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, West Africa. nmeda.muraz@fasonet.bf
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cartoux
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dabis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bazié
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hetherington
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dahourou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouangré
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kpozehouen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sombié
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiendrebeogo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaro
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ky-Zerbo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandelbrot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van de Perre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance