title: Prevalence of and risk factors for HIV infection in blood donors and various population subgroups in Ethiopia.
abstract: The aim was to determine the prevalence of HIV infection and risk factors for HIV infection in various population subgroups in Ethiopia. Serum panels from blood donors (n = 2610), from various population subgroups in Ethiopia were tested for anti-HIV-1/2 by ELISA. All ELISA repeatedly reactive samples were subjected for confirmation by immunoblot (IB) and anti-HIV-1 and anti-HIV-2 specific ELISAs. 155/2610 (5.9%) blood donors were HIV-1 infected. Of pregnant women, 84/797 (10.5%) were HIV-1 infected, and 1/797 (0.1%) was HIV-2 infected. 1/240 (0.4%) individuals from the rural population were HIV-1 infected. 198/480 (41.3%) female attendees, and 106/419 (25.3%) male attendees at sexual transmitted disease (STD) clinics were HIV-1 infected. One (0.2%) male, and 2 (0.4%) female STD patients were infected with both HIV-1 and HIV-2. It was concluded that the prevalence of HIV-1 infection varied from 0.4% among urban residents to 25.3-41.3% among STD attendees. There is a low prevalence of HIV-2 present in Ethiopian subjects. Risky sexual behaviour is significantly associated with HIV-infection in Ethiopia.
authors: Blood Bank North Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: R E J H
authors: RE
authors: Sentjens
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sisay
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Vrielink
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Kebede
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Adèr
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Leckie
authors: H W
authors: HW
authors: Reesink
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014505:Urban Population