title: AIDS in El Salvador.
abstract: The 1st case of AIDS in El Salvador was diagnosed at Rosales Hospital  in San Salvador in October 1985, in a bisexual man who had recently  returned from the US.  Since that time there have been 110 cases at  Rosales Hospital, 81% in men.  Of these patients, 54% report  exclusively heterosexual histories; 42% report no travel outside El  Salvador, 33% report travel to the US, 12% to Honduras, and 7% to  Mexico.  Risk factors include multiple sexual partners in 61%,  prostitution in 7%, and injected drug use in 5%.  To date, 52% are  known to have died, 18% are alive, and the fate of the remainder is  unknown.  5 children with symptomatic HIV infection have been seen at  the Benjamin Bloom National Children's Hospital.  As of September 1991,  504 persons nationwide were known to be HIV-seropositive, 63% of whom  lived in San Salvador.  Seropositivity among blood donors at Rosales  Hospital has increased from 0% in 1988, when screening began, to 0.265  in 1991.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Martinez De Quintanilla
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D001695:Biology; D002489:Central America; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004194:Disease; D004544:El Salvador; D015658:HIV Infections; D015994:Incidence; D007843:Latin America; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012940:Social Problems; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014777:Virus Diseases
keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Biology; Central America; Child; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; El Salvador; Hiv Infections; Incidence--changes; Latin America; Measurement; North America; Population; Population Characteristics; Prostitutes; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Sex Behavior; Social Problems; Substance Addiction; Viral Diseases; Youth