title: [Clinical-epidemiological characteristics of a group of HIV/AIDS infected women in Salvador-Bahia].
abstract: The increasing number of HIV/AIDS infected women is one of the main characteristics of the AIDS epidemic, besides the wide expansion of the disease among the poor. This study focused on a group of 82 women with AIDS from Salvador-Bahia. The mean age was 32 +/- 7.2 years, 75% had children, 82.5% were jobless, and 77.8% were illiterate or only had basic education. The number of sexual partners was five or fewer in 71% of cases and 25% had only one sexual partner. Forty-six (55.4%) women reported up to 77 episodes of opportunist infections. The majority of the patients were from the lower classes, with no good education, a low income and few sexual partners. The main via of transmission was heterosexual, and many of the women were infected by their steady partner/husband.
authors.affiliation: Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, BA. ceuci@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Ceuci de Lima Xavier
authors.initials: Cde L
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Lívia A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Patrícia T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bina
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019562:Viral Load