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Document 1054
DOCN M9621054
TI HIV transmission and Kaposi's sarcoma among European women.
DT 9602
AU Serraino D; Franceschi S; Dal Maso L; La Vecchia C; Department of
Epidemiology, Aviano Cancer Centre, Italy.
SO AIDS. 1995 Aug;9(8):971-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96014975
AB OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between the presence of Kaposi's
sarcoma (KS) as an AIDS-defining illness and HIV transmission categories
among European women with AIDS. DESIGN: Comparison of the prevalence of
KS as an AIDS-defining illness in different HIV transmission categories.
METHODS: Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for KS were
computed by means of unconditional multiple logistic regression
equations. RESULTS: KS was reported in 344 (2.2%) out of 15,809 women
diagnosed with AIDS. Women who reported HIV infection via heterosexual
intercourse had a > twofold increase of KS risk than intravenous drug
users (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.9-3.0). Particularly elevated OR were observed
among women originating from African or Caribbean countries (OR, 4.9;
95% CI, 3.7--6.5), and in partners of bisexual men (OR, 4.8; 95% CI,
2.8--8.2). Such risk patterns for KS were consistent in different
countries, age groups and year of AIDS diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: These
results are in agreement with similar analyses from the United States,
and support the existence of some putative KS agent(s) which can be
acquired via sexual intercourse with bisexual men, or earlier in life in
countries where non-AIDS-associated KS is frequent.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY Adult
Europe Female Human HIV
Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION Male Risk Factors
Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY Sex Behavior Sexual Partners
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).