| hiv-2: slower, still deadly. | hiv 2 transmission and prevalence in west africa are discussed. hiv 2 was first recognized in 1985 in senegal. prevalence in 1991 was highest in guinea-bissau, ivory coast, and burkina faso. the population at greatest risk is prostitutes and men who attend sexually transmitted disease (std) clinics, which populations have a 10 times greater prevalence than the general population. 8% of prostitutes in senegal are infected with hiv, 16% in burkina faso, and 9% in the general population of guin ... | 1992 | 12318129 |
| tracking viruses in west africa. | the largest, most advanced aids biomedical facility in west africa--located in dakar, senegal--was established in 1985 through collaboration among the harvard aids institute, the universite cheikh anta diop, and two french universities. biologic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies conducted at the center led to the initial identification of hiv-2, development of a rapid and inexpensive test for hiv-1 and hiv-1, and strategies for integrating aids activities with the prevention and treatment of ... | 1997 | 12292818 |
| seasonal migration: a risk factor for hiv infection in rural senegal. | sociodemographic and epidemiological data collected on a rural population of the ziguinchor region of senegal showed that a large part of the adult population, 80% of women between 15 and 24 years old and 82% of men between 20 and 40 years old, move each year on seasonal labor migrations to the main cities of senegal or the gambia or their proximity. in october 1990, an exhaustive seroprevalence survey of the population aged 20 years or older (3,230 persons tested) showed that 0.8% was hiv-2 and ... | 1993 | 8433284 |
| prevalence and risk determinants of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (hiv-2) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) in west african female prostitutes. | the authors studied the prevalence and risk determinants for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) and type 2 (hiv-2) in female prostitutes from dakar (1985-1990), ziguinchor (1987-1990), and kaolack (1987-1990), senegal, west africa. each cohort showed a distinct distribution of hivs: 10.0% hiv-2 and 4.1% hiv-1 in dakar, 38.1% hiv-2 and 0.4% hiv-1 in ziguinchor, and 27.4% hiv-2 and 1.3% hiv-1 in kaolack. in 1,275 female prostitutes from dakar, increase years of sexual activity and a histo ... | 1992 | 1442755 |
| risk analysis. hiv / aids country profile: senegal. | since the first acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) case was confirmed in 1986, senegal has conducted an aggressive prevention campaign. senegal's national aids committee has noted the contributions of poverty and migration to the spread of aids. by june 1994, 1297 aids cases had been reported and an estimated 500,000 people (1.4% of the population) were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-1 and 2. the highest rate of hiv infection (14%) exists among commercial sex workers. ... | 1996 | 12320531 |
| [knowledge and behaviours concerning hiv/aids infection among sex workers in ziguinchor (senegal)]. | the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) which it causes constitute one of the major concerns of these two last decades. in senegal, 77000 people live today with the hiv. in 2002, 28.5% of sex workers in ziguinchor were infected with hiv. professional sex work is considered as a main determinant of hiv/aids propagation. the objective of this study is to assess knowledge, a ttitudes and behaviours concerning hiv/aids within this target group in orde ... | 2005 | 17633007 |