| human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) sero-prevalence in sexually transmitted disease clinic populations. | two hiv sero-prevalence surveys conducted during 1989 in public sexually transmitted disease clinics in the kansas city smsa tested 1,561 males and 1.043 females. there were 23 sero-positive males; no sero-positive females. the rate for males using the missouri clinic was nearly triple that of males using the kansas clinic. among males the sero-prevalence rate for white males was 8.4 times that for black males. of the 14 hiv sero-positive males for whom risk factor information was available, 12 ... | 1991 | 2030692 |
| a survey of women with hiv about their expectations for care. | as an increasing number of women become infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), it is important to understand their expectations regarding the health care services they receive. in 1995 a new centre was opened at an academic centre in st louis, missouri, to provide comprehensive care to women with hiv. to assist in the centre's development, we interviewed 50 of 119 enrolled clients (42%) using a survey instrument focusing on what they consider important in their care. in response t ... | 1997 | 9404394 |
| tb-hiv registry matching in missouri, 1987-1999. | mycobacterium tuberculosis (mtb) is an important problem for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) patients. this study investigated whether all cases of mtb reported to the hiv/aids registry (hars) in missouri were also reported to the tuberculosis information management system (tims) to determine the sensitivity of tims and the predictive value of hars. we found 262 total mtb cases registered in hars. of these, 145 (55%) were included in the tims. thirty-ei ... | 2002 | 12406181 |