PMID: 9547732Apr 21, 1998Paper

Trends in human immunodeficiency virus infection prevalence in homosexual/bisexual men in Madrid (1986-1995)

Medicina clínica
J del RomeroM Raposo

Abstract

We analysed the trend in seroprevalence for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in homosexual or bisexual men who voluntary requested the test in a sexually transmitted disease/HIV clinic in Madrid. We studied 5,424 homo/bisexual non-injecting drug user (non-IDU) men, who came for the first time since 1986 to 1995. We analysed the HIV seroprevalence taken into account the year, age and exchange of sex by money. A hundred and thirty-six IDU homo/bisexual men were also attended during the same period and they were compared with non-IDU. HIV seroprevalence among the 5,424 non-IDU homo/bisexual men were 20.2%, rising from 19.6% in 1986 to 29.6% in 1990. After then, the trend decreased to 15.3% in 1995 (chi 2 for trend, 66.8; p < 0.0001). Average age was three years higher among seropositives (p < 0.0001), and showed an upward trend from 29.9 in 1986 to 34.6 in 1995 (p = 0.0059). Seroprevalence among homosexuals younger than 25 fell in the last years. One percent of individuals had ever practiced the prostitution. They were younger (average age, 27.6), and their HIV seroprevalence were 25.9%. A hundred and thirty-six IDU homo/bisexual men were also attended for the first time, being 2.4% of overall homo/bisexual men. They had a highe...Continue Reading

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