Increased HIV infection rate among violent deaths: a mortuary study in the Republic of Congo
Le Coeur, S.; Khlat, M.; Halembokaka, G.
Aids 22(13): 1675-1676
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0269-9370 PMID: 18670230 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32830a98bcDocument Number: 202055
There is no evidence about an association between violent deaths and HIV in Africa. We report the results of a study performed in Pointe-Noire, Congo, where post-mortem HIV serologies were performed among all deaths referred to the morgue. The HIV prevalence among violent deaths was 37%, significantly higher than 10% among accidental deaths, with an adjusted odds ratio of 6 (P=0.03).
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