Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in a rural medical clinic in Haiti
Ollé-Goig, J.E.; Rodés, A.; Barrera, J.M.
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96(4): 222-224
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5304 PMID: 8345541 Document Number: 249150
To estimate the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) among the patients attending the out-patient Medicine Clinic of the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti, the serum samples of 535 consecutive patients were examined for HIV-1 antibodies by enzyme immunoassay. One hundred and twelve sera (20.9%) tested positive (19.3% of the in-district patients and 27.6% of the out-district patients). We concluded that HIV-1 infection has already spread to rural areas in Haiti and that we should prepare ourselves for the impact that the increasing number of infected patients will have.