Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Cameroon.

POPLINE Document Number: 169037

Corporate Author(s):

United States. Bureau of the Census. Population Division. International Programs Center

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [9] p.

Abstract:

This paper presents the HIV/AIDS profile in Cameroon. According to sentinel surveillance, HIV infection generally increased among pregnant women in Yaounde, the capital, and Douala, during the 1990s. With an HIV prevalence of 1% in both cities in 1990, it increased to almost 6% in Yaounde in 1998 and 5% in Douala in 1996. In addition, 6% of the general population was HIV positive in 1997-98 in Yaounde. Based on a multi-centre study, results indicated that HIV seroprevalence was two times higher among female adults in Yaounde. 8% of females were HIV positive, while 4% of males were infected. It was noted that HIV infection levels among sex workers in Yaounde have fluctuated over time, remaining stable by the late 1990s. By 1998, 33% of sex workers tested were HIV positive. Moreover, it was noted that there was little difference between male and female HIV prevalence levels among patients seen at the Dispensaire Antivenerien (DAV) Hospital in Douala varied by sex. 14% of male patients and 17% of female patients were HIV positive. The overall rate was 16%.

Keywords:

AIDS
Statistics
Cameroon
Social Sciences
Measurement
Population Characteristics
Blood Supply
Sex Behavior
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Research Methodology
Africa, Western
Africa South of the Sahara
Africa
Developing Countries
Demographic Factors
Population
Equipment and Supplies
Behavior