Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Congo (Brazzaville).

POPLINE Document Number: 169041

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [5] p.

Abstract:

This article highlights the demographic indicators and epidemiologic data on HIV/AIDS in Congo. The HIV epidemic began in the early 1980s but like a handful of countries, HIV prevalence levels have remained relatively unchanged. HIV seroprevalence for pregnant women in Brazzaville remains relatively stable, hovering between 6 and 8%. However, sentinel surveillance of pregnant women in Pointe-Noire shows seroprevalence rates around 10% in the early 1990s. Although this information has not been updated, these figures continue to be higher than those for pregnant women in Brazzaville. Furthermore, HIV seroprevalence for pregnant women in Congo varied greatly by location between years 1991 and 1993. It was also noted that HIV seroprevalence among blood donors in Brazzaville declined slightly between 1985 and 1993. Finally, the levels of HIV infection for blood donors vary in location.

Keywords:

AIDS
Statistics
Republic of the Congo
Social Sciences
Measurement
Population Characteristics
Blood Supply
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Research Methodology
Developing Countries
Africa, Western
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Demographic Factors
Population
Equipment and Supplies