Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Cote d'Ivoire.

POPLINE Document Number: 169042

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [7] p.

Abstract:

This article presents the HIV/AIDS profile in Cote d'Ivoire and discusses the country's demographic indicators as well as the epidemiological data. It is noted that HIV epidemic in Cote d'Ivoire is the most severe in West Africa. In 1999, 13% of pregnant women were positive for HIV-1 and less than 1% tested positive for HIV-2. Some urban areas have seen a decline in seroprevalence among pregnant women. However, infection rates continue to increase in many other areas. Moreover, levels of HIV seroprevalence among blood donors in rural regions of Cote d'Ivoire show the epidemic developing at alarming levels. On the other hand, the percentage of commercial sex workers in Abidjan infected with HIV-1 or HIV-1 and HIV-2 has increased since 1986. Finally, among high- risk males, male sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients provide the best opportunity to study HIV infection. A 1992 study in Abidjan found 14% of male STD patients infected with HIV-1.

Keywords:

AIDS
Statistics
Cote d'Ivoire
Social Sciences
Measurement
Population Characteristics
Blood Supply
Reproductive Tract Infections
Sex Behavior
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Research Methodology
Developing Countries
Africa, Western
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Demographic Factors
Population
Equipment and Supplies
Infections
Behavior