Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Egypt.

POPLINE Document Number: 169044

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [3] p.

Abstract:

This article presents an HIV/AIDS profile of Egypt. It is noted that there is little information regarding HIV in Egypt. Despite low-level epidemic among sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients, the prevalence had already reached 8% in Cairo in 1994 due to another high-risk group, intravenous (IV) drug users. However, in 1993, 1994, and 1996, none of the IV drug users surveyed at a drug treatment center in Alexandria were HIV positive. In Egypt, there was no evidence of infection among men having sex with men in 1987-98. Moreover, between 1987 and 1993, HIV infection levels declined among male STD patients.

Keywords:

AIDS
Statistics
Egypt
Social Sciences
Measurement
Population Characteristics
Blood Supply
Reproductive Tract Infections
Drug Use and Abuse
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Research Methodology
Africa, Northern
Africa
Developing Countries
Demographic Factors
Population
Equipment and Supplies
Infections
Behavior