Title: HIV / AIDS profile: The Gambia.

POPLINE Document Number: 169047

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [5] p.

Abstract:

Similar to other countries in West Africa, HIV2 is the dominant strain of virus in Gambia. Among pregnant women, seroprevalence had already reached an unacceptably high level by 1997. It was noted that HIV seroprevalence in 1997 among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in the Gambia ranged from 1% in Basse to 4% in Sibanor. In the eight largest antenatal clinics in the country, HIV2 was the predominant strain among pregnant women tested during 1993-95. A serosurvey carried out in greater Banjul and three other areas found about 2% of a sample of adults infected with HIV2 but only 0.1% infected with HIV1. HIV infection among blood donors has remained under 1% as indicated by a study from Banjul. Among prostitutes in three urban towns in the Gambia, a 1993 study showed 21% were infected with HIV2 and 8% were infected with HIV1. Finally, in Banjul, a seroprevalence study of sexually transmitted disease patients found somewhat equal levels of infection in both sexes.

Keywords:

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