Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Togo.

POPLINE Document Number: 169068

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [4] p.

Abstract:

This article presents the HIV/AIDS profile in Togo. It is noted that available information suggests a fairly stable epidemic among various risk groups. However, Kara Region has shown an increase in prevalence among pregnant women tested as part of the sentinel surveillance system. Among pregnant women attending two antenatal clinics in Lome, the capital of Togo, prevalence has fluctuated around 7% during the 1995-97 time period. In the rural area around Dapong, HIV seroprevalence levels among blood donors fluctuated around 2% between 1991 and 1993 while the prevalence among patients with sexually transmitted diseases declined from nearly 10% in 1991 to 7% in 1993.

Keywords:

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