AIDS surveillance among American Indians and Alaska natives.
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- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 81 (11) , 1469-1471
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.11.1469
Abstract
To assess the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), we examined acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) case and seroprevalence data through December 1990. While AI/AN had a low 1990 reported AIDS case rate (4.0/100,000), the increase in diagnosed cases adjusted for reporting delays from 1989 to 1990 was higher (23.1%) among AI/AN than any other racial/ethnic group. Seroprevalence data for military applicants have documented higher rates for AI/AN than for either Whites or Asian/Pacific Islanders.Keywords
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