Human immunodeficiency virus seropositivity among members of the active duty US Army 1985-89

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ID11035537
AutoresPatrick W Kelley (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Richard N Miller (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), R Pomerantz, Robin S Pomerantz (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), F Wann, Frank Z Wann (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), John F Brundage (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Donald S Burke (0000-0002-5704-8094, Johns Hopkins University)
Año1990
Volumen80
Número4
Páginas405-410
Fecha de publicación1990-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.80.4.405
PMID2316759
OpenAlexW2010126061
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas20

Between October 1985 and June 1989, most active duty US Army soldiers were screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. Of 648,032 screened soldiers in this analysis, 1,588 were HIV-antibody positive. In a multivariate analysis, correlates of positivity included: age [Adjusted Odds Ratios (ref less than 20 years) = 20-24 years, 3.7; 25-29, 9.3; 30-34, 15.7; greater than or equal to 35, 15.9]; being male, [4.2]; being Black or Hispanic (vs white) [3.7 and 3.0, respectively]; being single (vs married) [3.8]; assignment to an HIV endemic location [1.7], and having a medical occupation [2.7, 2.7, and 2.6 for negligible, low, and high blood exposure professions, respectively]. Seropositivity rate ratios for medical vs non-medical personnel were 0.7 [95% CI = 0.4, 1.4] for females and 2.9 [95% CI = 2.5, 3.3] for males. For male medical personnel, being single (vs married) correlated strongly with antibody positivity [prevalence ratio = 3.4, 95% CI = 2.6, 4.6]. Excess HIV risk among medical personnel appeared largely attributable to factors other than occupational exposures

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Military personnel · Multivariate analysis · Odds ratio · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · T-cell and Retrovirus Studies