Kent James B
HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, Public Health--Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2005 Dec;17(6 Suppl B):60-7. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2005.17.Supplement_B.60.
To characterize HIV and AIDS cases in foreign-born persons in King County, Washington, HIV surveillance data were analyzed by place of birth, race and ethnicity, mode of transmission, and year of HIV diagnosis. The proportion of new HIV diagnoses among foreign-born Blacks increased from 3.5% during the 3-year period from 1995 to 1997 to 7.5% during the 3-year period from 2001 to 2003 while remaining stable at 11-12% among native-born Blacks. Rates of HIV diagnoses are 2.8 times higher among foreign-born Blacks (1.7%) than among native-born Blacks (0.6%). Heterosexual transmission accounts for at least 52% of prevalent cases among foreign-born Blacks but only 12% of native-born Blacks. These findings have implications for HIV prevention planning in King County. States and local areas should consider reviewing their own surveillance data to determine the possible impact of foreign-born persons on HIV diagnosis rates.
为了描述华盛顿州金县出生于国外的人群中的艾滋病毒（HIV）和艾滋病病例特征，我们根据出生地、种族和族裔、传播方式以及HIV诊断年份对HIV监测数据进行了分析。出生于国外的黑人中新发HIV诊断病例的比例从1995年至1997年这三年间的3.5%增至2001年至2003年这三年间的7.5%，而出生于本地的黑人中这一比例则稳定在11% - 12%。出生于国外的黑人中HIV诊断率（1.7%）是出生于本地的黑人（0.6%）的2.8倍。异性传播在出生于国外的黑人中至少占现患病例的52%，而在出生于本地的黑人中仅占12%。这些发现对金县的HIV预防规划具有启示意义。各州和地方应考虑审查自身的监测数据，以确定出生于国外的人群对HIV诊断率可能产生的影响。
