Fleming Patricia L, Lansky Amy, Lee Lisa M, Nakashima Allyn K
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/STD/TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Jul;33(7 Suppl):S32-8. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000221020.13749.de.
We reviewed data from multiple sources to examine distinguishing features of the HIV epidemic among women in the South.
The goal of this study was to identify HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention research priorities in the South.
Cases of HIV/AIDS and STDs were analyzed to compare rates by region and rates in urban versus rural areas. Data from interviews of persons reported with HIV/AIDS from rural areas in 4 southern states compared social and behavioral characteristics of men versus women.
The South is characterized by high AIDS and STD rates. The epidemic among southern women is distinguished by the predominance of heterosexually acquired infection, the disproportionate impact on blacks, the high proportion residing in rural areas, and multiple high-risk behaviors.
Research to identify determinants of high-risk sex and drug-using behaviors among poor, minority men and women in less urban and rural southern regions is needed.
我们查阅了多个来源的数据，以研究美国南部女性中艾滋病流行的显著特征。
本研究的目标是确定美国南部艾滋病病毒（HIV）和性传播疾病（STD）预防研究的重点。
对HIV/AIDS和STD病例进行分析，以比较不同地区以及城市与农村地区的发病率。对来自南部4个州农村地区报告感染HIV/AIDS者的访谈数据，比较了男性与女性的社会和行为特征。
美国南部的特点是艾滋病和性传播疾病发病率高。南部女性中的疫情具有以下特点：异性传播感染占主导、对黑人的影响不成比例、居住在农村地区的比例高以及多种高危行为。
需要开展研究，以确定美国南部城乡地区贫困少数族裔男性和女性中高危性行为和吸毒行为的决定因素。
