Mulić Rosanda, Vidan Pero, Polak Nikola Kolja
School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.
Int Marit Health. 2010;62(4):209-14.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the magnitude of the HIV problem among seafarers in Croatia. The study is based on data from the AIDS/HIV Registry of the Croatian National Institute of Public Health and data on the number of seafarers in Croatia, from the Croatian Seafarers' Union. All case records of HIV infection among seafarers and the type of their sexual contacts have been analysed retrospectively. During the period between 1985 and the end of October 2009, a total of 784 persons with diagnosed HIV infection were registered, of which 74 were seafarers (9.4%). Only 0.25% of Croatian seafarers are HIV infected. Considering the fact that seafarers are a "bridge" for HIV infection to the population, this article describes the epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection among Croatian seafarers and suggests measures in combating HIV infection in their population.
本研究的目的是评估克罗地亚海员中艾滋病毒问题的严重程度。该研究基于克罗地亚国家公共卫生研究所艾滋病/艾滋病毒登记处的数据以及克罗地亚海员联盟提供的克罗地亚海员数量数据。对海员中所有艾滋病毒感染病例记录及其性接触类型进行了回顾性分析。在1985年至2009年10月底期间，共登记了784例确诊感染艾滋病毒的病例，其中74例为海员（9.4%）。仅0.25%的克罗地亚海员感染了艾滋病毒。鉴于海员是艾滋病毒向普通人群传播的“桥梁”，本文描述了克罗地亚海员中艾滋病毒感染的流行病学特征，并提出了在其人群中防治艾滋病毒感染的措施。
