Aavitsland P, Nilsen O, Hasseltvedt V, Lystad A
Seksjon for forebyggende infeksjonsmedisin, Statens institutt for folkehelese, Oslo.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1996 Nov 30;116(29):3493-8.
Up to 1996, a total of 1,537 individuals had been reported as having HIV infection in Norway (population 4.3 million). 511 of these had developed AIDS and 410 had died from AIDS. 223 persons had acquired HIV heterosexually. Less than a fifth of these had acquired the infection from persons who themselves had been infected with HIV heterosexually in Norway. Named testing of pregnant women, recruits and blood donors confirms the limited spread of HIV. We estimate that the annual incidence of heterosexually acquired HIV infection has remained at 20-30 for the last ten years. Earlier prognoses for the epidemic in Norway were grossly erroneous, mainly owing to lack of knowledge about the factors determining the spread of HIV. Given the low rate of transmission of the virus and the sexual behaviour of Norwegians, there was never any real danger of a large heterosexual HIV epidemic in this country. The future efforts to combat the epidemic should focus on maintaining features that make Norwegian society less vulnerable to HIV.
截至1996年，挪威（人口430万）共有1537人被报告感染了艾滋病毒。其中511人已发展为艾滋病患者，410人死于艾滋病。223人通过异性性行为感染了艾滋病毒。其中不到五分之一的人是从在挪威通过异性性行为感染艾滋病毒的人那里获得感染的。对孕妇、新兵和献血者进行的实名检测证实了艾滋病毒传播有限。我们估计，在过去十年中，通过异性性行为感染艾滋病毒的年发病率一直保持在20至30例。挪威对该流行病早期的预测严重错误，主要是由于对决定艾滋病毒传播的因素缺乏了解。鉴于该病毒的低传播率以及挪威人的性行为方式，该国从未真正面临大规模异性传播艾滋病毒疫情的危险。未来抗击该流行病的努力应侧重于保持使挪威社会对艾滋病毒更具抵抗力的特征。
