MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998 Nov 20;47(45):974-8.
The southern region of the United States accounts for the largest proportion (34%) of the 641,086 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases reported through 1997 and for 54% of the 58,689 AIDS cases among persons residing in rural areas (CDC, unpublished data, 1998). This report describes characteristics of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who reside in rural areas and small cities of the southern United States and indicates that, before infection, there was a low prevalence of perceived risk.
截至1997年报告的641,086例获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）病例中，美国南部地区所占比例最大（34%）；在居住于农村地区的58,689例艾滋病病例中，该地区占54%（疾病控制和预防中心，未发表数据，1998年）。本报告描述了居住在美国南部农村地区和小城市的人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染者的特征，并指出在感染前，感知到的风险患病率较低。
