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  • Title: HIV infection surveillance in Mogadishu, Somalia.
    Author: Burans JP, Fox E, Omar MA, Farah AH, Abbass S, Yusef S, Guled A, Mansour M, Abu-Elyazeed R, Woody JN.
    Journal: East Afr Med J; 1990 Jul; 67(7):466-72. PubMed ID: 2226225.
    Abstract:
    A group of 89 prostitutes and 45 patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Mogadishu, Somalia were examined for evidence of HIV infection. Both groups reported more than 1 sexual partner routinely and had sexual contacts with prostitutes. There was a significant amount of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in these two groups, with 11.2% and 6.7% respectively being culture positive for N. gonorrhoea. Among the prostitutes, 28.1% were positive for antibodies to T. pallidum while only 4.4% of the STD patients were positive. One isolate of N. gonorrhoea was resistant to penicillin. All study participants were negative for antibodies to HIV suggesting an extremely low prevalence of HIV in high risk behaviour groups in the capital city of Somalia. 89 prostitutes and 45 men attending the sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic in Mogadishu, Somalia, were tested for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) with the Abbott ELISA (enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay) test, cultured for gonorrhea, and screened for syphilis. There were no sera positive for HIV. 11% of the prostitutes and 7% of the men had positive gonorrhea cultures; 28% of the prostitutes and 4% of the men were positive for syphilis; 1 of the men had penicillin-resistant N. gonorrhoea with a beta-lactamase test. An epidemiological questionnaire was administered to the subjects. Most were aged 20-29; 67% were married; 80% of the men and 22.5% of the women were soldiers. 40% of the men reported use of prostitutes. Stated numbers of sexual contacts were 1.87/week for the prostitutes, and 1.51/week for the men. Data were also reported on occupations, recent injections, immunizations, intravenous drug use, surgery, blood transfusions and scarification.
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