Update: trends in AIDS incidence, deaths, and prevalence - United States, 1996

Article Abstract:

The number of people with AIDS has increased partly due to a drop in the death rate and a drop in the incidence of opportunistic infections. As of Jun, 1996, 223,000 US residents 13 or older had AIDS, a 10% increase since mid-1995. A total of 68,473 new cases of AIDS were reported in 1996, a 47% increase since 1992. However, death rates dropped between Jan-Jun, 1996 compared to the same period the year before. The only exception was the death rate in women, which rose 3%. HIV infection is still the leading cause of death in people between 25 and 44 years of age.

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Admission Trends in a Rural South African Hospital During the Early Years of the HIV Epidemic

Article Abstract:

AIDS may have a significant impact on health care resources in developing countries. In Hlabisa District, South Africa, the number of women receiving prenatal care who were infected with HIV increased from 4% in 1992 to 29% in 1998. During this time, the number of people admitted to a hospital increased 81%. The number of people admitted to a tuberculosis ward increased 360%. AIDS cases and tuberculosis cases were the only diseases to show a consistent increase during this time.

Health aspects, Statistical Data Included, Tuberculosis

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