Epidemiology of AIDS among Hispanics in Chicago

Article Abstract:

The primary mode of HIV transmission among Hispanics in Chicago appears to be intravenous drug use among Puerto Rican males, homosexual contact among Mexican males, and heterosexual contact among Hispanic women. Researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,289 US- or foreign-born, Hispanic residents of Chicago who were reported to have AIDS as of September 1994. Compared to other Hispanics, white non-Hispanics, and blacks, Puerto Ricans had the highest cumulative rate of AIDS cases at 511 cases per 100,000 people. Homosexual contact was the source of transmission in 68% of Mexican males and 37% of Puerto Rican males. Intravenous drug use was the cause of transmission in 13% of Mexican males and females, 56% of Puerto Rican males, and 35% of Puerto Rican females. Heterosexual contact was the mode of transmission among more than half of Mexican and Puerto Rican females, and over half of these women had sex partners who used intravenous drugs. Intervention programs should be designed to target each ethnic group according to their most common form of transmission.

Chicago, Illinois, Hispanic Americans

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AIDS among the homeless of Boston: a cohort study

Article Abstract:

Homeless and nonhomeless people with AIDS differ in terms of ethnic background and intravenous drug use. Researchers in Boston studied 72 homeless and 1,536 nonhomeless people with AIDS who were receiving health care. Homeless AIDS patients were more likely to be black or Hispanic and to use intravenous drugs. The most common symptom indicating a diagnosis of AIDS in both groups was Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Homeless people with AIDS were more likely to have esophageal candidiasis and tuberculosis outside the lungs. Since these diseases may be prevented or treated, medical care for the homeless may improve their survival. The nonhomeless group, however, did not have a survival advantage over the homeless.

Diseases, Homeless persons

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Autopsy patterns of disease among subgroups of an inner-city Bronx AIDS population

Article Abstract:

The population of individuals with AIDS in the Bronx, New York may reflect trends of the disease in other parts of the US. Autopsies of 252 AIDS patients between 1982 and 1995 were studied. Pulmonary infections were caused most prevalently by bacterial pneumonia. Cytomegalovirus infections caused a higher mortality rate among HIV patients if spread through sexual relations. A greater incidence of the fungus infection aspergillus was found among female HIV patients.

Cytomegalovirus infections, Pneumonia, Aspergillosis, Bacterial pneumonia, Bronx, New York, New York

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