Risk of suicide among persons with AIDS: a national assessment

Article Abstract:

Men who have AIDS are much more likely to commit suicide than other men, and should receive suicide counselling. A review of death certificates from the National Center for Health Statistics revealed that 165 AIDS patients in the US committed suicide between 1987 and 1989. This rate is seven times the suicide rate among men in general. They were most likely to use drugs, guns or suffocation. The rate of death by drug overdose was much greater in the AIDS patients than in the general population, but the AIDS patients were much less likely to use a gun than men in general. This may be because AIDS patients have greater access to lethal drugs than most men. When the suicide rate in AIDS patients was broken down by year, it has steadily decreased from 10 times the rate in the general population in 1987 to six times the rate in 1989. This could be a result of advances in medical care and a reduction in the social stigma associated with AIDS.

Patient outcomes, Mortality, Suicide, AIDS patients

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Trends in HIV incidence among young adults in the United States

Article Abstract:

Many young adults are still at risk of becoming infected with HIV. Researchers used a statistical method called back-calculation to estimate the incidence of HIV infection in people who were 20 years old in 1988 and 25 years old in 1993. About 22,000 men and 11,000 women aged 18 to 22 were infected with HIV as of January, 1993. Between 1988 and 1993, the rate of HIV infection decreased 50% in white men but remained stable in blacks and Hispanics and increased in women. This was primarily due to a drop in transmission by homosexual sex and drug use and an increase in heterosexual transmission.

Young adults, HIV infection, HIV infections

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HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding: A Study in Malawi

Article Abstract:

The risk of transmitting HIV in breast milk appears to be greatest during the first few months of breast feeding. In a study of 672 newborn babies born to HIV-infected women in Malawi, 47 children became HIV-positive while they were being breastfed. The monthly rate of infection was 0.7% from 1 to 5 months, 0.6% from 6 to 11 months, and 0.3% from 12 to 17 months. No babies became infected once breast feeding was stopped.

Health aspects, HIV (Viruses), HIV, Infants (Newborn), Disease transmission, Breast feeding, Neonatal diseases

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