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HIV Infection in South Australia: QSR 2000 No. 1

HIV Infection 1985 - 31/03/00

In South Australia 745 individuals have been diagnosed with HIV infection, 682 (92%) males and 63 (8%) females. Of the males, 519 (76%) reported male-to-male sexual contact, 55 (8%) reported injecting drug use and 28 (4%) reported both risk factors. Injecting drug use was reported by 23 (37%) females diagnosed with HIV infection and 33 (52%) reported heterosexual transmission.

HIV Infection 01/01/00 - 31/03/00

Seven males were diagnosed with HIV infection in the first quarter of this year. Three of the men acquired their infection in the preceding 12 months (Table 1.3).

Laboratory Screening For HIV Infection 01/01/00 - 31/03/00.

During the first quarter of 2000, 20765 screening tests were performed; 9510 (46%) on males, 11167 (57%) on females, and 88 tests on individuals whose sex was unknown (Table 1.4).

Table 1.1 HIV infection detected in South Australia, 1985 - 31/03/00.
Exposure category by sex.

na not applicable

Table 1.2 HIV infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/00 - 31/03/00.
Exposure category by sex.

Table 1.3 HIV infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/00 - 31/03/00.
Testing history by age at diagnosis.

Table 1.4 Summary of HIV antibody tests, 01/01/00 - 31/03/00.
Laboratory by sex.

Table 1.5 Number of new diagnoses of HIV infection by sex¹ and State/Territory, cumulative to 30 September 1999, and for two previous yearly intervals. (From HIV Surveillance Report, Feb, 2000).

1. Forty one people (19 NSW, 7 QLD, 13 VIC and 3 WA) whose sex was reported as transgender are included in the total column.

2. Rate per one hundred thousand current population. Population estimates by sex, State/Territory and calendar interval from Australian Demographic Statistics (Australian Bureau of Statistics).

3. Cumulative total for NSW includes 261 people whose sex was not reported.

4. Cumulative total for VIC includes 24 people whose sex was not reported.

5. Cumulative total for Australia includes 285 people whose sex was not reported.

6. Estimated number of new diagnoses of HIV infection, adjusted for multiple reports, was 17,200 (range 16,800 to 17,600). Reference: Law MG, McDonald AM and Kaldor JM. Estimation of cumulative HIV incidence in Australia, based on national case reporting. Aust NZJ Public Health 1996; 20: 215-217.

Table 1.6 Report from WHO Western Pacific Region
Dr G Poumerol, Regional Advisor, WHO Regional Office, Manila.

AIDS and HIV in the WHO Western Pacific Region by country; based on reports available at 30 September 1999. (From Australian HIV Surveillance Report, January, 2000.)

1.  AIDS cases per 100,000 total current population.

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