Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica
Volume 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 154-156

HIV infection and other sexually-transmitted infections among immigrants in Barcelona [Infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana y otras infecciones de transmisión sexual en inmigrantes de Barcelona] (Article)

Vall Mayans M.* , Arellano E. , Armengol P. , Escribà J.M. , Loureiro E. , Saladié P. , Sanz B. , Saravanya M. , Villena M.J.
  • a U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain, U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Avda. Drassanes, 17-21, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
  • b U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • c U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • d U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • e U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • f U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • g U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • h U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  • i U. de Enferm. de Transmision Sexual, Direccio d'Atencio Primaria C., Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

BACKGROUND. Immigration is a recent phenomenon in Spain. Certain subgroups of the immigrant population may be vulnerable to acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STI). MATERIAL AND METHODS. Descriptive study of the seroprevalence of certain STI (HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis) and the general characteristics of persons tested for HIV infection in a specialized clinic in Barcelona during the year 2000. RESULTS. Seroprevalence of HIV was similar in immigrants and native residents(1.8% vs. 1.7% respectively). However, the seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (anti-HBc) (19.5% vs. 8.3%) and syphilis (RPR + TPHA) (3.2% vs. 1.1%), as well as other STI and the practice of prostitution, were higher in immigrants. CONCLUSIONS. Several STI, including hepatitis B and syphilis, were found more frequently in immigrants than in the native population, whereas HIV seroprevalence was similar in the two groups.

Author Keywords

Sexually transmitted infections HIV immigrants

Index Keywords

HIV Seroprevalence South and Central America Europe, Eastern HIV Infections Africa south of the Sahara Latin America sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection human epidemiology comorbidity statistics comparative study Eastern Europe substance abuse ethnology Human immunodeficiency virus prevalence sexually transmitted disease Sexually Transmitted Diseases Humans male Spain female risk factor Risk Factors Syphilis prostitution Article Substance Abuse, Intravenous adult migration Emigration and Immigration hepatitis B Seroepidemiologic Studies
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ISSN: 0213005X
Cited by: 30
Original Language: Spanish