5th International AIDS Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Jun 4-9, 1989

Int Conf AIDS 1989 Jun 4-9; 5:166 (abstract no. A.535)

Rekart ML
STD Control, Ministry of Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

OBJECTIVE: To describe reported cases of AIDS in B.C. through 1988 and to analyze trends.

METHODS: The 464 AIDS cases reported in B.C. to the end of 1988 are divided into two halves: the initial 232 cases (Group I) and the latest 232 cases (Group II). The characteristics of these two groups are described and compared.

RESULTS:

Results	Group I	Group II	% Total
Male Female	228 4	224 8	97% 3%
20 y/o 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+	1 45 98 67 21	1 47 93 68 23	1% 20% 41% 29% 10%
Urban Rural	208 24	202 30	88% 12%
Homosexual-Bisexual IVDU Homosexual-IVDU Hemophilia Heterosexual Blood Tx NIR	217 0 4 1 1 (p=0.06) 6 3	208 2 5 3 6 3 5	94% 1% 2% 1% 1.5% 2% 2%
Year	New Cases	Cumulative Cases	Rate of Increase
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988	7 25 56 105 124 154	7 32 88 193 317 471	- 3.57 2.24 1.88 1.18 1.24

CONCLUSIONS: Recently reported cases of AIDS in British Columbia are occurring more frequently as a result of heterosexual transmission. All other characteristics have remained stable over time. The incidence of AIDS has slowed considerably.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Analysis of Variance, Heterosexuality, British Columbia, ICA5

1989-06-04
A535

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