AEGiS-11IAC: Relation between sexual promiscuity, drugs abuse and HIV infection in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

11th International AIDS Conference

Vancouver, British Columbia — July 7-12, 1996

Relation between sexual promiscuity, drugs abuse and HIV infection in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Int Conf AIDS 1996 Jul 7-12; 11:458 (abstract no. Pub.C.1126)
Ortega G, Garcia Messina O, Maranzana A, Oliva SM, Redini L; Santucho E and Benetucci J Hospital Muniz, FUNDAI, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that use of inhalatory drugs increases HIV infection frequency in promiscuous heterosexual patients and that sexual promiscuity doesn't change the HIV infection frequency in intravenous drugs abusers. Materials and methods: We studied 14.825 patients between 1987 and 1995. They were divided in two groups according to their risk. Group A:promiscuous heterosexuals (10.759). Group B: heterosexuals intravenous drug abusers ((4026). Both groups were divided in two subgroups:A1: promiscuous heterosexuals who used inhalatory drugs(2126 patients; 823 females and 1303 males). A2: promiscuous heterosexuals who didn't use inhalatory drugs(8673 patients; 4894 females and 3779 males.)B1: non promiscuous heterosexual intravenous drugs abusers(1781;198 females and 1583 males)B2 :promiscuous heterosexual intravenous drugs abusers(2245);581 females and 1664 males)

RESULTS: We found in our patients 5165 samples for HIV infection(34,83%) (table: see text)

CONCLUSIONS: We have found significative differences among subgroups A1 and A2(p is less than 0.05)in the HV infection frequency.While in the subgroups B1 and B2 there were no significant differences(p is greater than 0,1)

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Infections, Heterosexuality, Substance-Related Disorders, Argentina, Human, Female, Male, ICA11

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