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[An epidemiological and social study of 127 patients with AIDS IN Aragon]
Objective:
To evaluate the profile epidemiology and social of the patient with AIDS in our environment and the direct relation with primary care.
Design:
A descriptive, analytic and retrospective study.
Setting:
The study was carried out in the Miguel Servet Hospital in Zaragoza.
Participants:
Patients with AIDS between January 1991 and june 1993 and who fulfilled the requisite diagnostic criteria.
Measurements And Main Results:
Out of the 127 patients studied, 74.8% were male and the age was 20 to 30 years old. The transmission mechanism was blood way in drug addicts in 63.8% and heterosexual way in 14.8%. It was socioeconomic problems in 40.94%, and 69.23% of them were drug addicts. The familiar support were proved in 29.13% and had relation with primary care only 15.74%.
Conclusions:
An increase of the incidence of AIDS is observed, prevailing men between 31-40 years old. The heterosexual way transmission is increasing, but the blood way in drug addicts is more frequently. The majority presents socioeconomic problems and they haven't familiar support.