TOPIC: Epidemiology
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asians & Pacific Islanders, San Francisco, CA
TITLE: The epidemiology of AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islander populations in San Francisco
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Woo JM, Rutherford GW, Payne SF, Barnhart JL, Lemp GF.The epidemiology of AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islander populations in San Francisco. AIDS. 1988 Dec;2(6):473-5.
SUMMARY
The study presents the evaluation of the epidemiology of HIV infection in Asian and Pacific Islander populations in San Francisco, in which researchers compared cases of AIDS reported in Asians and Pacific Islanders with those reported in other racial and ethnic groups. One of the findings include the 177% increase of AIDS cases among Asians and Pacific Islanders compared to 54% in other racial and ethnic groups, with the greatest increase in homosexual and bisexual men and transfusion recipients. The study concludes that AIDS cases are disproportionately increasing in Asians and Pacific Islanders in San Francisco.