ddodell@stjhmc.fidonet.org (David Dodell) (05/09/91)
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Suggested Citation and Report Description
Centers for Disease Control. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, April, 1991
Report Description:
The U.S. AIDS case data presented below are extracted from the "HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Report", published each month by the Division of HIV/AIDS,
Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333
In addition to the data presented here, the printed report contains maps,
figures, and technical notes. Single copies of the printed report are
available free from:
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20850
Table 1. AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
by state, reported April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990
through March 1991; and cumulative totals, by state and age group,
through March 1991
Apr. 1989- Apr. 1990-
Mar. 1990 Mar. 1991
STATE OF RESIDENCE No. Rate No. Rate
Alabama 206 5.1 284 7.0
Alaska 22 4.1 20 3.6
Arizona 386 10.8 256 7.0
Arkansas 98 4.2 206 8.8
California 6,577 22.6 7,683 25.8
Colorado 405 12.4 404 12.3
Connecticut 459 14.0 428 13.0
Delaware 73 11.1 89 13.4
District of Columbia 502 82.3 746 122.9
Florida 3,408 27.0 4,746 36.7
Georgia 1,219 19.1 1,181 18.2
Hawaii 209 19.1 159 14.3
Idaho 28 2.8 24 2.4
Illinois 1,190 10.4 1,294 11.3
Indiana 348 6.3 267 4.8
Iowa 49 1.8 69 2.5
Kansas 135 5.5 130 5.2
Kentucky 133 3.6 189 5.1
Louisiana 585 13.9 680 16.1
Maine 59 4.8 63 5.1
Maryland 791 16.7 997 20.9
Massachusetts 796 13.3 850 14.1
Michigan 513 5.5 601 6.5
Minnesota 172 4.0 201 4.6
Mississippi 191 7.4 273 10.6
Missouri 491 9.6 591 11.5
Montana 15 1.9 19 2.4
Nebraska 39 2.5 57 3.6
Nevada 152 13.1 214 17.8
New Hampshire 56 5.1 52 4.7
New Jersey 2,194 28.5 2,502 32.4
New Mexico 106 7.1 112 7.4
New York 7,071 39.4 7,871 43.8
North Carolina 507 7.7 490 7.4
North Dakota 6 0.9 6 0.9
Ohio 512 4.7 699 6.4
Oklahoma 172 5.5 190 6.0
Oregon 258 9.1 308 10.8
Pennsylvania 1,161 9.8 1,166 9.8
Rhode Island 87 8.7 83 8.3
South Carolina 385 11.2 309 8.9
South Dakota 2 0.3 8 1.1
Tennessee 303 6.2 334 6.8
Texas 2,572 15.4 3,267 19.2
Utah 84 5.0 90 5.2
Vermont 20 3.6 22 3.9
Virginia 514 8.4 660 10.7
Washington 608 12.7 571 11.7
West Virginia 64 3.5 53 3.0
Wisconsin 147 3.0 232 4.7
Wyoming 11 2.4 10 2.2
U.S. TOTAL 36,091 14.6 41,756 16.8
Guam 1 0.7 2 1.4
Pacific Islands, U.S. - 0.0 1 0.5
Puerto Rico 1,544 46.7 1,764 53.2
Virgin Islands, U.S. 18 15.6 9 7.7
TOTAL 37,654 15.1 43,532 17.2
Table 1. AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
by state, reported April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990
through March 1991; and cumulative totals, by state and age group,
through March 1991 (Continued)
Cumulative totals
Adults/ Children
STATE OF RESIDENCE adolescents <13 years old Total
Alabama 964 24 988
Alaska 102 2 104
Arizona 1,343 10 1,353
Arkansas 485 12 497
California 32,326 221 32,547
Colorado 1,703 11 1,714
Connecticut 1,946 63 2,009
Delaware 331 4 335
District of Columbia 2,813 42 2,855
Florida 14,866 411 15,277
Georgia 4,567 50 4,617
Hawaii 672 7 679
Idaho 82 2 84
Illinois 4,952 72 5,024
Indiana 1,080 10 1,090
Iowa 241 3 244
Kansas 467 4 471
Kentucky 552 5 557
Louisiana 2,422 44 2,466
Maine 229 2 231
Maryland 3,315 69 3,384
Massachusetts 3,506 80 3,586
Michigan 2,119 36 2,155
Minnesota 862 8 870
Mississippi 713 14 727
Missouri 1,976 12 1,988
Montana 60 1 61
Nebraska 198 2 200
Nevada 688 7 695
New Hampshire 203 5 208
New Jersey 10,648 307 10,955
New Mexico 371 3 374
New York 35,622 837 36,459
North Carolina 1,730 37 1,767
North Dakota 24 - 24
Ohio 2,450 40 2,490
Oklahoma 726 12 738
Oregon 1,065 7 1,072
Pennsylvania 4,681 80 4,761
Rhode Island 385 10 395
South Carolina 1,099 22 1,121
South Dakota 25 - 25
Tennessee 1,166 15 1,181
Texas 11,928 119 12,047
Utah 349 9 358
Vermont 80 1 81
Virginia 2,210 38 2,248
Washington 2,293 13 2,306
West Virginia 182 4 186
Wisconsin 690 4 694
Wyoming 41 - 41
U.S. TOTAL 163,548 2,791 166,339
Guam 8 - 8
Pacific Islands, U.S. 2 - 2
Puerto Rico 5,278 168 5,446
Virgin Islands, U.S. 77 4 81
TOTAL 168,913 2,963 171,876
Table 2. AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
by metropolitan area with 500,000 or more population, reported
April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990 through March 1991;
and cumulative totals, by area and age group, through March 1991
Apr. 1989- Apr. 1990-
METROPOLITAN Mar. 1990 Mar. 1991
AREA OF RESIDENCE No. Rate No. Rate
Akron, Ohio 15 2.3 35 5.3
Albany-Schenectady, N.Y. 75 8.6 92 10.5
Allentown, Pa. 48 7.0 45 6.6
Anaheim, Calif. 304 12.9 381 15.8
Atlanta, Ga. 923 33.4 928 32.8
Austin, Tex. 234 30.9 218 27.9
Bakersfield, Calif. 35 6.6 39 7.2
Baltimore, Md. 517 21.9 662 27.8
Baton Rouge, La. 53 10.1 54 10.2
Bergen-Passaic, N.J. 236 18.4 325 25.4
Birmingham, Ala. 68 7.5 82 9.0
Boston, Mass. 602 16.0 576 15.2
Bridgeport, Conn. 129 15.6 116 14.0
Buffalo, N.Y. 73 7.5 103 10.6
Charleston, S.C. 81 16.2 62 12.2
Charlotte, N.C. 99 8.7 71 6.1
Chicago, Ill. 965 15.9 1,098 18.1
Cincinnati, Ohio 77 5.3 132 9.1
Cleveland, Ohio 135 7.3 152 8.3
Columbus, Ohio 99 7.3 162 11.8
Dallas, Tex. 559 22.4 716 28.0
Dayton, Ohio 61 6.4 70 7.4
Denver, Colo. 325 20.3 340 20.9
Detroit, Mich. 360 8.2 409 9.3
El Paso, Tex. 32 5.5 57 9.6
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 558 45.3 1,034 82.4
Fort Worth, Tex. 123 9.5 213 16.0
Fresno, Calif. 54 8.3 65 9.7
Gary, Ind. 43 7.1 22 3.6
Grand Rapids, Mich. 21 3.1 40 5.8
Greensboro, N.C. 77 8.3 86 9.1
Greenville, S.C. 39 6.2 51 8.0
Harrisburg, Pa. 49 8.4 38 6.5
Hartford, Conn. 156 14.0 147 13.1
Honolulu, Hawaii 137 16.5 112 13.4
Houston, Tex. 1,049 32.3 1,329 40.2
Indianapolis, Ind. 179 14.4 122 9.8
Jacksonville, Fla. 238 26.8 260 28.7
Jersey City, N.J. 309 55.8 382 69.1
Kansas City, Mo. 264 17.0 269 17.2
Knoxville, Tenn. 27 4.5 27 4.5
Lake County, Ill. 21 4.1 19 3.7
Las Vegas, Nev. 114 16.0 167 22.5
Little Rock, Ark. 50 9.8 73 14.2
Los Angeles, Calif. 2,232 25.6 2,505 28.3
Louisville, Ky. 61 6.4 63 6.6
Memphis, Tenn. 94 9.6 106 10.8
Miami, Fla. 952 49.9 1,323 68.3
Middlesex, N.J. 173 17.2 189 18.5
Milwaukee, Wis. 80 5.6 121 8.4
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn. 158 6.5 176 7.1
Monmouth-Ocean City, N.J. 163 16.8 211 21.4
Nashville, Tenn. 91 9.4 116 11.8
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. 377 14.5 415 15.9
New Bedford, Mass. 46 9.1 63 12.4
New Haven, Conn. 134 16.8 137 17.0
New Orleans, La. 354 28.5 398 32.1
New York, N.Y. 5,992 70.3 6,674 78.1
Newark, N.J. 949 51.9 993 54.4
Norfolk, Va. 118 8.6 157 11.2
Oakland, Calif. 430 21.0 601 28.9
Oklahoma City, Okla. 87 9.2 94 9.8
Omaha, Neb. 30 4.9 36 5.8
Orlando, Fla. 174 16.8 320 29.8
Oxnard-Ventura, Calif. 35 5.3 43 6.4
Philadelphia, Pa. 791 16.3 917 18.9
Phoenix, Ariz. 292 14.2 178 8.4
Pittsburgh, Pa. 175 8.4 127 6.2
Portland, Oreg. 196 16.0 251 20.2
Providence, R.I. 82 9.0 80 8.7
Raleigh-Durham, N.C. 119 16.6 105 14.3
Richmond, Va. 118 13.8 107 12.4
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. 302 12.1 309 11.9
Rochester, N.Y. 75 7.5 79 7.9
Sacramento, Calif. 143 9.9 154 10.4
Saint Louis, Mo. 206 8.5 300 12.3
Salt Lake City, Utah 70 6.6 82 7.6
San Antonio, Tex. 211 16.5 220 16.9
San Diego, Calif. 560 23.0 748 29.9
San Francisco, Calif. 1,875 117.8 2,155 134.4
San Jose, Calif. 123 8.3 192 12.8
San Juan, P.R. 972 61.2 1,122 70.3
Scranton, Pa. 37 5.0 41 5.6
Seattle, Wash. 454 23.4 414 21.0
Springfield, Mass. 63 10.5 97 16.1
Syracuse, N.Y. 42 6.4 42 6.4
Tacoma, Wash. 51 8.9 45 7.7
Tampa-Saint Petersburg, Fla. 369 18.2 488 23.6
Toledo, Ohio 29 4.7 45 7.3
Tucson, Ariz. 59 9.0 57 8.5
Tulsa, Okla. 52 7.4 48 6.8
Washington, D.C. 899 23.3 1,296 33.0
West Palm Beach, Fla. 317 38.0 419 48.5
Wilmington, Del. 62 10.8 71 12.3
Worcester, Mass. 33 4.7 65 9.2
METROPOLITAN AREA SUBTOTAL* 31,120 21.4 36,376 24.7
ALL OTHER AREAS 6,534 6.2 7,156 6.8
TOTAL 37,654 15.0 43,532 17.2
* Only includes data from metropolitan areas which have populations of 500,000
or more.
Table 2. AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
by metropolitan area with 500,000 or more population, reported
April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990 through March 1991;
and cumulative totals, by area and age group, through March 1991
(Continued)
Cumulative totals
METROPOLITAN Adults/ Children
AREA OF RESIDENCE adolescents <13 years old Total
Akron, Ohio 115 - 115
Albany-Schenectady, N.Y. 347 4 351
Allentown, Pa. 168 5 173
Anaheim, Calif. 1,386 9 1,395
Atlanta, Ga. 3,496 30 3,526
Austin, Tex. 756 8 764
Bakersfield, Calif. 124 - 124
Baltimore, Md. 2,016 50 2,066
Baton Rouge, La. 203 4 207
Bergen-Passaic, N.J. 1,389 29 1,418
Birmingham, Ala. 303 7 310
Boston, Mass. 2,694 57 2,751
Bridgeport, Conn. 572 20 592
Buffalo, N.Y. 284 2 286
Charleston, S.C. 243 - 243
Charlotte, N.C. 330 7 337
Chicago, Ill. 4,181 55 4,236
Cincinnati, Ohio 382 6 388
Cleveland, Ohio 621 10 631
Columbus, Ohio 542 4 546
Dallas, Tex. 2,863 16 2,879
Dayton, Ohio 246 6 252
Denver, Colo. 1,397 7 1,404
Detroit, Mich. 1,481 25 1,506
El Paso, Tex. 133 1 134
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2,714 52 2,766
Fort Worth, Tex. 664 10 674
Fresno, Calif. 213 2 215
Gary, Ind. 101 - 101
Grand Rapids, Mich. 111 1 112
Greensboro, N.C. 273 6 279
Greenville, S.C. 141 - 141
Harrisburg, Pa. 171 4 175
Hartford, Conn. 587 15 602
Honolulu, Hawaii 505 4 509
Houston, Tex. 5,037 49 5,086
Indianapolis, Ind. 510 3 513
Jacksonville, Fla. 799 27 826
Jersey City, N.J. 1,797 47 1,844
Kansas City, Mo. 1,036 4 1,040
Knoxville, Tenn. 115 1 116
Lake County, Ill. 80 2 82
Las Vegas, Nev. 509 7 516
Little Rock, Ark. 197 6 203
Los Angeles, Calif. 11,315 94 11,409
Louisville, Ky. 226 2 228
Memphis, Tenn. 373 6 379
Miami, Fla. 4,464 169 4,633
Middlesex, N.J. 857 24 881
Milwaukee, Wis. 382 2 384
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn. 770 6 776
Monmouth-Ocean City, N.J. 699 25 724
Nashville, Tenn. 391 6 397
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. 1,719 43 1,762
New Bedford, Mass. 175 4 179
New Haven, Conn. 628 27 655
New Orleans, La. 1,533 24 1,557
New York, N.Y. 30,880 755 31,635
Newark, N.J. 4,428 143 4,571
Norfolk, Va. 489 7 496
Oakland, Calif. 2,173 15 2,188
Oklahoma City, Okla. 370 - 370
Omaha, Neb. 137 1 138
Orlando, Fla. 835 9 844
Oxnard-Ventura, Calif. 162 - 162
Philadelphia, Pa. 3,541 56 3,597
Phoenix, Ariz. 978 6 984
Pittsburgh, Pa. 586 2 588
Portland, Oreg. 843 4 847
Providence, R.I. 361 9 370
Raleigh-Durham, N.C. 382 10 392
Richmond, Va. 414 9 423
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. 1,104 17 1,121
Rochester, N.Y. 368 4 372
Sacramento, Calif. 665 9 674
Saint Louis, Mo. 901 7 908
Salt Lake City, Utah 309 6 315
San Antonio, Tex. 842 12 854
San Diego, Calif. 2,525 19 2,544
San Francisco, Calif. 9,925 18 9,943
San Jose, Calif. 748 8 756
San Juan, P.R. 3,303 111 3,414
Scranton, Pa. 137 3 140
Seattle, Wash. 1,724 10 1,734
Springfield, Mass. 234 11 245
Syracuse, N.Y. 162 6 168
Tacoma, Wash. 160 3 163
Tampa-Saint Petersburg, Fla. 1,680 28 1,708
Toledo, Ohio 126 3 129
Tucson, Ariz. 258 3 261
Tulsa, Okla. 203 4 207
Washington, D.C. 4,814 72 4,886
West Palm Beach, Fla. 1,468 58 1,526
Wilmington, Del. 272 3 275
Worcester, Mass. 191 4 195
METROPOLITAN AREA SUBTOTAL* 144,062 2,479 146,541
ALL OTHER AREAS 24,851 484 25,335
TOTAL 168,913 2,963 171,876
* Only includes data from metropolitan areas which have populations of 500,000
or more.
Table 3. AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and sex,
reported April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990 through
March 1991; and cumulative totals, by age group and exposure
category, through March 1991, United States
Males
Apr. 1989- Apr. 1990-
ADULT/ADOLESCENT Mar. 1990 Mar. 1991
EXPOSURE CATEGORY No. (%) No. (%)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact 21,066 (64) 23,726 (63)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
(female and heterosexual male) 6,856 (21) 7,610 (20)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
and IV drug use 2,288 (7) 2,275 (6)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 280 (1) 317 (1)
Heterosexual contact: 820 (2) 1,122 (3)
Sex with IV drug user 383 519
Sex with bisexual male - -
Sex with person with hemophilia 1 2
Born in Pattern-II* country 276 294
Sex with person born in
Pattern-II country 16 28
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 16 25
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 128 254
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue** 468 (1) 504 (1)
Other/undetermined*** 1,194 (4) 2,173 (6)
Adult/adolescent subtotal 32,972 (100) 37,727 (100)
PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 28 (7) 30 (8)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
infection: 316 (84) 326 (83)
IV drug use 153 153
Sex with IV drug user 81 60
Sex with bisexual male 7 3
Sex with person with hemophilia - 3
Born in Pattern-II country 27 21
Sex with person born
in Pattern-II country - 2
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 1 1
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 11 18
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 5 6
Has HIV infection, risk not
specified 31 59
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 28 (7) 22 (6)
Other/undetermined 5 (1) 15 (4)
Pediatric subtotal 377 (100) 393 (100)
TOTAL 33,349 38,120
* See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
** Thirteen adults/adolescents and 2 children developed AIDS after receiving
blood screened for HIV antibody. One additional person received only
HIV-infected tissue.
*** "Other" refers to 3 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
"Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
Table 3. AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and sex,
reported April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990 through
March 1991; and cumulative totals, by age group and exposure
category, through March 1991, United States (Continued)
Females
Apr. 1989- Apr. 1990-
ADULT/ADOLESCENT Mar. 1990 Mar. 1991
EXPOSURE CATEGORY No. (%) No. (%)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact - (0) - (0)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
(female and heterosexual male) 2,032 (51) 2,397 (48)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
and IV drug use - (0) - (0)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 8 (0) 7 (0)
Heterosexual contact: 1,362 (34) 1,745 (35)
Sex with IV drug user 870 1,078
Sex with bisexual male 118 142
Sex with person with hemophilia 25 26
Born in Pattern-II* country 132 119
Sex with person born in
Pattern-II country 15 22
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 23 51
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 179 307
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue** 313 (8) 333 (7)
Other/undetermined*** 268 (7) 556 (11)
Adult/adolescent subtotal 3,983 (100) 5,038 (100)
PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder - (0) 1 (0)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
infection: 297 (92) 346 (93)
IV drug use 127 151
Sex with IV drug user 66 77
Sex with bisexual male 9 5
Sex with person with hemophilia - 1
Born in Pattern-II country 24 16
Sex with person born
in Pattern-II country 3 3
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 4 -
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 18 20
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 7 6
Has HIV infection, risk not
specified 39 67
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 14 (4) 14 (4)
Other/undetermined 11 (3) 13 (3)
Pediatric subtotal 322 (100) 374 (100)
TOTAL 4,305 5,412
* See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
** Thirteen adults/adolescents and 2 children developed AIDS after receiving
blood screened for HIV antibody. One additional person received only
HIV-infected tissue.
*** "Other" refers to 3 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
"Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
Table 3. AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and sex,
reported April 1989 through March 1990, April 1990 through
March 1991; and cumulative totals, by age group and exposure
category, through March 1991, United States (Continued)
Totals
Apr. 1989- Apr. 1990- Cumulative
ADULT/ADOLESCENT Mar. 1990 Mar. 1991 Total****
EXPOSURE CATEGORY No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact 21,066 (57) 23,726 (55) 99,941 (59)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
(female and heterosexual male) 8,888 (24) 10,007 (23) 37,090 (22)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
and IV drug use 2,288 (6) 2,275 (5) 11,153 (7)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 288 (1) 324 (1) 1,462 (1)
Heterosexual contact: 2,182 (6) 2,867 (7) 9,191 (5)
Sex with IV drug user 1,253 1,597 4,868
Sex with bisexual male 118 142 540
Sex with person with hemophilia 26 28 86
Born in Pattern-II* country 408 413 2,143
Sex with person born in
Pattern-II country 31 50 142
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 39 76 177
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 307 561 1,235
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue** 781 (2) 837 (2) 3,861 (2)
Other/undetermined*** 1,462 (4) 2,729 (6) 6,215 (4)
Adult/adolescent subtotal 36,955 (100) 42,765 (100) 168,913 (100)
PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 28 (4) 31 (4) 146 (5)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
infection: 613 (88) 672 (88) 2,490 (84)
IV drug use 280 304 1,228
Sex with IV drug user 147 137 518
Sex with bisexual male 16 8 53
Sex with person with hemophilia - 4 11
Born in Pattern-II country 51 37 221
Sex with person born
in Pattern-II country 3 5 12
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 5 1 12
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 29 38 110
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 12 12 49
Has HIV infection, risk not
specified 70 126 276
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 42 (6) 36 (5) 259 (9)
Other/undetermined 16 (2) 28 (4) 68 (2)
Pediatric subtotal 699 (100) 767 (100) 2,963 (100)
TOTAL 37,654 43,532 171,876
* See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
** Thirteen adults/adolescents and 2 children developed AIDS after receiving
blood screened for HIV antibody. One additional person received only
HIV-infected tissue.
*** "Other" refers to 3 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
"Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
**** Includes 3 patients known to be infected with human immunodeficiency
virus type 2 (HIV-2). See MMWR 1989;38:572-580.
Table 4. AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and race/ethnicity,
reported through March 1991, United States
White, not Black, not
ADULT/ADOLESCENT Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic
EXPOSURE CATEGORY No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact 71,039 (76) 17,020 (36) 10,757 (40)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
(female and heterosexual male) 7,551 (8) 18,566 (39) 10,807 (40)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
and IV drug use 6,453 (7) 3,030 (6) 1,605 (6)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 1,213 (1) 103 (0) 117 (0)
Heterosexual contact: 1,961 (2) 5,473 (12) 1,680 (6)
Sex with IV drug user 1,054 2,493 1,283
Sex with bisexual male 291 170 66
Sex with person with hemophilia 75 7 3
Born in Pattern-II* country 8 2,108 18
Sex with person born in
Pattern-II country 44 89 8
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 114 29 30
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 375 577 272
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue** 2,702 (3) 673 (1) 399 (1)
Other/undetermined*** 2,236 (2) 2,430 (5) 1,420 (5)
Adult/adolescent subtotal 93,155 (100) 47,295 (100) 26,785 (100)
PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 100 (16) 19 (1) 24 (3)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
infection: 391 (61) 1,434 (93) 642 (86)
IV drug use 189 703 328
Sex with IV drug user 80 231 203
Sex with bisexual male 19 23 10
Sex with person with hemophilia 7 3 1
Born in Pattern-II country 2 216 3
Sex with person born
in Pattern-II country - 11 -
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 5 3 3
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 23 52 31
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 17 19 13
Has HIV infection, risk not
specified 49 173 50
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 139 (22) 55 (4) 60 (8)
Other/undetermined 10 (2) 38 (2) 20 (3)
Pediatric subtotal 640 (100) 1,546 (100) 746 (100)
TOTAL 93,795 48,841 27,531
* See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
** Thirteen adults/adolescents and 2 children developed AIDS after receiving
blood screened for HIV antibody. One additional person received only
HIV-infected tissue.
*** "Other" refers to 3 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
"Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
Table 4. AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and race/ethnicity,
reported through March 1991, United States (Continued)
American
Asian/ Indian/
Pacific Alaskan
ADULT/ADOLESCENT Islander Native Total****
EXPOSURE CATEGORY No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact 777 (75) 130 (54) 99,941 (59)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
(female and heterosexual male) 46 (4) 40 (17) 37,090 (22)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
and IV drug use 21 (2) 32 (13) 11,153 (7)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 17 (2) 8 (3) 1,462 (1)
Heterosexual contact: 41 (4) 11 (5) 9,191 (5)
Sex with IV drug user 16 8 4,868
Sex with bisexual male 10 1 540
Sex with person with hemophilia 1 - 86
Born in Pattern-II* country 4 - 2,143
Sex with person born in
Pattern-II country - - 142
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection 2 - 177
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 8 2 1,235
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue** 70 (7) 6 (2) 3,861 (2)
Other/undetermined*** 70 (7) 14 (6) 6,215 (4)
Adult/adolescent subtotal 1,042 (100) 241 (100) 168,913 (100)
PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 3 (19) - (0) 146 (5)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
infection: 8 (50) 7 (100) 2,490 (84)
IV drug use 2 2 1,228
Sex with IV drug user 2 1 518
Sex with bisexual male 1 - 53
Sex with person with hemophilia - - 11
Born in Pattern-II country - - 221
Sex with person born
in Pattern-II country - - 12
Sex with transfusion recipient
with HIV infection - - 12
Sex with person with HIV
infection, risk not specified 1 2 110
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue - - 49
Has HIV infection, risk not
specified 2 2 276
Receipt of blood transfusion,
blood components, or tissue 5 (31) - (0) 259 (9)
Other/undetermined - (0) - (0) 68 (2)
Pediatric subtotal 16 (100) 7 (100) 2,963 (100)
TOTAL 1,058 248 171,876
* See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
** Thirteen adults/adolescents and 2 children developed AIDS after receiving
blood screened for HIV antibody. One additional person received only
HIV-infected tissue.
*** "Other" refers to 3 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
"Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and whose mode of
exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
**** Includes 403 persons whose race/ethnicity is unknown.
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