Morbidity
Table C7
TABLE
C7. AIDS CASES BY MODE OF TRANSMISSION IN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
BY SEXNEW JERSEY AND THE UNITED STATES
DIAGNOSED DURING 1997 AND REPORTED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1998
|
|
MODE
OF TRANSMISSION
|
NEW
JERSEY |
UNITED
STATES* |
| MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
| NUMBER |
PERCENT |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| MALE
SEX WITH MALE |
317 |
21.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
317 |
13.7 |
20,704 |
53.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
20,704 |
41.1 |
| INJECTING-DRUG
USERS |
556 |
36.7 |
251 |
31.5 |
807 |
35.0 |
10,722 |
27.7 |
4,464 |
38.3 |
15,186 |
30.1 |
| MALE
SEX WITH MALE/INJECTING-DRUG USERS |
51 |
3.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
51 |
2.2 |
2,469 |
6.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
2,469 |
4.9 |
| HEMOPHILIA/COAGULATION
DISORDER |
2 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.1 |
184 |
0.5 |
61 |
0.5 |
245 |
0.5 |
| HETEROSEXUALCONTACT |
152 |
10.0 |
283 |
35.6 |
435 |
18.8 |
4,302 |
11.1 |
6,823 |
58.6 |
11,125 |
22.1 |
| TRANSFUSION |
12 |
0.8 |
11 |
1.4 |
23 |
1.0 |
239 |
0.6 |
229 |
2.0 |
468 |
0.9 |
| OTHER/UNKNOWN |
423 |
28.0 |
251 |
31.5 |
674 |
29.2 |
112 |
0.3 |
74 |
0.6 |
186 |
0.4 |
| TOTAL
|
1,513 |
100.0 |
796 |
100.0 |
2,309 |
100.0 |
38,732 |
100.0 |
11,651 |
100.0 |
50,383 |
100.0 |
SOURCE:
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
DIVISION OF AIDS PREVENTION AND CONTROL
* Numbers for New Jersey are actual reported cases, while numbers
for the United States are estimates. |
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