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HIV infection in an Ethiopian prison.

Y Kebede, J Pickering, J C McDonald, K Wotton and D Zewde

Division of Infectious Diseases, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada.

HIV-1 antibody was detected in 6.0 percent of prisoners in an Ethiopian prison. HIV-1 seropositivity was strongly associated with positive VDRL status (RR = 3.7) and recent admission to prison (RR = 3.5). Seropositive prisoners were more likely to have prostitute contacts. No correlation was found between seropositivity and number of sexual contacts, long-term sex partners, or dental extractions. HIV-1 infection in this area may be of recent origin and the high prevalence may reflect rates in the surrounding community.

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