Data from Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS co-infection risk factors

Fresh data on HIV/AIDS co-infection are presented in the report "The prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Filipino blood donors and overseas work visa applicants. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among the general population of the Philippines using data sources outside of the limited existing active surveillance network. We analysed aggregate HIV, HBV and HCV test results for hospital-based blood donors (BDs) and overseas Filipino worker candidates (OFWCs) that had been reported from licensed laboratories to the National STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory in Manila between 2002 and 2004. From over 144 000 blood-screening results, the HIV prevalence was...

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