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Table 1 Demographic data, risk factors, and mortality of HIV infected patients diagnosed in Saudi Arabia from 1984 through 2001.

From: Epidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus in Saudi Arabia; 18-year surveillance results and prevention from an Islamic perspective

 

Saudi (%)

Non-Saudi (%)

Total

Number of patients

1285 (21.3)

4761 (78.7)

6046

Gender

   

   Male

945 (73.5)

3385 (71.1)

4330 (71.6)

   Female

340 (26.5)

1376 (28.9)

1716 (28.4)

Age groups (year)

   

   < 5

72 (5.6)

19 (0.4)

91 (1.5)

   5 – 14

84 (6.5)

20 (0.4)

104 (1.7)

   15 – 19

54 (4.2)

67 (1.4)

121 (2.0)

   20 – 29

359 (28.0)

1666 (35.0)

2025 (33.5)

   30 – 39

369 (28.7)

2118 (44.5)

2487 (41.1)

   40 – 49

188 (14.6)

662 (13.9)

850 (14.1)

   50 – 59

86 (6.7)

167 (3.5)

253 (4.2)

   ≥ 60

73 (5.7)

42 (0.9)

115 (1.9)

Mode of transmission

   

   Heterosexual contact

487 (37.9)

1352 (28.4)

1839 (30.4)

   Blood transfusion

322 (25.0)

186 (3.9)

508 (8.4)

   Perinatal

83 (6.5)

19 (0.4)

102 (1.7)

   Homosexual contact

32 (2.5)

38 (0.8)

70 (1.2)

   Intravenous drug use

17 (1.3)

33 (0.7)

50 (0.8)

   Bisexual contacta

10 (0.8)

14 (0.3)

24 (0.4)

   Unknown

334 (26.0)

3119 (65.5)

3453 (57.1)

Number of patients with AIDS at diagnosis

157 (12.2)

600 (12.6)

757 (12.5)

Mortality

514 (40.0)

Unknownb

Not applicable

  1. a Defined as men who have sex with men and women b Non-Saudi patients were returned back to their homeland.