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

Table 2 Number of HIV cases per 100,000 population by region from 1984 through 2001

Region	No. of Saudi patients	No. of non-Saudi patients	Total	Prevalence per 100,000 population
Jeddah	495	1381	1876	74
Makkah	76	594	670	45
Jizan	42	350	392	39
Dammam	167	474	641	35
Riyadh	217	1075	1292	27
Ahsa	48	139	187	20
Madinah	22	244	266	20
Tayef	66	114	180	19
Baha	45	25	70	18
Joaf	0	31	31	14
Hafr Albaten	4	37	41	14
Hail	5	52	57	12
Najran	11	35	46	12
Abha	44	93	137	10
Qassim	16	72	88	10
Bisha	8	15	23	8
Arar	2	19	21	8
Tabook	17	9	26	4
Qerayyat	0	2	2	2

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