Posted by TJResearcher on May 07, 2001 at 22:03:36:
In Reply to: TJR - What is your "N" value for the 4 figure? posted by Hacm on May 07, 2001 at 17:10:48:
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Dr. Lopez said he wasn't sure off hand but thought it was around 1000 total women who were getting actively tested last year. He said that the figure is pretty low, and does not include women who arent getting registered. We don't know what the rate of HIV is in the general population, there isn't even an estimate. There is no comprehensive study in Tijuana, only sets of convenience samples at specific locations - and ALL UNPUBLISHED at that. I am working on obtaining the HIV test results stats for ISESALUD. This would tell us about the rate among poor people who use ISESALUD. Once I get my degree I hope to get funding to do more accurate and balanced testing... The CDC just opened up an office in San Diego for this exact reason, and the two folks over there are just as frustrated as I am. At some point down the road maybe I'll do something large scale with them. Anyway, to answer your question about IV drug use - there are no outreach programs to reach this population, which means they don't usually get tested until they get sick. SMM does have data on how many of the women there use alchohol, cigarettes, and "other drugs" (why they didn't break this down into IV vs. OTHER I don't know, but after I spend time there maybe they will in the future). I'll report on those sorts of things when I get the info. |
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