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Arch Dermatol. 1995;131(4):395-396.

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IN 1993, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was the fourth leading cause of death among women aged 25-44 years in the United States¹; in addition, the incidence of AIDS is increasing more rapidly among women than men.² Women with AIDS reported in 1994 represented 13% of the cumulative total of 58,448 cases among women. This report presents characteristics of women and men reported with AIDS in 1994, summarizes trends in cases reported during 1985-1994, and describes findings of an HIV seroprevalence survey among childbearing women during 1989-1993.^*

AIDS Surveillance

In 1994, of the 79,674 persons aged greater than or equal to 13 years reported with AIDS, 14,081 (18%) occurred among women—nearly threefold greater than the proportion (534 of 8153) reported in 1985; in addition, the proportion of cases among women has increased steadily since 1985. The median age of women reported with AIDS was 35 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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*Single copies of this report will be available until February 10, 1996, from the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6005, Rockville, MD 20849-6003; telephone (800) 458-5231.

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