TABLE 4.
Descriptive characteristics of the new HIV-positive cases for 2007 according to province
| Characteristics |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Southern Alberta |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| HIV risk factor | ||||||||
| Heterosexual | 30 (65.2) | 17 (85.0) | 21 (58.3) | 22 (48.9) | 28 (50.0) | 18 (100.0) | 79 (57.2) | 57 (68.7) |
| Endemic | 4 (8.7) | 8 (40.0) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (11.1) | 4 (2.9) | 10 (12.0) |
| MSM | 15 (32.6) | 0 (0.00) | 8 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (53.6) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (38.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Injection drug use | 7 (15.2) | 3 (15.0) | 22 (61.1) | 39 (86.7) | 2 (3.60) | 2 (11.1) | 31 (22.5) | 44 (53.0) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Aboriginal | 10 (21.3) | 7 (35.0) | 20 (57.1) | 38 (84.4) | 3 (5.30) | 2 (11.1) | 33 (23.7) | 47 (56.6) |
| Non-Aboriginal | 37 (78.7) | 13 (65.0) | 15 (42.9) | 7 (15.6) | 54 (94.7) | 16 (88.9) | 106 (76.3) | 36 (43.4) |
| CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 | 22 (46.8) | 11 (55.0) | 13 (36.1) | 11 (24.4) | 17 (29.8) | 4 (22.2) | 52 (37.1) | 26 (31.3) |
| Total male/female | 46 (70.0) | 20 (30.3) | 36 (44.4) | 45 (55.5) | 57 (77.0) | 18 (24.3) | 139 (62.6)* | 83 (37.4) |
Data presented as n (%).
*
Significantly more men than women, P<0.0001. MSM Men who have sex with men