Citation

Le Coeur S, Khlat M, Halembokaka G. AIDS 2008; 22(13): 1675-1676.

Affiliation

Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, UMR CEPED-Paris Descartes, Paris, France. lecoeur@ined.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/QAD.0b013e32830a98bc

PMID

18670230

Abstract

There is no evidence about an association between violent deaths and HIV in Africa. We report the results of a study performed in Pointe-Noire, Congo, where post-mortem HIV serologies were performed among all deaths referred to the morgue. The HIV prevalence among violent deaths was 37%, significantly higher than 10% among accidental deaths, with an adjusted odds ratio of 6 (P = 0.03). Prevention of domestic violence and fight against stigmatization should be parts of HIV programs in Africa.

Language: en