TY - JOUR PY - 1990// TI - Risk factors of female HIV-seropositive patients attending the clinic for sexually transmitted diseases at St Mary's Hospital, London JO - International journal of STD and AIDS A1 - Smith, J. R. A1 - Murphy, S. A1 - Mellers, J. A1 - James, M. A1 - Osborne, L. E. A1 - Byrne, M. A1 - Munday, P. A1 - Harris, J. R. A1 - Forster, S. M. SP - 328 EP - 329 VL - 1 IS - 5 N2 - Of 3450 women tested for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 and HIV-2 between September 1985 and July 1989, 61 were positive (1.8%). Twenty-seven of these (44%) were presumed to have acquired their HIV infection by heterosexual contact and 23 (38%) were intravenous drug addicts. In geographical origin, 23 (38%) of the patients were from the UK and 19 (31%) from Africa. Amongst these 61 women, 2 (3%) have since died, one committed suicide and one was suspected of committing suicide.

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