| TABLE
C3. ADULT/ADOLESCENT AIDS CASES BY MODE OF TRANSMISSION AND SEX |
| NEW
JERSEY AND THE UNITED STATES, DIAGNOSED IN 1998 |
| MODE
OF TRANSMISSION |
NEW
JERSEY |
UNITED
STATES |
| MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
| NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
| MALE
SEX WITH MALE |
232 |
22.1 |
0 |
N/A |
232 |
14.4 |
18,125 |
53.6 |
0 |
N/A |
18,125 |
40.9 |
| INJECTING-DRUG
USERS |
354 |
33.8 |
188 |
33.2 |
542 |
33.6 |
9,028 |
26.7 |
3,784 |
36.2 |
12,812 |
28.9 |
| MALE
SEX WITH MALE/ INJECTING-DRUG USERS |
35 |
3.3 |
0 |
N/A |
35 |
2.2 |
2,192 |
6.5 |
0 |
N/A |
2,192 |
5.0 |
| HEMOPHILIA/
COAGULATION DISORDERS |
2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.1 |
161 |
0.5 |
47 |
0.4 |
208 |
0.5 |
| HETEROSEXUAL
CONTACT |
105 |
10.0 |
197 |
34.7 |
302 |
18.7 |
4,017 |
11.9 |
6,344 |
60.7 |
10,361 |
23.4 |
| TRANSFUSION |
5 |
0.5 |
9 |
1.6 |
14 |
0.9 |
212 |
0.6 |
210 |
2.0 |
422 |
1.0 |
| UNREPORTED |
315 |
30.1 |
173 |
30.5 |
488 |
30.2 |
95 |
0.3 |
60 |
0.6 |
155 |
0.4 |
| TOTAL |
1,048 |
100.0 |
567 |
100.0 |
1,615 |
100.0 |
33,830 |
100.0 |
10,445 |
100.0 |
44,275 |
100.0 |
| Source:
New Jersey Department of Health |
|
Division of AIDS Prevention and Control |
| New
Jersey numbers are actual cases of AIDS diagnosed in 1998 and reported
through December31, 1999, with no adjustments and no redistribution
of cases with unreported mode of transmission. |
| United
States numbers represent point estimates for 1998, adjusted for
delays in reporting of AIDS cases and for redistribution of cases
initially reported with no identified risk. |
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