HIV Infections and Associated Costs Attributable to Syphilis Coinfection Among African Americans

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dc.contributor.authorChesson, Harrell W
dc.contributor.authorPinkerton, Steven D
dc.contributor.authorVoigt, Richard
dc.contributor.authorCounts, George W
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:31Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:31Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We estimated the number and cost of syphilis-attributable HIV cases among African Americans. Methods. A mathematical model of HIV transmission was used to estimate the number of partnerships consisting of HIV-discordant African Americans in which infectious syphilis was present and the number of new HIV cases attributable to syphilis in these partnerships. Results. In 2000, an estimated 545 new cases of HIV infection among African Americans could be attributed to the facilitative effects of infectious syphilis, at a cost about $113 million. Conclusions. Syphilis prevention could reduce HIV incidence rates and the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS on the African American community, resulting in substantial reductions in future HIV/AIDS medical costs.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.6.943
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/sqpl-sviv
dc.identifier.citationChesson, Harrell W and Pinkerton, Steven D and Voigt, Richard and Counts, George W (2003) HIV Infections and Associated Costs Attributable to Syphilis Coinfection Among African Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 93 (6). pp. 943-948.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 502
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22589
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectHIV/Aids
dc.subjectHealth Risk Factors
dc.subjectSexual Habits
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectblacks
dc.subjectsyphilis
dc.subjectAIDS
dc.subjectHIV transmission
dc.subjectprevention
dc.titleHIV Infections and Associated Costs Attributable to Syphilis Coinfection Among African Americans
dc.typeArticle

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