AIDS SURVEILLANCE in GREECE
January 1984 - September 30, 1997
Data : Ministry of Health and Welfare - Centre for the Control of AIDS & STDs
© Constantinos D. Verros, MD & Vasilios Paparizos, MD
AIDS cases by year of diagnosis
YEAR OF DIAGNOSIS |
AIDS cases |
(%) ------------- |
INCIDENCE RATE (per million population) |
1982 |
1 |
0,1 |
0,10 |
1983 |
4 |
0,2 |
0,41 |
1984 |
5 |
0,3 |
0,51 |
1985 |
16 |
0,9 |
1,61 |
1986 |
23 |
1,4 |
2,31 |
1987 |
61 |
3,6 |
6,10 |
1988 |
73 |
4,3 |
7,27 |
1989 |
104 |
6,1 |
10,31 |
1990 |
142 |
8,4 |
13,97 |
1991 |
181 |
10,7 |
17,66 |
1992 |
189 |
11,1 |
18,31 |
1993 |
162 |
9,5 |
15,61 |
1994 |
210 |
12,4 |
20,14 |
1995 |
208 |
12,2 |
19,90 |
1996 |
222 |
13,1 |
21,19 |
1997 (- 30.9.97) |
98 |
5,8 |
- |
ΣΥΝΟΛΟ |
1699 |
100.0 |
PAEDIATRIC AIDS cases (<13 years of age)
by Age group at diagnosis and Sex
reported in Greece by September 30, 1997.
| Age group | Males |
Females |
TOTAL |
|||
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
|
| 0 - 11 mnths | 1 |
7,1 |
1 |
9,1 |
2 |
8,0 |
| 1 - 4 ετών | 5 |
35,7 |
7 |
63,6 |
12 |
48,0 |
| 5 - 9 ετών | 1 |
7,1 |
3 |
27,3 |
4 |
16,0 |
| 10 - 12 ετών | 7 |
50,0 |
0 |
0,0 |
7 |
28,0 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
100,0 |
11 |
100,0 |
25 |
100,0 |
ADULT / ADOLESCENT AIDS cases (>13 years of age)
by Age group at diagnosis and Sex
reported in Greece by September 30, 1997
| Age group | Males |
Females |
TOTAL |
|||
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
|
| 13 - 14 years | 4 |
0,3 |
1 |
0,5 |
5 |
0,3 |
| 15 - 19 | 19 |
1,3 |
7 |
3,4 |
26 |
1,6 |
| 20 - 24 | 54 |
3,7 |
16 |
7,8 |
70 |
4,2 |
| 25 - 29 | 193 |
13,1 |
34 |
16,5 |
227 |
13,6 |
| 30 - 34 | 304 |
20,7 |
42 |
20,4 |
346 |
20,7 |
| 35 - 39 | 260 |
17,7 |
37 |
18,0 |
297 |
17,7 |
| 40 - 49 | 340 |
23,2 |
20 |
9,7 |
360 |
21,5 |
| 50 - 59 | 152 |
10,4 |
18 |
8,7 |
170 |
10,2 |
| 60 + | 113 |
7,7 |
25 |
12,1 |
138 |
8,2 |
| Unknown | 29 |
2,0 |
6 |
2,9 |
35 |
2,1 |
| TOTAL | 1468 |
100,0 |
206 |
100,0 |
1674 |
100,0 |
PAEDIATRIC AIDS cases
by Transmission group and Sex
reported in Greece by September 30, 1997
| TRANSMISSION GROUP | Males |
Females |
TOTAL |
|||
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
|
| 1. Haemophiliacs - Coagulation disorder | 8 |
57,1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
32,0 |
| 2. Transfusion recipients | 0 |
0 |
2 |
18,2 |
2 |
8,0 |
| 3. Other / Undetermined | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4. Mother - to - child | ||||||
| 4.1 Injecting Drug users | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4.2 Transfusion recipients | 1 |
7,1 |
1 |
9,1 |
2 |
8,0 |
| 4.3 Heterosexual contact | 2 |
14,3 |
2 |
18,2 |
3 |
12,0 |
| 4.4 Origin from country with freq. heterosexual transmission | 1 |
7,1 |
2 |
18,2 |
3 |
12,0 |
| 4.5 Other / Undetermined | 2 |
14,3 |
4 |
36,4 |
6 |
24,0 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
100,0 |
11 |
100,0 |
25 |
100,0 |
ADULT / ADOLESCENT AIDS cases (>13 years of age)
by Transmission group and Sex
reported in Greece by September 30, 1997
| TRANSMISSION GROUP | Males |
Females |
TOTAL |
|||
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
Ν |
(%) |
|
| 1. Homo / Bisexual Males | 975 |
66,4 |
-- |
-- |
975 |
58,2 |
| 2. Injecting Drug users (IDU) | 47 |
3,2 |
17 |
8,3 |
64 |
3,8 |
| 3. Homo/Bisexual IDU | 9 |
0,6 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0,5 |
| 4. Haemophiliacs - Coagulation disorder | 96 |
6,5 |
5 |
2,4 |
101 |
6,0 |
| 5. Transfusion recipients | 30 |
2,0 |
24 |
11,7 |
54 |
3,2 |
| 6. Heterosexual contact | 128 |
8,7 |
137 |
66,5 |
265 |
15,8 |
| 7. Other - Undetermined | 183 |
12,5 |
22 |
10,7 |
205 |
12,2 |
| TOTAL | 1468 |
100,0 |
206 |
100,0 |
1674 |
100,0 |
NEW CASES in 1997 : 64 (53 males - 11 females)
TOTAL AIDS CASES THAT HAVE DIED by 09-30-97 : 994 (884 males - 110 females)