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Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1994. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Study: Women With AIDS Die Faster Than Men
Washington Post (12/28/94) P. A7
A University of Minnesota study has found that HIV-infected women have shorter survival rates than men who are HIV- infected. The study, which followed both men and women at health centers around the United States, showed that women with HIV were 33 percent more likely to die than men who were comparably ill. The researchers, led by epidemiologist Sandra L. Melnick, said there was no apparent medical reason for the difference. Women, however, may wait until they are sicker before seeking treatment, or they may receive different treatment, the researchers speculated. Twice as often in women as in men, death was the first sign of HIV progression, while the first signs of disease progression in men were likely to be bouts of pneumonia or fungal infections. The study is not only the largest and longest to explore the differences in HIV disease between genders, but also one of the most representative. Fifty percent of the subjects were black or Hispanic and 20 percent were women. The study's scope included information on homelessness and poverty, both of which are important elements in life expectancy for people with HIV, said Renslow Sherer, director of the Cook County HIV Primary Care Center in Chicago. Related Stories: New York Times (12/28) P. C10; Baltimore Sun (12/28) P. 3A
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Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1994. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
