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The New York Times - October 20, 1983
A study of 61 Haitians suspected of suffering from AIDS, published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that a disproportionate number with infections linked to the disease lived in the town of Carrefour, "recognized as the principal center of male and female prostitution in Haiti."
The study by Haitian doctors and researchers from Cornell University Medical College also found that 71 percent of patients for whom the information was available reported a history of venereal disease, but only 15 to 24 percent of the men admitted homosexual activity.
The researchers said three bisexual men reported having "sexual relations with American men in both Haiti and the United States," including New York and Miami.
"The identification of bisexual Haitian patients who had had sexual relations with American homosexuals in New York and Miami also provides a link between the two populations," the study said. "There is a very strong bias against homosexuality in Haiti, and our data may underestimate the risk factor."
The study also said that 10 of the Haitian patients who said they were hetrosexual had reported having either lived or traveled outside Haiti.
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