The Emerging Epidemiology of Rural AIDS
Author: Berry, David
Date Published: 1993
The incidence of AIDS in rural areas is increasing rapidly. However, historically it has been overshadowed by AIDS in the epicenters. From 1991-1992 the increased percentage of cases was higher in nonmetropolitan areas than in any other areas of residence. The rate per 100,000 also increased at almost the same rate in rural areas as in the largest metropolitan areas, defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as having a population of more than 500,000, and in other metropolitan areas of 50,000 to 500,000 population, as designated by CDC.
Date Published: 1993
The incidence of AIDS in rural areas is increasing rapidly. However, historically it has been overshadowed by AIDS in the epicenters. From 1991-1992 the increased percentage of cases was higher in nonmetropolitan areas than in any other areas of residence. The rate per 100,000 also increased at almost the same rate in rural areas as in the largest metropolitan areas, defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as having a population of more than 500,000, and in other metropolitan areas of 50,000 to 500,000 population, as designated by CDC.
