Government of New Brunswick


Number of risk factors* by gender among the HIV cases reported in New Brunswick.

Risk Factor

Male

Female

Total

Sexual relations with men

191

43

234

Sexual relations with women

140

1

141

Sexual relations with men and women

61

1

62

Use needles for self-injection of drugs

46

9

53

Received blood products

50

2

52

Received transfusion

22

6

28

Work in a health care setting

12

0

12

Maternal-Fetal Transmission

0

2

2

Other Exposures

18

4

22


Number of risk factors* by gender among the AIDS cases reported in New Brunswick.

Risk Factor

Male

Female

Total

Sexual relations with men

100

15

115

Sexual relations with women

64

0

64

Sexual relations with men and women

29

0

29

Use needles for self-injection of drugs

18

3

21

Received blood products

21

1

22

Received transfusion

10

1

11

Work in a health care setting

7

2

9

Maternal-Fetal Transmission

1

1

2

Other Exposures

7

1

11

*All risk factors for any one case are recorded; one person may have more than one risk factor identified