Table 1

Subcategory of HIV infections diagnosed in the United Kingdom that were probably acquired heterosexually, 1992–2002

Heterosexual subcategory	1992 or earlier	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001*	2002*
*Numbers for recent years will rise as further reports are received. The table will include some records of (a) the same individuals, which are unmatchable because of differences in the information supplied and (b) individuals who left the United Kingdom at some date after diagnosis.
Data source: HIV/AIDS Reports. Reports received by the end of June 2003.
Exposure to “high risk” partner(s) infected through:
Male homosexual intercourse	109	24	21	12	11	10	11	12	13	23	17
Injecting drug use	199	37	31	41	33	49	48	23	22	36	16
Blood/blood products	75	5	2	4	9	6	4	5	2	4	3
Exposure to presumed heterosexually infected partner(s):
Exposure abroad
in Africa	1938	506	534	559	549	642	745	994	1478	2151	2338
in Latin America/Caribbean	62	24	27	14	25	28	32	62	67	82	108
in Asia	66	28	18	39	44	53	78	76	110	97	95
in North America	56	16	9	8	8	10	15	7	6	9	4
in Europe	127	38	36	42	42	50	42	49	46	46	41
in Australasia	6	2	0	2	1	2	4	6	2	5	2
in country(ies) not known	24	0	0	2	7	3	17	0	2	1	1
Exposure in the UK to partner(s) presumed infected
outside Europe	91	17	38	48	42	71	81	90	127	155	153
within Europe	108	42	44	38	29	39	41	48	47	51	35
in country(ies) not known	152	28	30	32	28	31	25	30	27	56	87
Partner(s) exposure category undetermined:
Investigation continuing/closed	24	2	6	10	7	11	17	25	32	113	252
Total	3037	769	796	851	835	1005	1160	1427	1981	2829	3152