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DOCN M94A1932
TI Ethics and med. legal problems in HIV seropositivity communication.
DT 9412
AU Gnarini R; Serpelloni G; Guidetti E; Izzo E; Guarnaccia D; Esposito C;
Liberti A; Sica S; Tarro G; Soscia M; D. Cotugno Hospital, Naples,
Italy.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):419 (abstract no. PD0283). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370643
AB OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: the screening branch working in anonimity, for
HIV C Group monitored from July 1989 until September 1993, 2597 people
exposed to the permanent or discontinous risk of HIV contamination (drug
users, multi-partners, prostitutes, homosexuals and bisexual men, etc.).
RESULTS: we found 153 subjects seropositive to HIV (5.98%), 42.2% of
them drug users, 21.5% ex drug users, 9.4% homosexuals and drug users
homosexuals, 17.4% heterosexuals. These last were 26: 22 women and 4
men. 2284 subjects were, for the first time, informed to be seropositive
or seronegative. As for us, in our capacity of counsellors, we found
lots of problems, ethical and medical expecially, with 4 couples. In
these couples one of the two partners (always male) was seropositive. In
these situations we could not convince the male to inform his partner
about his seropositivity. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: we wondered, and
are still wondering whetel to lor the professional secret prevail or the
interfere activity in order to safe guard the public health, informing
the seronegative subject about the seropositivy of his/her partner.
DE Adult Bisexuality Counseling *Ethics, Professional Female
Homosexuality Human HIV Seropositivity/*TRANSMISSION Italy
*Jurisprudence Male Prostitution *Sex Behavior Substance Abuse,
Intravenous MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).