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Document 0242
DOCN M9550242
TI When patients first suspect and find out they are infected with the
human immunodeficiency virus: implications for prevention.
DT 9505
AU Wenger NS; Kusseling FS; Beck K; Shapiro MF; Department of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles; 90024-1736.
SO AIDS Care. 1994;6(4):399-405. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95134775
AB To evaluate how individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) became aware of their infection, when they first suspected
they were infected with HIV and factors associated with suspecting HIV
infection, we surveyed 227 patients at an urban outpatient HIV clinic.
Though nearly all patients acknowledged risk factors for HIV, 60%
reported that they did not suspect that they were infected until they
received a positive HIV antibody test result. Non-white patients were
less likely to suspect HIV infection prior to testing than white
subjects (p < 0.03). Subjects not suspecting infection more often
received HIV testing through a screening program or during a medical
encounter (p = 0.02) and were less likely to be told by others that they
might be infected (p = 0.001) than patients suspecting infection prior
to testing. Forty-eight percent of subjects who suspected HIV infection
prior to testing waited one year or more before obtaining their HIV
antibody test. Interventions to reduce faulty personal HIV risk
perception are needed to promote earlier HIV diagnosis.
DE *Adaptation, Psychological Adolescence Adult *Awareness AIDS
Serodiagnosis/*PSYCHOLOGY Female Human HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION HIV
Seropositivity/DIAGNOSIS/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Knowledge, Attitudes,
Practice Male Middle Age Risk Factors Sex Behavior *Sick Role
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).