Document 0566
 DOCN  M9480566
 TI    HIV-transmission knowledge in drug users from outpatient facilities in
       Spain. A national survey.
 DT    9410
 AU    Lopez R; Bravo MJ; Barrio G; Lardelli P; Bueno A; de la Fuente L;
       Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of; Granada,
       Spain.
 SO    Drug Alcohol Depend. 1994 Feb;34(3):181-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94307109
 AB    Knowledge of AIDS and its transmission was studied in patients
       undergoing drug-dependence treatment for opiates and/or cocaine. The
       study area included all of Spain and was carried out via a questionnaire
       assessing information about risk practices, HIV serostatus, etc, and 13
       true or false questions concerning HIV-transmission knowledge. The main
       purpose of the present study was to analyse the relationship between the
       level of information found in patients and factors potentially related
       to it, including the practice of high-risk activities for HIV
       transmission, the sources of information and behaviour modification.
       Findings indicate that poor information was associated with the use of
       non-sterile needles, anal-penis sexual relations, non-use of condoms,
       lack of preventive measures in daily cohabitation, and lack of previous
       drug-dependence treatment. Determining factors of being well-informed
       were a high level of education, a longer duration of intravenous drug
       use, and contact with the Health Service as a source of information.
       These findings partially support the need to implement programs aimed at
       improving knowledge about HIV in the population of drug users.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Ambulatory Care  Cocaine
       Female  Human  HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  HIV Seropositivity/TRANSMISSION
       *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Middle Age  Narcotic
       Dependence/COMPLICATIONS/PSYCHOLOGY/REHABILITATION  Needle
       Sharing/ADVERSE EFFECTS/PSYCHOLOGY  Patient Education
       Spain/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Substance Abuse,
       Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS/PSYCHOLOGY/  *REHABILITATION  Substance
       Dependence/COMPLICATIONS/PSYCHOLOGY/REHABILITATION  Support, Non-U.S.
       Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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