Document 0112
 DOCN  M9490112
 TI    Prevalence of HIV and associated risk behaviour in attendees at a Dublin
       needle exchange.
 DT    9411
 AU    Johnson Z; O'Connor M; Pomeroy L; Johnson H; Barry J; Scully M;
       Fitzpatrick E; Eastern Health Board, AIDS Resource Centre, Baggot
       Street; Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
 SO    Addiction. 1994 May;89(5):603-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94319279
 AB    The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of HIV infection and
       assess the level of equipment-sharing and unsafe sexual activity among
       attendees at a Dublin needle exchange. Using an anonymous unlinked
       approach, attendees were asked to complete a brief questionnaire and
       provide a sample of saliva for HIV testing. Of the 144 attendees
       eligible for inclusion during the study period, 106 agreed to
       participate and complete a questionnaire, a response rate of 74%. Of the
       81 respondents who submitted a usable saliva sample, 14.8% were HIV
       positive. Half of the respondents claimed that they had not shared
       equipment during the preceding 28 days, but a third had shared with
       multiple partners. Half of the respondents claimed that they had
       multiple sexual partners during the preceding year, but only a quarter
       said that they always used condoms. The prevalence of HIV infection is
       similar to that found in routine linked testing of drug users in
       Ireland. The high level of unsafe injecting and sexual activity makes
       clear the need for more effective health promotion among drug users in
       Dublin.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Child  Condoms  Female  Health
       Promotion  Human  HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
       Ireland/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  *Needle Sharing  *Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior
       Substance Abuse, Intravenous/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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