Document 1936
 DOCN  M94A1936
 TI    Human rights of HIV infected persons/PWAs in Egypt.
 DT    9412
 AU    Hasan MA; Farag AB; Elkerdawi MM; Arab International Center for Fighting
       Against AIDS, Cairo,; Egypt.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):418 (abstract no. PD0279). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370639
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Human Rights of HIV infeeted persons/PWAs in
       Egypt METHODS: The Arab International Center For Fighting Against AIDS
       has carried out an interview on 78 HIV infected persons/PWAs in Egypt on
       matters pertaining to the society, marriage, assurance of employment,
       medical treatment and care. etc., Statistical data on human rights were
       established. RESULTS: The following results were found: 46 persons did
       not tell any body about their problem. 27 persons attempted suicide. 14
       persons told only their wives, 9 of them abstained from sexual
       intercourse. 3 of them used condoms with sex. 4 were obligated to
       divorce their wives. 6 were expelled from employment. All persons
       complained of unsatisfactory care while in hospitals or at home.
       DISCUSSION & CONCLUSIONS: HIV infected persons & PWAs in Egypt are
       deprived of all human rights, e.g. It is essential to improve the
       picture of these persons in the society, and to correct the wrong belief
       that HIV is contracted only through homosexual relations. This will help
       the society to have a good idea about the correct number of infected
       persons by encouraging them to inform the authorities about their
       problem, and undergoing HIV tests and not to go underground.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY  Divorce  Egypt  Female
       Human  *Human Rights  *HIV Infections/PSYCHOLOGY  Male  Marriage  Sex
       Behavior  Suicide, Attempted  Truth Disclosure  MEETING ABSTRACT

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