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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
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).