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DOCN M9490146
TI Characteristics of individuals using different HIV/AIDS counseling and
testing programs.
DT 9411
AU Hong BA; Berger SG; AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, Washington University
School of; Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
SO AIDS. 1994 Feb;8(2):259-62. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94318211
AB OBJECTIVE: To describe clinically important differences in the
characteristics of subjects using three distinct HIV counseling and
testing settings: scheduled confidential, scheduled anonymous, and
confidential walk-in. DESIGN: An HIV risk-assessment questionnaire was
given to individuals prior to receiving HIV-antibody testing and
counseling. METHODS: Demographic and behavioral data was analyzed for
each of the three counseling and testing settings. RESULTS: Walk-in
clinic subjects reported fewer high-risk sexual activities and other
risk behaviors than subjects from the other two testing settings. They
also included more individuals who were health-care workers and victims
of sexual assault. CONCLUSIONS: The three distinct HIV counseling and
testing settings each attracted populations with varying degrees of
potential for HIV transmission. The results emphasize the importance of
maintaining multiple approaches to HIV counseling and testing in order
to reach increasingly diverse at-risk populations.
DE Adult Ambulatory Care/CLASSIFICATION/ORGANIZATION & ADMIN/*UTILIZATION
Appointments and Schedules Attitude to Health AIDS
Serodiagnosis/*UTILIZATION Blood Transfusion/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
Comorbidity Confidentiality Ethnic Groups Female
Hemophilia/EPIDEMIOLOGY Human HIV
Infections/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Male
Missouri/EPIDEMIOLOGY Needle Sharing *Patient Acceptance of Health
Care Prospective Studies Prostitution/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
Rape/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Risk Factors Self Disclosure Sex
Behavior/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Substance Dependence/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Urban Population JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).