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DOCN M94A2128
TI A survey of acceptability of HIV/AIDS cases in hospitals in Yokohama.
DT 9412
AU Doi R; Ichikawa S; Toba M; Kimura K; Tanaka Y; Kashima Y; Yamada T; Ito
A; Soda K; Dept. of Hygiene, Yokohama City Univ. School of Medicine,
Japan.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):375 (abstract no. PD0108). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370447
AB OBJECTIVE: To evaluate present and future status of the acceptability of
HIV/AIDS cases in hospitals in Yokohama City and to elucidate the
factors affecting the situation. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was
conducted by mailing anonymous self-administering forms to directors of
122 hospitals in Yokohama in October 1993. Inquirelies included present
and future situation regarding treatment and case management of
HIV-infected cases in their hospitals, and the result was analyzed
focusing on the facility to accept HIV/AIDS cases and what is assumed to
be factors influencing the present and future condition. This study was
carried out with cooperation of Yokohama Hospital Association. RESULTS &
DISCUSSION: Reply was gotten from 71 hospitals (response rate 58%).
Among them 54 (76%), were private and others were public, and were
classified by number of beds as follows: less than 100, 41%: 100-200,
30%; 200-300, 10%; above 200, 29%. Six hospitals had ever had one or
more cases of HIV/AIDS patients, while 50 hospitals had never experience
visit of a patient. As for the present situation of medical care of
HIV/AIDS cases, it was revealed that treatment at OPD was available at 8
hospitals (11%), that medical and nursing care could be given to an
inpatient at 5 hospitals (7%) and that 4 hospitals (6%) had facilities
of surgical operation or delivery. On the other hand, 23 or 33% of the
hospitals replied that HIV-infected patients could not be accepted, and
the reasons of inability to accept HIV/AIDS patients are such as
insufficiency of facilities (72%), unprofitable medical cost (46%) and
others. It was suggested that most of the hospitals were not yet ready
or reluctant to accept HIV/AIDS cases, presumably because of the reason
that most of the hospitals had a lack of experience to have visit of a
HIV-infected case.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY Forecasting
Health Services Accessibility/*TRENDS Hospitals, Private/STATISTICS &
NUMER DATA Hospitals, Public/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Human HIV
Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY Patient
Admission/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Refusal to Treat/*STATISTICS & NUMER
DATA MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).