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TI Analysis of personal background of examinees of HIV antibody test at
Municipal Health Centers in Yokohama city.
DT 9412
AU Tsuchida K; Satomi M; Katsushima S; Tabata K; Tsukamoto M; Kohoku
Newtown Health Service Center, Yokohama City, Japan.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):346 (abstract no. PC0320). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370320
AB OBJECTIVES: In Yokohama City, anonymous HIV antibody tests and
counseling services at Municipal Health Centers have been available
since 1987 free of charge since April 1993. To improve and promote our
HIV prevention action, of which antibody testing is considered one of
the most important anti-HIV measures, we made an survey on personal
background of HIV test examinees. METHODS: During the period from April
to December 1993, 3204 examinees took HIV antibody tests at 16 Municipal
Health Centers in Yokohama City. Before testing, questionnaires were
distributed to examinees, asking items on sex, age, date of last HIV
antibody test, reason of taking HIV antibody test and need to pre-test
counseling. RESULTS: Males occupied 66% of examinees. Age of 20's and
30's were 74%. Those who had ever been tested HIV antibody were 18%. As
for the reasons of taking HIV antibody tests, the sexual contact were
64%, and the anxiety about infection from the spouse were 13%. Thirteen
percent of examinees wanted to have pre-test counseling. The average
interval from the last test was about 1 year. DISCUSSION AND
CONCLUSIONS: By the end of 1993 the total number of examinees was 14860,
which is only 0.63% of the population of the age group of 15 to 64 years
in Yokohama City. Examinees who received repeated HIV tests were mostly
young adults of 20's and 30's, and 75% of them had an anxiety about
sexual transmission. These results suggest that more intensive and
effective AIDS prevention education and counseling services should be
carried out for the public, particularly for the young adults.
DE Adolescence Adult AIDS Serodiagnosis/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
Counseling Female *Health Education Human HIV
Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION HIV
Seroprevalence/*TRENDS Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY Knowledge, Attitudes,
Practice Male Middle Age Motivation Risk Factors Urban
Population/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).