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DOCN M94A2346
TI Estimation of the number of HIV seropositive patients known to general
practitioners in France.
DT 9412
AU Massari V; Valleron AJ; B3E-INSERM U263, Faculte de Medecine St Antoine,
Paris, France.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):325 (abstract no. PC0233). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370229
AB OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of HIV+ patients recently diagnosed by
the French general practitioners, the total number of HIV+ patients
known to them, and those under their care. METHODS: The study is based
on the French Communicable Diseases Network (FCDN) which links a
representative 1% sample of general practitioners (GPs) who report
epidemiological data to a central computer by electronic mail.
Routinely, the GPs report any request for HIV testing of patients. In
addition, in April 1988 and in October 1992 a specific mailed
questionnaire was sent to each GP of the FCDN. The following questions
were asked: number of HIV+ patients in their practice in 1992, number of
HIV+ patients whom they treated for this infection, and number of
subjects diagnosed HIV+ by them in the last 12 months. RESULTS: Amongst
the 418 (91%) GPs who completed the questionnaire, 177 (42%) have at
least one HIV+ patient in their practice, 120 (29%) treat at least one
HIV+ patient, and 54 (13%) have diagnosed at least one HIV infected
patient during the last 12 months. The mean number of HIV+ patients
known per GP was equal to 1.8 which extrapolates to 88,000 patients
nationally with a 95% confidence interval (C.I.) between 81,000 and
95,000. The mean number of HIV+ patients treated by their GP was equal
to 1.3 (55,000 nationally with a 95% C.I. between 49,000 and 60,000),
and the mean number of recently diagnosed HIV+ patients was equal to 0.2
per GP (11,000 nationally with a 95% C.I. between 10,000 and 12,000).
CONCLUSION: Our estimate of the number of recently diagnosed HIV+
patients shows a decrease from 1988 to 1992 (11,000 vs 30,000). As
back-calculation provides estimates of a cumulative incidence of between
90,000 and 160,000 cases of HIV infection up to the end of 1991, our
results mean that by 1992 between half and all HIV+ patients knew their
serological status.
DE Cross-Sectional Studies Family Practice/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
France/EPIDEMIOLOGY Human HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence
Population Surveillance MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).