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Document 2585
DOCN M94A2585
TI The public response to a free service for HIV antibody screening and
counselling.
DT 9412
AU Biryahwaho B; Tugume B; Turyaguma P; Virus Research Institute, Entebbe,
Uganda.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):270 (abstract no. PB0510). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369990
AB BACKGROUND: The government of Uganda declared an AIDS epidemic in the
country in 1986. Non-fee paying HIV antibody screening and counselling
was established at UVRI in the same year. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the
impact of a free, voluntary service for HIV antibody screening and
counselling. METHODS: 2661 persons who attended the institute clinic
during 1993 were offered HIV serological testing on request. Demographic
information was collected by questionnaire. A blood sample was taken
with informed consent after pre-test counselling. Subjects were asked to
return after 2 weeks for post-test counselling. Specimens were tested by
Recombigen HIV-1 EIA (Cambridge Biotech, USA) and Wellcozyme HIV
Recombinant EIA (Murex, UK) with Immuno-Blotting (Cambridge Biotech,
USA) as necessary. Impact was measured simply by the return rate for
participants. RESULTS: 2661 persons visited the clinic with the
intention of taking a test for antibodies against HIV and 2654/2661
(99.7%) gave a blood sample after counselling. Overall 628/2654 (23.7%)
persons were seropositive, (285/1472 [19.4%] males and 339/1173 [28.9%]
females; sex was not recorded for 9 persons). Peak attendance was in the
20-29 age group for both males, (839/1472 [57.0%]) and females (657/1173
[56.0%]). Seropositivity was highest (28.6%) in the 30-39 age group for
males and equally high (34.1%) in the 20-29 and 30-39 age groups for
females. The overall return rate for post-test counselling was 49.3%;
1037/1999 (51.9%) for seronegative persons and 270/628 (43.0%) for
seropositive persons. CONCLUSIONS: The wish to know their HIV infection
status is not sustained in 50% of persons presenting for this service. A
number of factors including transport costs, loss of earnings and
anxiety may account for poor return rates and hence loss of impact of
the service. A strong case can be made for completing testing and
counselling on the same visit through the introduction of rapid HIV
testing algorithms.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL
Adult *AIDS Serodiagnosis *Counseling Cross-Sectional Studies
*Developing Countries Female Human HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
Incidence Male *Mass Screening *Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Uganda/EPIDEMIOLOGY MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).