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AIDS education for health care workers. 2nd ed. [computer file]: Edwardsville, Kan. : Medi-Sim ; Baltimore, MD : Williams & Wilkins, c1991 4 computer disks ; 3 1/2-5 1/4 in. + 1 manual (6 p.) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301303A; Surawicz N; Kruse M
Living with HIV : conversations with long term survivors. [videorecording]: [Research Triangle Park, N.C.] : Burroughs Wellcome Co., c1992 1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301206A
The Politics, 1965-1992 ; Reform within reach ; The AIDS report. [videorecording]: [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation, c1992 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301211A; Mudd R
Update on AIDS. [videorecording]: [Cherry Hill, NJ] : CME Conference Video, c1992 4 videocassettes 6 hr., 42 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 manual (152 p.) and post-test (3 p.) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301219A; Mann JM
AIDS in Wisconsin : current trends & legal issues. [videorecording]: Marshfield, WI : Marshfield Regional Video Network, [1992] 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301333A; Druckenmiller J; (Producer) Program presents three issues in AIDS: AIDS surveillance in Wisconsin, recent Federal directives, and a chronological report on HIV infected health workers.
Pulmonary manifestations of AIDS. [videorecording]: [Oak Brook, Ill.] : RSNA, c1993 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301214A; Naidich DP; (Producer) A wide variety of pulmonary manifestations of AIDS have been noted, including, in particular, opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, as well as AIDS-related neoplasms such as Kaposi sarcoma. The viewer of this program will learn to evaluate specific subsets of radiographic abnorma
Pandemic. [videorecording]: New York : Thirteen/WNET ; [London?] : BBC Television, c1993 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in (Medicine at the crossroads ; 7) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9301320A; (Producer) Although progress in the scientific understanding of the HIV virus has been made at an amazing pace, there is no quick fix for AIDS. Around the world, treatments for AIDS and other pandemics such as tuberculosis and heart disease are determined primarily by economic and social factors. Realizing this, so
Le SIDA, syndrome d'immunodeficience acquise : manuel a l'usage des professionnels de la sante. 1. ed.: Kigali : Croix-Rouge rwandaise, [1986] 28 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9316063
An Examination of medical care costs of patients with AIDS in Illinois.: [Springfield, Ill.] : The Department, [1989] 16 leaves : ill Health report series ; 88:5) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314613
AIDS & condoms. 1st ed.: Nawala, Sri Lanka : Institute of Comparative Health Policy and Law, 1989 105 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315085; Jayasuriya DC
Neuropsychiatric aspects of AIDS.: Gaters Hill, West End, Southampton : Duphar Medical Relations, 1989 v, 89 p. : ill (Current approaches) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315618; Thompson C
El SIDA e infecciones de alta mortalidad : El Escorial, 1989.: Madrid : Universidad Complutense de Madrid, [1990?] 80 p (Cursos de verano / Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315431; Schuller A
SIDA, tu ne l'attraperas pas--.: [Pessac : Agence francaise de lutte contre le SIDA, 1990] 1 v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315432; Saint Phalle Nd
T'ien hua fen tan pai. Ti 1 pan.: Pei-ching : K'o hsueh ch'u pan she, 1990 vii, 197 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315433; Wang Y
A new model for health and disease.: Mill Valley, Calif. : Health and Habitat ; Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, c1991 x, 205 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314851; Vithoulkas G
AIDS education guide for non-health workers. Rev. May 1990.: Lilongwe, Malawi : The Programme, [1991] i, 20 leaves : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315506
Choice, voice, and dignity : housing issues and options for persons with HIV infection in Canada : a national study.: Vancouver, BC : Centre for Human Settlements, University of British Columbia, c1991 viii, 66 p. : ill (Housing and community planning) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315521; Manson Willms S
Sanctuary : stories from Casey House Hospice.: Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall Canada, c1991 xv, 171 p. : port Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9316039; Conlon P
Einfluss eukaryoter DNA-Methylierung auf Transkription und Latenz von HIV-1 : ein Beitrag zur Aufklarung der viralen Genregulation.: Berlin : VWB, Verlag fur Wissenschaft und Bildung, c1992 x, 111 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314686; Schulze-Forster K
Strategic plan to combat HIV & AIDS in the United States.: [Washington, DC] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [1992?] 52 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314811
Blood group antigen-related glycoepitopes : biological functions and implications in immunogenesis, cancer, and AIDS pathogenesis.: Austin : R.G. Landes, 1992 v, 114 p. : ill (Medical intelligence unit) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314867; Glinsky GV
Aids, Lahmung der Abwehr in Individuum und Gesellschaft. 1. Aufl.: Zurich : Aids-Aufklarung Schweiz, 1992 284 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315049
AIDS up to the year 2000 : epidemiological, sociocultural, and economic scenario analysis for the Netherlands : scenario report. Stuurgroep Toekomstscenario's Gezondheidszorg: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992 xxvi, 314 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315086
AIDS-Pravention und Jugendschutz : Materialien und Dokumente : Bericht uber ein Forschungs- und Praxisprojekt.: Stuttgart : Boorberg, c1992 283 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315087
Coeur et SIDA.: [Reuil-Malmaison : CIBA-GEIGY], c1992 71 p. : ill (Actualities cliniques cardiologiques) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315131; Guillevin L
The Global AIDS strategy.: Geneva : World Health Organization, 1992 v, 23 p (WHO AIDS series ; 11) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315200
Menschen mit HIV und Aids zu Hause pflegen : Pflegen zum Leben : ein Leitfaden fur Spitex-Dienste. 1. Aufl.: Zurich : Aids-Hilfe Schweiz, 1992 59 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315301
Recent HIV seroprevalence levels by country : November, 1992.: [Washington, D.C.] : Health Studies Branch, Center for International Research, U.S. Bureau of the Census, [1992] iii, 37 leaves : ill (Research note ; no. 7) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315375; Corbin J; Studies Branch) ;:no. 7
Aids und Strafrecht : die Strafbarkeit HIV-infizierter Personen beim Vollziehen sexueller Kontakte.: Munster : Lit, [1992?] x, 364 p (Juristische Schriftenreihe ; Bd. 19) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315494; Scheuerl W
Abstracts.: Berlin : Institute for Clinical and Experimental Virology of the Free University of Berlin, 1993 2 v. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314632
HIV, AIDS, and the brain.: New York : Raven Press, c1994 xv, 334 p. : ill (Research publications / Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease ; v. 72) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314718; Price RW; Perry S; Disease ;:v. 72; Disease ;:v. 72
The social impact of AIDS in the United States.: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993 xi, 322 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314854; Jonsen AR; Stryker J; Impact of the AIDS Epidemic; Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences
Immunochemistry of AIDS.: Basel ; New York : Karger, 1993 x, 168 p. : ill (Chemical immunology ; vol. 56) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314921; Norrby E
AIDS, health, and mental health : a primary sourcebook.: New York : Brunner/Mazel Publishers, c1993 xvi, 343 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315088; Landau-Stanton J; Clements CD
AIDS, the winter war.: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1993 xviii, 236 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315089; Kahn AD
Les Comportements sexuels en France : rapport au ministre de la recherche et de l'espace.: Paris : Documentation francaise, c1993 351 p. : ill (Collection des rapports officiels, ISSN 0981-3764) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315137; Spira A
Making connections : adult day health care for people with AIDS.: New York, NY : United Hospital Fund of New York, c1993 vi, 32 p A Practical guide) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315592; Mason L
Manual of HIV/AIDS therapy.: Fountain Valley, Calif., USA : Current Clinical Strategies Pub. International, c1993 85 p. : ill (Current clinical strategies) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315930; Peiperl L
Needle exchange programs : research suggests promise as an AIDS prevention strategy : report to the chairman, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives.: Washington, D.C. : U.S. General Accounting Office, [1993] 33 p Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315964
Pediatric AIDS : clinical, pathologic, and basic science perspectives.: New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Sciences, 1993 xii, 328 p. : ill (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, ISSN 0077-8923 ; v. 693) Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9315633; Lyman WD; Rubinstein A
AIDS & HIV in perspective : a guide to understanding the virus and its consequences.: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994 xx, 268 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314861; Schoub BD
Pediatric AIDS : the challenge of HIV infection in infants, children, and adolescents. 2nd ed.: Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, c1994 xxix, 1040 p. : ill Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/9314765; Pizzo PA; Wilfert CM
Screen test.: Health Serv J. 1993 Jul 1;103(5359):31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93346230; Kennelly J; Tolley K; Royal Free Hospital, London.
The issue's one of confidentiality.: J Emerg Med Serv JEMS. 1993 Aug;18(8):16-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93353072; Stern A; Dickinson E; Department of Emergency Medical Services, Town of Colonie, NY.
Communication and level of AIDS knowledge among homeless African-American mothers and their children.: J Health Soc Policy. 1993;4(4):37-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93357390; Crawford I; Thomas S; Zoller D; Psychology Department, Loyola University, Chicago, IL 60626.; One hundred and thirty residents and their children from eight transitional living shelters in the midwest participated in a study designed to assess their level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS, concerns about susceptibility to the virus, patterns of general communication, and level of comfort in discussing sexual and HIV
Insurance companies' AIDS costs hit $1.4 billion [news]: Mod Healthc. 1993 Aug 30;23(35):38. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93360879; Kenkel PJ
4% of hospitals offer AIDS insurance--survey [news]: Mod Healthc. 1993 Aug 30;23(35):38. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93360880; Burda D
Special report on patient care. CDC issues new recommendations for HIV testing and counseling for patients in acute care settings.: Health Care Law Newsl. 1993 Aug;8(8):16-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93345947; Kadzielski MA; Dickinson ML
Retroviruses: a general overview.: J AHIMA. 1993 Aug;64(8):24. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93350281; Church E
Laboratorians advised to practice 'safe science'. Lab-related findings from the IX International Conference on AIDS.: MLO Med Lab Obs. 1993 Aug;25(8):34-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93354088; Brown JW; Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Raritan, NJ.
On the limited utility of KAP-style survey data in the practical epidemiology of AIDS, with reference to the AIDS epidemic in Chile.: Health Transit Rev. 1993 Apr;3(1):1-16. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93904873; Smith HL; Population Studies Center and Department of Sociology, University of; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.; Population surveys concerning risk behaviours thought to be related to the AIDS epidemic are many. Nevertheless, unfocused inquiry into diffuse behaviours in undifferentiated populations is not productive in low-seroprevalence populations, especially when the point is to design some form of intervention that might
Condom use and the popular press in Nigeria.: Health Transit Rev. 1993 Apr;3(1):41-56. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93904875; Renne EP; Health Transition Centre, Canberra, Australia.; The increased acceptability and use of condoms by men in southwestern Nigeria is reflected in joking references to condoms in the comic-style popular press. Yet these references display an ambivalence about condoms that is mirrored in survey data and in interviews regarding condo
The needle-borne HIV epidemic: causes and public health responses.: Behav Sci Law. 1991 Summer;9(3):287-304. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93905328; Gostin L; American Society of Law & Medicine, Boston, MA 02215.; Needle sharing among intravenous drug users is fueling the modern HIV epidemic. A public health approach to needle-borne infection has three components: prevention and education, availability of sterile injection equipment, and drug treatment. This essay examines the most controversial aspect of this strategy--steri
In search of a psychology of safer-sex promotion; beyond beliefs and texts.: Health Educ Res. 1993 Jun;8(2):245-54. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93905337; Abraham C; Sheeran P; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Dundee,; UK.; Belief and attitudinal change are important to the promotion of safer sexual behaviour. However, the individual decision-making psychology implicit in belief-change models provides only a partial picture of the determinants of sexual behaviour. A broader psychological understanding emphasizing the complex social ski
HIV/AIDS education in further education: a survey.: Health Educ Res. 1993 Jun;8(2):287-96. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93905339; Turner G; Hill F; School of Education, University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK.; This paper summarizes a report prepared for the Health Education Authority on the nature and extent of HIV/AIDS education in further education (FE) for the 16-19 age range. The results are based on a questionnaire survey of all the FE and tertiary colleges in England which was carried out by the authors in 1990. The
Managing HIV-infected employees in the OR.: OR Manager. 1993 Aug;9(8):1, 12-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93347875; Fernsebner B; Patterson P; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Increased azidodeoxythymidine metabolism in the presence of fluorouracil reflects increased thymidine kinase activity Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A1799 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93692740; Darnowski JW; Goulette FA; Dept. of Medicine, Brown Univ. and Roger Williams Hosp., Providence,; RI 02908; Incubating the human colon tumor line HCT8 in media containing 5 uM fluorouracil (FUra) + 5 uM [3H] azidothymidine ( AZT ) for 24 hr results in cellular AZTMP pools of approx 280 pmol/10(6) cells, 10-fold more than observed after incubation in 5 uM AZT
Synergistic in vitro activity of AZT with alpha and gamma interferon (IFN) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A1800 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93692741; Tosi P; Visani G; Ottaviani E; Tura S; Inst. Hematology 'Seragnoli', Italy; We have reported that the antineoplastic activity of AZT is increased by drugs that inhibit de novo dTMP synthesis, such as 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate and hydroxyurea. In the present study, we tested the combinations of AZT + alpha IFN and AZT + gam
Topoisomerase I and II cleavage sites in the long terminal repeat and genomic integration region of HIV-1 (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A2521 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93693474; Pommier Y; Poddevin B; Jenkins J; Kohn KW; Lab. of Molecular Pharmacology, DTP, DCT, NCI, Bethesda, MD 20892; Proviral promoters are located at the U3/R junction of the long terminal repeats (LTR). The present study is the first mapping and sequencing of topoisomerase (topo) cleavage sites in the U3/R LTR region of HIV-1 DNA using a plasmid containing the LTR integrated in a segment of genomic DNA. We find that amsacrine and
Immune reactivity modifications related to uptake of Adriamycin by hematopoietic cells (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A2709 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93693653; Zaleskis G; Ehrke MJ; Maccubbin D; Ujhazy P; Eppolito C; Mihich E; Grace Cancer Drug Center, Roswell Park Cancer Inst., Buffalo, NY 14263; The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between Adriamycin (ADM) uptake by murine spleen and thymus cells and cellular immune parameters after a single low-dose (5 mg/kg iv) ADM injection. ADM treatment resulted in reduced thymic cellularity; the most sensitive cells being CD3(lo)4+8+ T cells decrea
Characterization of T-cell receptor V beta repertoire in ovarian tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A2736 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93693679; Fisk B; Tucker SL; Pollack MS; Flytzanis CN; Ioannides CG; UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030; Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) cultured in media containing IL-2 were shown to mediate antitumor responses. We used polymerase chain reaction to characterize the TCR V beta repertoire of ovarian TIL isolated from three tumor sites of the same patient at the same
Identification of an amino acid in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase important in the binding of the pyrophosphate group of deoxynucleoside triphosphate (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A3238 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93694194; Im GJ; Piras G; Gonzalez CJ; Cheng YC; Dept. of Pharmacology, Yale Univ. Sch. of Medicine, New Haven, CT; 06510; A recombinant clone of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (RT) with reduced sensitivity to AZTTP and a pyrophosphate analog phosphonoformate (PFA) has been obtained from HTLV-IIIB using the polymerase chain reaction. The inhibition constant values for AZTTP and PFA increased 10- and 3-fold, resp
Interaction of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV-1 in HPV-immortalized or tumorigenic cervical cells (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A3243 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93694200; DiPaolo JA; Popescu N; Chen M; Zimonjic D; Berneman Z; Lusso P; NCI, Bethesda, MD 20892; HPV infection is associated with cervical cancer, and HIV appears to be a cofactor that accelerates its development. This study demonstrates that HIV-1 can infect cervical epithelial cells and synergize transactivation induced by HIV-1 tat and molecular clones of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), pZVH14 and pZVB70, which a
Immunodeficient LP-BM5 virus infected mice (MAIDS) fail to develop long-term marrow cultures (LTMC) in vitro, effect of zidovudine (AZT) (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:A549 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93694210; Gallicchio VS; Tse KF; Hughes NK; Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536; We report results of studies examining the ability of AZT to influence the development of LTMC using marrow from normal or MAIDS-infected mice. Normal C57BL6 mice were infected with LP-BM5 MuLV) immunodeficiency virus (10 ug total protein) ip. 5-wk af
Ribozymes as potential therapeutic agents (Meeting abstract).: Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res; 34:592-3 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93694341; Rossi JJ; Bertrand E; Larson G; Kohn D; Zhou C; Wu Y; Snyder D; Beckman Res. Inst. of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010; The uses of nucleic acids as antisense or therapeutic agents have been expanding rapidly due, in large part, to improvements in the automated chemical synthesis of DNA and, more recently, RNA. As therapeutic agents, antisense DNA and RNA have the singular property of being informational drugs with unique target spec
Epidemiological, virological and clinical characteristics of HTLV-I infection in Gabon.: Diss Abstr Int [B]; 53(11):5635 1993. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93696449; Delaporte ED; Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen, Belgium; The purpose of this study was to define (1) the distribution and the mode of transmission of HTLV-I in Gabon , (2) the diagnostic value of HTLV-I serology compared with PCR, and (3) the clinical implications of infection with this virus in Gabon. The distribution of HTLV-I in the gen
Antiretroviral treatment.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):10 (abstract no. PS-03-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333215; Lange JM; Global Programme on AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.; It has been difficult to establish the best time to initiate antiretroviral treatment in order to maximize efficacy and the duration of the response. The issue has become complicated by the emergence of didanosine (ddI) as an alternative to zidovudine ZDV) monotherapy and by reports on superior surrogate marker respon
Development of human HIV vaccines.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):10 (abstract no. PS-05-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333216; Bolognesi DP; Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.; There are now over a dozen vaccine candidates for prevention of HIV infection undergoing immunogenicity and safety testing in low risk volunteers. Based on promising results obtained in such studies, two products have been selected for further evaluation in a modest number of high risk volunteers again to determine if
Molecular targets for interference with viral replication.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):10 (abstract no. PS-03-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333217; Wong-Staal F; Dept. of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla 92093.; Therapeutic intervention of HIV-1 replication can be achieved by interfering with key steps in the virus life cycle, including entry, reverse transcription, transcription, translation, packaging, and virus release. In addition, inhibition of the early, essential regulatory genes, tat and rev, would pre-empt possibilit
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: risk factors and timing.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):10 (abstract no. PS-04-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333218; Peckham CS; OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of the issues relating to risk and rates of vertical transmission. METHODS: Based on the results of prospective studies which follow children born to mothers known to be HIV infected at or before the time of delivery. RESULTS: Published estimates of vertical transmission (vt) rates ra
Tuberculosis and AIDS: treatment, prophylaxis, and public health issues.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):10 (abstract no. PS-04-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333219; De Cock KM; Kassim S; Ackah A; Digbeu H; Abouya L; Coulibaly D; Coulibaly IM; Projet RETRO-CI, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.; OBJECTIVES: To review the public health impact of HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB), and its diagnosis, therapy, and prophylaxis. CONTENTS OF LECTURE: Evidence for association between HIV infection and TB (HIV/TB) includes clinical observations and epidemiological data. The greatest public health impact of HIV/TB is in
A mathematical model of the heterosexual transmission of HIV/AIDS in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):100 (abstract no. WS-C19-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333220; Uche CO; Anderson RM; Dept. of Biology, Imperial College, London.; A mathematical model of the heterosexual transmission of HIV/AIDS in Thailand is described and its properties discussed. Heterogeneity in sexual behaviour is incorporated by stratifying the two sexes into high and low activity classes. Model prediction on patterns of mixing betwe
AIDS in Honduras: modeling the epidemic.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):100 (abstract no. WS-C19-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333221; Nunez C; Hsu L; Zelaya JE; Sweat M; King TD; Forsythe S; National AIDS Control Program/MOH. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.; OBJECTIVE: To project the number of HIV infections, AIDS deaths, and related health impact of AIDS in Honduras through the year 2000. INTRODUCTION: The first AIDS case was reported in Honduras in 1985. Since then, AIDS cases have ri
Estimation of progression of HIV infection among homosexual men using immunological markers and staged Markov models.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):100 (abstract no. WS-C19-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333222; Hendriks JC; Clark WS; Longini IM; Van Druten JA; Van Griensven GJ; Coutinho RA; Municipal Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; OBJECTIVES: To estimate the distribution of progression to stages of immunological markers after HIV infection in a cohort of homo/bisexual men in Amsterdam. METHODS: All homosexual men with two or more visits with immunological measurements, participating in a cohort study in Amsterdam since the end of 1984, were inc
Estimation of the rate of diagnosis of HIV infection in HIV infected individuals.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):100 (abstract no. WS-C19-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333223; Farewell VT; Aalen OO; DeAngelis D; Day NE; University of Waterloo.; Estimation of the rate of diagnosis of HIV infection in a population of HIV infected persons is considered based on AIDS case reports and associated times of first diagnosis of HIV infection. The incorporation of a model for HIV infection diagnosis into the usual backcalculation framework is described. The use of info
HIV infection projections as estimated by non-parametric and semi-parametric models: an application to Italian data.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):100 (abstract no. WS-C19-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333224; Mariotti S; Cascioli R; Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy.; OBJECTIVE: to compare two popular models for estimating and projecting HIV infection in a practical application to Italian AIDS data. METHODS: The non-parametric Regression Decomposition RD) model developed at Harvard by Pagano and co-workers is compared to the classical semi-parametric Backcalculation model proposed
The role of primary infection in epidemic HIV transmission.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):100 (abstract no. WS-C19-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333225; Koopman JS; Jacquez JA; Simon CP; Haber M; U. of Mich.; BACKGROUND: HIV infection onsets during the early epidemic show a rise and fall that is sharp in comparison with the changes in behavior. This difference is striking in the MACS data. A sharp peak in contagiousness during primary infection could explain the infection pattern. METHODS: MACS and associated CCS data from
Assessment and preparation of potential study populations suitable for conducting HIV preventive vaccine efficacy trials.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):101 (abstract no. WS-C20-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333226; Heyward W; Osmanov S; Heymann D; Esparza J; Global Programme on AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva,; Switzerland.; OBJECTIVES: To assess existing cohorts for potential HIV vaccine trials in developing countries, especially in the four countries with WHO-sponsored National Plans for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research, Development and Evaluation ( Brazil , Rwanda ,
Ethical, behavioral, and social prerequisites for conducting HIV vaccine trials in developing countries. The International Collaborative Group on HIV Vaccine Trials.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):101 (abstract no. WS-C20-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333227; Lurie P; Fernandes ME; Bennett A; Koetsawang S; Coates TJ; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), University of California,; San Francisco.; ISSUE: Several investigators are preparing to conduct efficacy trials of HIV vaccines in the developing world. Failure to adequately address the unique ethical, behavioral, and social issues that surround vaccine testing in that setting will jeopardize the success of these trials and future AIDS research in the host n
Feasibility of future HIV vaccine trials in New York City injecting drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):101 (abstract no. WS-C20-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333228; Mannor M; Wolfe H; Des Jarlais D; Krasinski K; Maslansky R; Simberkoff M; New York Univ. School of Med., NY.; OBJECTIVES: (1) To recruit and follow at 3-monthly intervals 500 high-risk HIV-negative (HIV-) subjects who, in the previous 6 months, reported injected drug use or sex with an IDU; (2) to assess seroconversion, and (3) to assess factors affecting recruitment, retention, and interest in participating in preventive vac
Incentives and disincentives to participate in prophylactic vaccine studies.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):101 (abstract no. WS-C20-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333229; Virochsiri K; Temoshok LR; Nitayaphan S; Sukhawarn C; Chinaworapong S; Carr J; Royal Thai Army Medical Department, Bangkok.; OBJECTIVES: In preparation for expected testing of prophylactic HIV vaccines, it is critical to understand whether and why different potential communities might want to participate in such trials, and the anticipated behavioral side effects of participation. METHODS: A questionnaire to assess possible health-related
Preparation for efficacy trials of HIV candidate vaccines: the role of the World Health Organization.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):101 (abstract no. WS-C20-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333230; Esparza J; Osmanov S; Heymann D; Global Programme on AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva,; Switzerland.; OBJECTIVES: To assist national authorities and scientists in developing countries to strengthen the infrastructure that will be required for the conduct of vaccine trials with the highest ethical and scientific standards. METHODS: WHO-sponsored National Plans for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research, Development and Evaluation
The effect of behavior change on estimates of prophylactic HIV vaccine efficacy in field trials.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):101 (abstract no. WS-C20-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333231; Halloran E; Longini I; Struchiner C; Haber M; Brunet R; Emory School of Public Health, Atlanta.; OBJECTIVES: To estimate the bias in prophylactic HIV vaccine efficacy (VE) estimates when vaccinated people increase their exposure to infection. METHODS: Simulations are conducted for blinded and unblinded VE trials with different levels and distributions of behavior change and protection against infection. VE estima
AIDS literacy: developing effective educational materials for Latina women with low literacy skills.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):102 (abstract no. WS-C21-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333233; Quinn EA; Ramos LJ; Martinez M; Fischbach L; Dent C; Department of Family Medicine, University of Southern California, Los; Angeles.; This project developed an economical, easily reproduced, and culturally specific method of creating illustrated educational materials for the prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases for Latina women in Los Angeles County. A participatory model, based on the educational theories of functional literac
Capacity building for evaluation and monitoring in grass roots NGOs.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):102 (abstract no. WS-C21-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333234; Nath LM; Chowdhury S; NGO AIDS Cell, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of; Medical Sciences, New Delhi.; It is the very rare grass roots NGO that has the technical ability to monitor and evaluate its own programmes and projects. Yet without effective monitoring rational midcourse correction is not possible, and without proper evaluation other people can not draw upon the results and experience. The NGO AIDS Cell was set
Developing an HIV prevention intervention for a randomized trial.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):102 (abstract no. WS-C21-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333235; Kamb M; MacGowan R; Rhodes F; Kent C; Hoxworth T; Sweet D; Spitalny K; Project RESPECT; CDC, Atlanta.; BACKGROUND: For a randomized trial evaluating HIV prevention counseling, five urban STD clinics (Long Beach, San Francisco, Denver, Baltimore, Newark) are developing an HIV counseling intervention for STD patients. METHODS: Sites conducted a series of 4- to 6-week pilot studies to develop one acceptable clinic-based,
Monitoring of prevention programmes for migrant communities.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):102 (abstract no. WS-C21-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333236; Haour-Knipe M; Fleury F; Dubois-Arber F; Burgi D; Univ. Inst. Soc. & Prev. Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland.; HIV/AIDS prevention programmes directed towards three of the largest of Switzerland s foreign populations were monitored during their first year of operation. Coordinated by the Federal Public Health Office, three collaborators worked through an NGO AIDS Foundation with Spanish, Portuguese, and Turkish communities. Af
The use of sexually transmitted disease (STD) statistics to evaluate Thailand's HIV prevention program.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):102 (abstract no. WS-C21-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333237; Hanenberg R; Benjarattanapron P; Mugrditchian D; OBJECTIVE: To attempt to corroborate high reported condom use by workers at commercial sex establishments by review of STD incidence rates from the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) clinics. Condom use was reported as 84% in 1992 which was increased from 14% in 1989. METHODS: Unpublished STD statistics from the MOPH we
Clinical survey of 1380 syphilis patients in Leipzig from 1983 to 1991.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):103 (abstract no. WS-C22-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333238; Haustein UF; Pfeil B; Dept. of Dermatology, University of Leipzig, Germany.; 1380 patients with syphilis were observed at our Department in West Saxonia of Germany , with 1.4 mill. population from 1983 to 1991. The incidence of syphilis has increased gradually from 1983 to 1989, but decreased between 1990 to 1991. The number of recent infectious syphilis ca
Estimation of male gonorrhoea incidence, in France, in 1991.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):103 (abstract no. WS-C22-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333240; Goulet V; Broudic I; Pinget R; Meyer L; Reseau National de Sante Publique, Hosp. St Maurice, France.; A study was performed among a national sample of 1/7 of the 4193 microbiological French laboratories. They were asked how many gonococcal infections they have diagnosed during the year 1991. The response rate among the 599 which were sampled was 88%. A mean of 1.82 [1.51-2.13] male gonococcal isolates was declared. Fo
Regional assessment of STD trends in Latin America and the Caribbean.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):103 (abstract no. WS-C22-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333241; Betts C; Zacarias F; STD/HIV Control Program, PAHO/WHO, Washington, D.C.; Given the synergism between HIV and other STDs, surveillance of STDs must provide program and policy decision makers with needed information for developing effective STD/HIV prevention strategies. After a report published in 1981, little information on STDs, other than HIV/AIDS, has been analyzed on a regional basis i
Trends in gonorrhea and HIV infection among urban minorities.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):103 (abstract no. WS-C22-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333242; Frederick W; Delapenha R; Leverette C; Peters B; Prout J; Greaves W; Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC.; Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, education programs have emphasized safe sex practices as an important element in HIV prevention and one way of curtailing the spread of HIV. Among some groups safe sex practices may have been responsible for the decline in AIDS and other STDs which often coexist with HIV infec
Zambian National STD Control Program: a model program.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):103 (abstract no. WS-C22-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333243; Hira S; Sunkutu R; Uniformed Serv Univ Health Sciences, Bethesda.; ISSUE. STD are major public health problem in Zambia . In 1980, upto 10% of outpatient attendances were related to STD. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. The Zambian Ministry of Health launched the national STD Control Program in 1980 with the following objectives: 1. to improve STD management t
A random survey of sexual behavior among males in Mexico.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333244; Izazola-Licca JA; Sanchez-Perez HJ; Basanez-Arriola RA; Tolbert K; Dept of Research, National AIDS Council, Mexico.; OBJECTIVE--To determine the prevalence of HIV-risky sexual behavior among adult males (15-60 yo) in Mexico City, Mexico. METHODS--A random household survey, based on the 1990 census, is currently under way. A total of 13,333 households will be included in the sampling frame. Face to face interviews were performed in t
Condom use trends in a rural district of Uganda, 1989-1992.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333245; Konde-Lule JK; Musgrave S; Kigongo D; Sewankambo N; Serwadda D; Wawer MJ; Makerere Univ.; OBJECTIVES. To evaluate the impact of health education on the frequency of condom use in a high HIV prevalence rural Ugandan district. METHODS. In 1988 the Rakai Project established a community based general population cohort to study the dynamics of HIV infection and to evaluate the effect of health education in the
Dreams--a strategy for getting heterosexual men to take responsibility.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333246; Bagasao T; Migallos G; Kabalikat ng Pamilyang Pilipino Foundation, Manila, Philippines.; AIDS prevention efforts have not singled out heterosexual men to take responsibility for their action even if most often they seem to be in control over negotiation for safe sex with their female partners. Late last year, the Condoms Fight AIDS campaign targeted at heterosexual men was launched in three major key citi
Prostitutes as educators of clients.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333247; Calvet E; Santos de Lima I; Piedade da Silva I; Silveira Felix S; Szterenfeld C; Peterson C; Instituto de Estudos da Religiao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; PROBLEM: A previous study (see Amsterdam, PoC4183) indicated that the two main motives for non-use of condoms in commercial sexual relations were a relationship of trust between FSW and known clients and refusal by clients. Consultation with target public through 13 health agents recruited from FSW revealed a felt nee
Sexual behaviour, social relationships and AIDS prevention in France.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333248; OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of communication in sexual and social relationships and its implications for AIDS prevention. METHOD: In 1992, a telephone questionnaire lasting 15 mn, designed to measure the frequence of homo/bisexual intercourse, intercourse with prostitutes over the past 5 years, multiple partner
Trends in heterosexual condom use in The Netherlands, April 1987-November 1992.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333249; Dingelstad AA; Vroome EM; Paalman ME; Sandfort TG; Utrecht University, The Netherlands.; OBJECTIVE: To monitor condom use in the Dutch general population, non monogamous respondents and respondents between 15-20 year. METHODS: Since 1987, twice a year, approximately 1000 respondents 15-45 year) are interviewed by telephone. To assess developments, data were analyzed with trend analysis. RESULTS: After 5 y
A model AIDS education program for high school students in the Philippines.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):105 (abstract no. WS-D02-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333250; Aplasca M; Monzon O; Santana R; Mandel J; Siegel D; Hearst N; Department of Health Research Institute for Tropical Medicine,; Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: In the absence of school-based AIDS education programs in the Philippines , AIDS information among high school students comes primarily from television and health care providers. This has resulted in high levels of knowledge, but continued behaviors that place ad
A research-based approach to health educational program in secondary schools in Egypt.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):105 (abstract no. WS-D02-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333251; Hasan M; Owida M; Abdelghaffar S; Farag A; Arab International Center for Fighting against AIDS (AICFA), Cairo,; Egypt.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: Development, implementation & evaluation of effectiveness of an educational program on AIDS & SEX education in some secondary schools in Egypt . DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: Our center achieved a complex educational program and evaluation research on its effectiveness that
Evaluation of AIDS education for primary school children in northern Tanzania.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):105 (abstract no. WS-D02-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333252; Klepp KI; Ndeki S; Irema A; Msya M; Lyimo BA; Seha AM; Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway.; A school-based AIDS program designed to increase students awareness and knowledge regarding AIDS, and to strengthen attitudes and social norms discouraging early sexual behavior, was implemented in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions. A written survey was administered to all students participating in the program and to st
New strategy for AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):105 (abstract no. WS-D02-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333253; Lunin I; Hall T; Hearst N; AIDS Prevention Service, S.-Peterburg, Russia.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: Small behavioral changes in sexually active people shows low efficiency of many prevention measures (esp. of sexual education). Description of the project: AIDS prevention measures could be more successfully realised in the frames of proposed emotional cognitive embryogenetic model of sexual education.
Strategies for AIDS prevention education in high schools.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):105 (abstract no. WS-D02-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333254; Gamesh V; Chamdhok K; Kumar S; Saraswathi S; BACKGROUND: Adolescents in schools and colleges are vulnerable groups. Madras, an epicentre of AIDS in India needs immediate attention. It is not enough to merely give information. Our programmes particularly include the self empowerment and collective action approach. OBJECTIVE: To
Training high school teachers as counselors in AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):105 (abstract no. WS-D02-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333255; Luque R; La Casa (The House) Programme, Bogota D.C., Columbia.; As a Non Governmental Organization, LA CASA Programme received financial support from a private foundation to develop an educational project in order to introduce the AIDS prevention into the existing health curriculum. The training was addressed to 80 teachers and counselors from 40 public schools so they could elabo
Actions to strengthen education about AIDS and the prevention of HIV infection, STD and other important health problems in schools.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):106 (abstract no. WS-D03-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333256; Isaksson A; Dhillon H; Sherry J; Sykes O; Baldo M; Jones J; UNESCO/Paris.; This presentation identifies new initiatives in support of school health education about AIDS and the prevention of HIV, STD and other important health problems. It identifies actions that might be taken by international, national and community-based organizations to: 1) advocate for such education, 2) mobilize suppor
Adolescents, language and prevention: semio-linguistic study.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):106 (abstract no. WS-D03-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333257; A number of studies on adolescents and the prevention of AIDS have been carried out from psycho-sociological and behavioral points of view, but little attention has been awarded to the AIDS prevention from a semio-linguistic point of view and in respect to the questions on communication and language that it raises. Th
HIV education in the public schools: high school students speak out.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):106 (abstract no. WS-D03-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333258; Rogers SJ; Birenbaum A; Marsh N; New York State Education Department.; Thirteen focus group interviews were conducted with 150 high school students throughout New York State to determine how teenagers learn about HIV/AIDS, what information students want from an educational program, and how schools can deliver it more effectively. Findings revealed that teenagers learned about HIV/AIDS pr
Myths and rationality: adolescents' decisions to have safe sex.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):106 (abstract no. WS-D03-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333259; Rosenthal D; Moore S; Centre for the Study of Sexually Transmissible Diseases, La Trobe; University, Melbourne, Australia.; In spite of concerted efforts by HIV/AIDS educators, adolescents have been slow to change their unsafe sexual practices. Use of condoms by many young people is still limited or non-existent, especially with partners considered to be regular or long-term. Australian studies of 16- and 18-year-olds have shown that safer
Preparing teachers of young children to talk about HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):106 (abstract no. WS-D03-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333260; Silin J; Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY 10025.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: Increasingly children below the age of eight will need HIV/AIDS education. By the end of the decade, one million children will be orphaned world wide. Those who do not experience the disease through the loss of family or friends, will learn about it from older siblings, more knowledgeable peers and the
Promoting sexual health for the young in Berlin--from schoolwork to community partnership.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):106 (abstract no. WS-D03-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333261; Hachmann M; Jansen-Rosseck R; Senate of Berlin, Department of Health, Germany.; The Berlin Schoolworker Programme , an external AIDS prevention programme for inside school use, reached more than 120,000 pupils as well as parents and teachers by personal communication contacts within a period of 4 1/2 years. Based on these experiences, which were backed up by the results of accompanying scientifi
Cultural and socio/economic factors as an impediment to HIV prevention among rural women in Trinidad and Tobago.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):107 (abstract no. WS-D04-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333262; Kambon A; National AIDS Programme, Trinidad.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: Women in rural areas of Trinidad and Tobago although knowledgeable about HIV transmission are slow to adopt risk reduction behavio
Great move towards the thematic women/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):107 (abstract no. WS-D04-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333263; In the last few years it has been noticed a great move towards the thematic women/AIDS verified by the spread of information therefore the real actions towards this segment seems to fail in avoiding the epidemics development. Innovated actions to an effective prevention against AIDS is urgent regarding this context. T
HIV seropositivity factors and prevalence of risk factors of prison entrants: a multi-center study.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):107 (abstract no. WS-D04-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333264; Balas MN; Facy F; Espinoza P; Service des Urgences Hotel Dieu Paris.; OBJECTIVES: To analyse the prevalence of risk factors and HIV seropositivity in a population of 1009 women entering 12 prisons, 3 of which are in Paris metropolitan area (Ile de France ) and 9 regional site. The population studied represents 25% of the annual flow of women entering 5
Relevant AIDS education for Thai adolescent female workers.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):107 (abstract no. WS-D04-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333265; Cash K; Anansuchatkul B; ChiangMai Univ., Thailand.; Our research compared three AIDS education interventions: peer group, health promoter, materials only interventions. Current conclusions suggest that peer group education is most effective because of the continuing face-to-face communication between peer group members and leaders during working hours, because peer lea5
Risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among lesbian and heterosexual women.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):107 (abstract no. WS-D04-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333266; Weiss SH; Vaughn A; Reyelt C; Mayur RK; Klein CW; Altman R; UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark.; OBJECTIVES: Examine prevalence of behavioral risk factors in women from 2 high HIV prevalence U.S. cities, and the associations with HIV & other STD. METHODS: 115 women were enrolled, examined and interviewed from a community health center 66), AIDS clinic (25) and drug treatment center (24). RESULTS: 57.4% (66/115
Women in developing countries: the case study of economic factors as a function of HIV sexual and behavioural risks among African women.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):107 (abstract no. WS-D04-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333267; Mmari FJ; Medical Aid Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.; OBJECTIVES: To investigate why most young women with sufficient knowledge and information about the dangers of HIV infections have several sexual partners and practise unprotected sex. METHODS: Through self administered questionnaire, 2000 women under 35 years living in Tanzania
Attitudes towards contraception and pregnancy in HIV(+) women female).: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):108 (abstract no. WS-D05-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333268; McCarthy KH; Norman SG; Studd JW; Johnson MA; Royal Free Hospital & School of Medicine, London, England, U.K.; METHOD: A questionnaire was completed at initial gynaecological assessment. RESULTS: 66 HIV+ female mean age 30 yrs: 43 had a male partner & 34 had informed their partner they were HIV+. HIV status was known for 29 females (14 HIV+, 15 HIV-). 21 females reported a deterioration in the relationship since diagnosis,
Intervention development for wives of Ugandan AIDS patients.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):108 (abstract no. WS-D05-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333269; Baingana G; Aliseka P; Byansi R; Hearst N; Mulago Hospital, Kampala Uganda.; OBJECTIVES: To assess risk perception, attitudes, psychological and socio-cultural support systems that women partner s of men with AIDS have, and use this as a basis of development of an appropriate health education intervention. METHODS: Women partner s of men admitted with AIDS on a medical ward, Mulago hospital Ka
The transforming impact of HIV seropositive as educators.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):108 (abstract no. WS-D05-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333271; Bellucci S; Hayashi R; Hebling E; Centro Corsini, Campinas-SP, Brazilian.; OBJECTIVE: Bring up responsible self protecting attitudes against HIV contamination and supporting social response towards HIV seropositive persons. FOCUS GROUP: Poor women in 7 day-care centers in the fringe of Campinas a 900,000 inhabitants industrial city, 100 km from S. Paulo, Braz
Women & AIDS in Germany--results of a four years pilot-programme of the German Ministry of Health.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):108 (abstract no. WS-D05-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333272; Elfriede S; Leopold B; Sozial Paedagogisches Institut Berlin, FRG.; 8.8% of all AIDS-cases registered in the FRG since 1982 including December 1992) are women, (total number: 810 women among 8,395 cases). Nearly 50% of these women were infected through i.v. drug abuse, nevertheless heterosexual transmission cannot be excluded. Heterosexual HIV-infections among women are increasing (ne
Women and HIV/AIDS in Russia.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):108 (abstract no. WS-D05-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333273; Savelyeva IV; Savelyeva MV; Gardner KJ; Int. Center for Better Health, Moscow, Russia.; PROBLEM: Women represent over two-thirds of officially registered adult HIV/AIDS cases in Russia , and over half of those infected through heterosexual contact. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the reasons why women in Russia are disproportionately infected with HIV, and suggest an approp
Developing a strategy for urban aboriginal AIDS education and prevention.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):109 (abstract no. WS-D06-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333274; Rekart ML; B.C. Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.; OBJECTIVE--To raise the level of AIDS awareness among urban aboriginals and to prevent HIV spread in this population. METHOD--To encourage and support urban aboriginal leaders and workers to come together to develop their own strategy for AIDS education and prevention. RESULTS--An urban aboriginal umbrella organizatio
Native American Indian traditions increasing the quality of living for persons with HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):109 (abstract no. WS-D06-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333275; Lidot T; Indian Health Council, Inc.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: Psycho-social stressors, self-esteem and self image and their affect on the quality of life for individuals living with HIV/AIDS; lack of integration and balance of mental, spiritual, emotional and physical components of self. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: Indian Health council, Inc., HIV/AIDS Prevention Educ
Sexuality/AIDS awakening program for indigenous women (northwest Argentina).: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):109 (abstract no. WS-D06-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333276; Caride C; Taller Permanente de la Mujer-Buenos Aires, Argentina.; We ll talk about workshops made with indigenous peasant women in Northwest Argentinian Andean border. They were about the links between AIDS and women s sexuality. Indigenous women are not prepared to prevent AIDS and their own knowledge and beliefs about sexuality play against their possibility to avoid it. Workshops
Socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on the Australian Aboriginal community.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):109 (abstract no. WS-D06-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333277; The theme of my paper is on how the poor socio-economic standing of Aboriginal Australians has and continues to impact upon our assessing viral treatments, culturally appropriate support programmes and hinders preventative education, all factors in prolonging life. It is no secret Aboriginal people in Australia are am
Training ethnic minorities (EM) in northern Thailand (NT) to develop and use culturally relevant AIDS educational (AE) materials.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):109 (abstract no. WS-D06-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333278; Jirakun A; Brown K; Vickery L; Chumui D; Pornsakunpaisan K; Harbison J; Health Project for Tribal People, Thailand.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: a) AIDS is spreading rapidly in NT where > 70% of EM reside; b) EM have not been reached by existing Thai AE programs due to cultural differences and suspicion of outsiders; c) lack of AE materials relevant to EM. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: EM representatives without previous experience in AIDS interventio
Empowerment of Malaysian PWA's--issues, barriers and strategies.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):11 (abstract no. PS-06-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333279; Singh JJ; Positive Living, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; This presentation will focus on issues and barriers to the empowerment of PWA s in Malaysia with specific reference to cultural, political and economic issues which differentiate developing country PWA empowerment models from those existing in the North. The author will discuss s
HIV pathogenesis and long-term survival.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):11 (abstract no. PS-05-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333280; Levy JA; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.; As with other viral diseases, HIV infection has its long-term survivors. These individuals have characteristics that distinguish them from other infected individuals who progress to disease. Among these differences are infection with a virus with relatively little destructive effects on CD4+ cells most likely caused b
Mycotic infections in patients infected with HIV.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):11 (abstract no. PS-07-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333281; Sirisanthana T; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University,; Thailand.; Mycotic infections are common in patients infected with HIV. Candida species are the most common causative organisms. They are discomforting rather than life threatening, because systemic candidiasis is uncommon. Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of meningitis. It can also cause disseminated disease. The occurr
Progress in therapy and prophylaxis of opportunistic infections.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):11 (abstract no. PS-07-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333282; Weller IV; Academic Department of Genito Urinary Medicine, University College; London Medical School, U.K.; The effect of antiviral monotherapy on the natural history of HIV infection would appear to be modest and transient. Currently and for the immediate future important clinical benefits might be expected from advances in the prophylaxis and management of the life threatening opportunistic infections, in a setting of pat
Social and economic determinants of vulnerability to HIV.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):11 (abstract no. PS-06-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333283; Bassett MT; Depart. of Community Medicine, Univ. of Zimbabwe Harare.; Understanding of HIV transmission between individuals offers little insight into the emerging uneven worldwide distribution of infection. The brunt of the epidemic is borne by the poor, marginalized and powerless. Already 75% of all HIV-infected people reside in developing countries, a proportion expected to rise to 9
STD control for HIV prevention.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):11 (abstract no. PS-06-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333284; Laga M; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.; Sexual spread of HIV is occurring at strikingly different rates in different parts of the world. The determination of controllable factors that facilitate sexual transmission of the virus is of paramount importance in the search for more effective HIV control strategies. There is now increasing evidence, both epidemio
Bisexually active men's practices and strategies for HIV: implications for education and prevention.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):110 (abstract no. WS-D07-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333285; Crawford J; Rodden P; Kippax S; National Centre in HIV Social Research (MU) Macquarie University,; Sydney, Australia.; AIM: To investigate sexual practices of bisexually active men and the responses of these men to HIV/AIDS compared with those of men who have sex only with men. METHOD: A large national telephone survey of men who had sex with men was conducted in mid 1992. 2,583 men were interviewed on sexual practices and their conte
Results of WHO/GPA 7-nation homosexual response studies.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):110 (abstract no. WS-D07-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333286; Coxon AP; Project SIGMA, Univ of Essex, Colchester, U.K.; OBJECTIVE: To report and compare preliminary findings from 7 national sites collaborating in WHO/GPA Homosexual Response Studies. METHODS: The sites are: Israel , England & Wales, Austria , Netherlands ,
Science, gay men and AIDS: new directions for research.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):110 (abstract no. WS-D07-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333287; Davies PM; Weatherburn P; Hickson FC; Project SIGMA, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.; OBJECTIVES: To suggest new avenues for research relative to the design of interventions for gay and bisexual men. METHODS: Meta-analysis of existing and current research. RESULTS: The second decade of AIDS has begun with a stagnation of scientific understanding of unsafe sexual behaviour among gay and bisexual men. Th
Sexual behaviour of gay and bisexual men in eight European countries. EC-concerted action on AIDS/HIV prevention strategies--Working Group on Homo/Bisexual Men.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):110 (abstract no. WS-D07-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333288; Bochow M; Dubois-Arber F; Schiltz MA; University of Lausanne, Switzerland.; OBJECTIVES: To compare the sexual behaviour and the risk reduction strategies of gay and bisexual men in 8 european countries. METHODS: A questionnaire including 44 core questions for all 8 particip. countries was circulated mainly in gay journals in summer and autumn 1991 in A, CH, D, DK, F, GB, I, NL. As of February
Sexual satisfaction, sexual risk-taking and behaviour change among gay and bisexual men. Canadian AIDS Society.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):110 (abstract no. WS-D07-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333289; Myers T; Godin G; Calzavara LM; Lambert J; Locker D; University of Toronto, ON., Canada.; OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between sexual risk behaviour, behaviour change and sexual satisfaction among gay and bisexual men. METHOD: 4,803 gay and bisexual men were recruited though gay-identified venues, in 35 cities across Canada and completed a questionnaire concern
Two worlds of risk: gay male bar patrons need special AIDS prevention interventions.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):110 (abstract no. WS-D07-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333290; Ekstrand ML; Stall R; McKusick L; Kegeles S; Hoff C; Catania J; Coates T; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, (CAPS) UCSF.; OBJECTIVE: To examine rates and psychosocial correlates of unsafe sexual behavior among gay and bisexual men in two cities Portland, OR, Tucson, AZ) outside the major U.S. AIDS epicenters. To examine whether these rates and correlates differed among community-based and bar samples in these cities. METHOD: Gay men in b
An HIV/STD prevention program for homosexually active men who do not necessarily identify themselves as gay in Lima.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):111 (abstract no. WS-D08-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333291; Caceres C; Rosasco A; Asoc. VIA LIBRE, Lima, Peru.; OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an HIV/STD prevention program targeting non-gay identified homosexually active men. METHODS: Based on a needs assessment, a 3.5 hour workshop was designed to improve HIV/STD risk perception, increase motivation and skills to prevent HIV/STD, and develop solidarity toward PWHIV. Varied methodolog
Assessment of transsexual and homosexual activity in Madras, India.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):111 (abstract no. WS-D08-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333292; Oostvogels R; Kantharaj K; Radhakrishnan KM; Menon S; STD Institute, Madras, India.; OBJECTIVE: To provide authorities concerned with the data necessary for designing the strategies for prevention of HIV transmission in the circuits of men who have sex with men and transsexuals in Madras. METHODOLOGY: The main method of research was participant observation. A team of researchers from among the high ri
Female sexual partners of bisexual men: what they don't know might hurt them.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):111 (abstract no. WS-D08-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333293; Stokes J; McKirnan D; Burzette B; Vanable P; Univ. of Ill, Chicago.; Data is from anonymous interviews with 467 men (219 White [W] and 248 African-American [AA]) who reported sex with both a male and a female in the past three years. Recruitment methods included print ads (29%), snowballing (19%), and outreach workers in the community (34%) and in straight and gay bars (18%). Research
HIV and safe sex education for young men who have sex with men.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):111 (abstract no. WS-D08-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333294; Mackie B; Spina A; AIDS Council of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; OBJECTIVES: To provide safe sex HIV/AIDS education to young men under the age of 26 years) who have sex with men, in the Sydney, NSW, metropolitan area. The project is designed to bring about behavioural changes within the target group, supporting them in practicing and maintaining safe sexual practices. METHOD: This
Men who have unsafe sex with other men.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):111 (abstract no. WS-D08-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333295; Bartos M; McLeod J; Nott P; Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, Canberra.; In 1992 the Australian Department of Health commissioned a research project on the educational needs of men who have sex with men who do not identify with the gay community. The research was designed to inform the second stage of an educational campaign, the first stage of which had targeted gay and bisexual men. The
MESMAC is a three year pilot project.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):111 (abstract no. WS-D08-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333296; Lynch F; Taylor J; Spyrou K; Faisal J; Joe T; Eisenstadt K; MESMAC Project, Health Education Authority, London, UK.; OBJECTIVES. MESMAC is a three year pilot project funded by the Government Health Education Authority and based at four different sites in England. METHODS. The project works with men who have sex with men (MWHSWM) to a community development methodology. Each site has a different target group: Black MWHSWM, MWHSWM unde
Bisexuality, drug use, & prostitution among men intercepted in urban neighborhoods with high IDU prevalence.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):112 (abstract no. WS-D09-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333297; Beeker C; Schnell D; Higgins D; Sheridan J; O'Reilly K; AIDS Demonstration Projects, CDC, Atlanta, GA.; OBJECTIVE: To compare sexual practices, drug use and HIV-antibody status among behaviorally bisexual, homosexual, and heterosexual men intercepted on the street in three U.S. cities. METHODS: During 11/91-9/92 in Dallas, Denver and Long Beach (CA), repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted at street locations id
Cross cultural similarities in AIDS risk reduction among injecting drug users.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):112 (abstract no. WS-D09-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333298; Des Jarlais DC; Choopanya K; Frischer M; Lima E; Friedmann P; Friedman SR; Beth Israel Med. Center, NYC.; OBJECTIVE: To compare risk reduction processes among injecting drug users in different cultures. For all of the cities included in the analysis, risk reduction by IDUs has led to reduced rates of HIV infection. METHODS: A WHO developed questionnaire was administered to samples of injecting drug users in Bangkok,
Household seroprevalence survey in three high-risk Chicago neighborhoods: HIV pathways between high-risk and general populations.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):112 (abstract no. WS-D09-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333299; O'Brien M; Murray J; Wiebel W; Dept of Epid/Bio, Univ of Ill., Chicago.; Risk for HIV in residential samples from 3 Chicago inner-city neighborhoods was studied. Neighborhoods were selected for study because of their high concentrations of street IDU. HIV seroprevalence among IDU in these neighborhoods followed since 1988 is approximately 30%. Non-IDU residents of these areas are considere
HIV-infection and social marginality in i.v.-drug users.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):112 (abstract no. WS-D09-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333300; Dobler-Mikola A; Zimmer Hofler D; Uchtenhagen A; Socialpsychiatric Service, Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich,; Switzerland.; Since the late eighties there has been increasing proportion of AIDS cases linked to intravenous drug use. HIV-infection among addicts, however, does not seem to be a result of i.v.-drug use per se but there is some evidence that psychosocial and behavioral characteristics are important intervening factors in the spre
Peer education among IDUs in Baltimore (US) and Sydney Australia): similarities and differences within a model of peer education.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):112 (abstract no. WS-D09-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333301; Burrows D; Price C; AIDS Association, Sydney, Australia.; An HIV explosion has occurred among injecting drug users (IDUs) in many countries in the developed and developing world. The paper describes peer education programmes currently under way in Baltimore (where around 25% of the city s 40,000 IDUs are HIV-positive) and Sydney (with about 5% of its 60,000 IDUs HIV-positi
Street work and needle exchange machines as complementary strategies of HIV harm reduction among active drug users: an Italian model.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):112 (abstract no. WS-D09-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333302; Agnoletto V; Tradati C; Ceserani N; Capra E; Andolina P; Lesmo C; L.I.L.A., Milano, Italia.; PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE: Modification of risk behaviors which can lead to the acquisition of HIV and HBV among drug users not in contact with other health services in San Giuliano, a suburb of Milan. METHODOLOGY: Using a mobile unit, drug users were contacted and given the opportunity to access counselling service as well
A larger concept of PEER EDUCATION: the experience of programa Pegacao".: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):113 (abstract no. WS-D10-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333303; Longo PH; Nucleo de Orientacao em Saude Social (NOSS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; OBJECTIVES: As the concept of PEER EDUCATION has been widely discussed, present other education activities more effective for the target group than the simple relationship among peers/Provide recommendations for PEER EDUCATORS training based in the 4 years experience of Programa Pegacao , a program for male prostitut
A qualitative investigation of condom use negotiation among prostitutes in Singapore.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):113 (abstract no. WS-D10-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333304; Wong ML; Archibald C; Roy KW; Chan C; Goh A; Goh CL; Tan TC; Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National; University of Singapore.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: A previous study found prostitutes in Singapore to succeed only half the time in getting clients to use condoms. Condom use negotiation is a complex communication activity that is influenced by clients characteristics, prostitutes self-efficacy and negotiation c
Ethnography of prostitution in Kamathipura and Khetwadi sections of Bombay, India.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):113 (abstract no. WS-D10-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333305; Oostvogels R; Karamade A; Bombay Municipal Corporation.; OBJECTIVE: To provide the authorities concerned with an ethnographic picture of the situation in Kamathipura and Khetwadi red light areas. The ethnographic picture of the situation allows develop questionnaires for a structured survey. On the basis of data collected, strategies and plan for intervention aimed at preve
Factors related to condom use among female commercial sex workers CSW's) in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):113 (abstract no. WS-D10-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333306; Chongvatana N; van Griensven G; Nartoratarn C; Likhityingvara C; Ngaokaew S; Absornthanasombat T; Department of Public Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.; OBJECTIVE: To identify demographic and behavioral factors related to condom use among female CSW s in Thailand . METHODS: During a cross sectional survey in May 1992, interviews were taken from 1,012 female CSW s sampled from direct (brothel) and indirect bar, club, etc.) types of
Sexual behaviour of German (sex) tourists.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):113 (abstract no. WS-D10-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333307; Kleiber D; Wilke M; Psychology Departement, Free University of Berlin, FRG.; OBJECTIVES: Sex-tourists are regarded as a high-risk group for the international spread of HIV. Little is known, however, about their actual sexual behaviour and about suitable preventive measures. In a study supported by the German Ministry of Health BMG), German tourists, who had sexual contact with the local popula
The importance of peer distribution of condoms to prostitutes.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):113 (abstract no. WS-D10-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333308; Tchupo JP; Manchester T; Monny Lobe M; Buschel R; Population Services International/Cameroon (PSI).; OBJECTIVES: Increase condom usage rate by prostitutes and their clients. METHODS: Recruitment of prostitute leaders in Yaounde, Douala, and Ebolowa. Training in counseling, communication and marketing techniques. Educational discussions, plays and condom sales in places frequented by prostitutes and their clients. RES
AIDS in Argentinian prisons in 1993.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):114 (abstract no. WS-D11-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333309; Barberis D; BACKGROUND: In 1987, the Federal Penitentiary Service conducted massive testings in prisons of B.A. ( Argentina ). They selected 400 individuals and 17% of such cases tested positive. These people living with HIV are left with no protection at all, due to the lack of penitentiary
HIV infection among Italian prisoners. The incompatibility of AIDS diagnosis and imprisonment.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):114 (abstract no. WS-D11-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333310; Monarca R; Starnini G; Lepri F; Caterini A; Penitentiary of Viterbo S. Sani Penitentiary of Ancona, Italy.; The dilapidated conditions of most Italian prisons and the high percentage of HIV infected drug-addicts and prostitutes among the inmates make the control of the diffusion of the infection very difficult. Recent legislations (1990) have entrusted the Prison Administrations with new important duties which attempt to ma
HIV/AIDS in prisons--Chile.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):114 (abstract no. WS-D11-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333311; Bustos P; Arredondo A; Child R; Comision Nacional de SIDA, Minsal.; PROBLEM: There are 180 penitentiary units in the country, with approximately 21,000 prisoners. 80% inmate population is younger than 30 years and over 95% male. No national mandatory screening policy has been established. HIV testing is voluntary for chilean inmates, so refusing is a known discrimination factor for ot
Sexual behavior and prevalence of STDs among detained adolescent females in U.S.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):114 (abstract no. WS-D11-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333312; Oh MK; Berman S; Pass RF; Cloud GA; Fleenor M; University of Alabama, Birmingham.; Detained adolescents are at risk for many social, emotional and medical problems. This study was undertaken to assess STD risk of detained female adolescents in a U.S. city. Sexual behavior and STDs were assessed in 163 (age 15.1 +/- 1.3, range 11-18; 64% black) sexually active girls admitted to a youth center. Each d
W.H.O. guidelines on HIV/AIDS in prisons: a comparison between the 1987 and 1992 versions.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):114 (abstract no. WS-D11-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333313; Schaller G; University Institute of Legal Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.; The 1987 W.H.O. statement on prevention of AIDS in prison has recently been updated, in the form of guidelines , by a consultation in which developing countries were well represented. The 1992 recommendations address the problems of developing countries more directly: Adequate material and resources must be available
When HIV is not the issue. Assessment of the HIV and non-HIV related needs of prisoners and former prisoners.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):114 (abstract no. WS-D11-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333314; Mahon N; Machon S; Correctional Association of New York, New York 10003.; ISSUE: Correctional officials conservatively estimate 17.8% of the 63,000 inmates in New York State prisons are living with HIV, while prison advocates and prisoners themselves place the number between 50 and 80%. Despite these alarmingly high seroprevalence rates, HIV education remains largely unavailable and unrespo
Conducting policy-relevant research: the first comprehensive, United States government-funded evaluation of needle exchange programs (NEPs) in North America.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):115 (abstract no. WS-D12-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333315; Chen D; Lurie P; Bowser B; Kahn JG; Sorensen J; Jones TS; Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San; Francisco.; OBJECTIVE: To assess the public health impact and sociopolitical contexts of NEPs in the United States and Canada . APPROACH: Sixteen research questions, including descriptions of NEPs, populations reached, community responses, and effects on behavio
Current experiences with methadone in the treatment of injection drug users with HIV infection in Germany.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):115 (abstract no. WS-D12-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333317; Golz J; Current demand exceeds the availability of chemical dependency treatment in Germany . Only 4% of IDU s hold a place in longterm abstinence therapy, of which 25% remain abstinent after treatment. Only about one percent of IDU s stay off drugs without therapeutical interventions. Met
Needle exchange for HIV-control in The Hague, Netherlands: an outreach service with IVDU's as intermediaries.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):115 (abstract no. WS-D12-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333319; Beaumont WJ; de Jongh-Wieth FE; Slijngard WE; van der Boor A; van Kleef R; de Wildt GR; City Health Department, The Hague, Netherlands.; An outreach City Health team provides needle-exchange and health education to IVDU s who are not in contact with the regular health services. In 1991, during 500 visits to private homes and visits to areas where male and female prostitutes are permitted to solicit, 100,000 needles and syringes as well as 40,000 condom
Combining alternative communication and participatory processes as a form of peer education.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):116 (abstract no. WS-D13-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333321; Pinzon A; Velandia M; PATH seconded to AIDSCAP/Family Health International, Arlington, VA.; OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that alternative, interpersonal and participatory communication among peers can initiate an educational process that fosters behavioral change in target populations. Target populations are not used simply to validate materials but to establish messages and informational contents generated fro
Interagency partnerships--for HIV/AIDS health education in eastern & central Europe.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):116 (abstract no. WS-D13-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333322; Bristow K; Apostolesu S; McCreery R; AIDS Care, Education & Training (ACET), London, UK.; ISSUE: Interagency partnerships at the level of national government, UN agencies and international NGOs are essential for HIV/AIDS prevention strategies in Eastern and Central Europe. DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIP: The partnership formed in June 1991 between the Romanian Government, UNICEF and ACET successfully establish
Management seminars; strategy for AIDS care and prevention.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):116 (abstract no. WS-D13-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333323; Siame DC; Mwilu R; Chaava T; Chela C; Sulwe C; Salvation Army Chikankata Hospital, Zambia.; From July 1989, the Chikankata AIDS Care and Prevention Department has been conducting a five-day seminar each month. The seminar is primarily for health professionals and others from within Zambia and the region who are currently involved in or need to start AIDS care and preventi
Organizing South African traditional healers to mount sexually explicit AIDS prevention initiatives.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):116 (abstract no. WS-D13-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333324; Manci M; Zokwe B; Dupree JD; Green EC; Traditional Doctors AIDS Project, South Africa.; BACKGROUND: Recent local studies confirm 80+% of South Africa s black population see traditional healers. It is essential to recruit them into AIDS prevention in their practices, as well as into the training of other healers. METHOD: Five national healers organizations consulted by AIDSCOM/AIDSCAP sent an equal number
The HIV Project Centre Primary Care Mentor Program.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):116 (abstract no. WS-D13-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333325; Berger P; Rachlis AR; Peter AM; Hettiarachchi D; Klein A; University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: Of the more than 6,500 registered primary care physicians in Ontario, Canada , approximately 40% of all HIV patients are cared for by a group of only 38 physicians in Metro Toronto. In an attempt to address this problem, the HIV Project Centre Primary Care Mentor Prog
The 17 multidisciplinary AIDS education/training centers (AIDS ETCS) of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS).: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):116 (abstract no. WS-D13-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333326; Macher A; Rivo M; Mullan F; Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, USPHS,; Rockville, MD.; ISSUE: Educating and updating primary care providers of diverse disciplines and ethnicity, in both rural and metropolitan communities, about HIV disease and its related complications is a formidable challenge to our complex and scattered health care system. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: The USPHS is funding a major nationwi
Community involvement in HIV/AIDS prevention: the TASO approach.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):117 (abstract no. WS-D14-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333327; Kabanda M; Coghlan A; Mulindwa-Sempungu S; Katende M; Musungu M; ISSUE ADDRESSED: Because of the heterosexual nature of HIV transmission, high prevalence rates and limited resources in Uganda , communities must be more involved in designing and implementing HIV/AIDS prevention programmes. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In 1990 The AIDS Support Organisation
Creating a gay network as part of community-based AIDS prevention in Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):117 (abstract no. WS-D14-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333328; Oetomo D; Rianto JJ; Gaya Nusantara/Hotline Surya, Surabaya, Indonesia.; Working with mainstream AIDS NGOs has proven beneficial to gay support groups in several locations in Indonesia . The success story of the partnership of Gaya Nusantara, a gay group, and Hotline Surya, an AIDS NGO, will be told. It is necessary to reach out to gay communities in
Experience of a community based AIDS prevention program in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand (NT).: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):117 (abstract no. WS-D14-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333329; Thepjak P; Chiu J; Harbison J; Marksuk S; Chaisiri N; Sripanich R; ACT Center, Chiang Mai.; ISSUE/PROBLEM: NT is an area of high HIV prevalence. Community efforts along with government programs are needed to slow the epidemic. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: The Chiang Mai AIDS Counselling and Training (ACT) Center opened in 7/91 to provide: 1) public AIDS education (AE); 2) Anonymous HIV counselling and testing; 3)
Net work among NGOs.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):117 (abstract no. WS-D14-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333330; Dhanammal G; Nataraj S; South India AIDS Action Programme, Madras.; INTRODUCTION: NGOs already working in the field of community health work in Tamil Nadu offer a parallel support system to their respective communities. Our aim was to reach out to the general public especially in rural areas and to create an awareness about HIV/AIDS. STRATEGY: Instead of NGOs being established to hand
Positiv e.V.--the Federal Meetings of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Germany.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):117 (abstract no. WS-D14-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333331; Doms U; Vorhagen W; In May 1986 the first meeting of people living with HIV was held at the Free Conference House Waldschlosschen near Gottingen, initiated by persons affected. The response to the meeting was remarkable. For the first time in their lives many of the participants experienced a community of solidarity, where they could s
Rural Saskatchewan and HIV/AIDS: facilitating a community response.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):117 (abstract no. WS-D14-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333332; Botting A; Paveling LA; Wushke R; AIDS Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.; In the province of Saskatchewan, Canada (pop. 1,000,000) one-fifth of HIV/AIDS patients are in rural areas. Many persons with AIDS return from urban areas to communities of origin for care and support. Since November, 1991, AIDS Saskatoon, a community-based organization serving cen
An educational program for the secondary prevention of HIV/AIDS and empowerment of seropositive persons in Lima.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):118 (abstract no. WS-D15-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333333; Rosasco A; Caceres C. Asoc. VIA LIBRE, Lima, Peru.; OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an educational intervention aimed at secondary prevention and empowerment of PWHIV in Lima. METHODS: A weekly four-session program was designed to increase motivation for secondary prevention, provide relevant biomedical/nutritional information, promote safer sex, discuss psychosocial aspects an
Early intervention for HIV infection among gay men in two secondary AIDS epicenters.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):118 (abstract no. WS-D15-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333334; Stall R; Ekstrand M; Hoff C; Paul J; Catania J; Coates T; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, (CAPS), Univ. California-San; Francisco.; OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of early intervention treatment for HIV infection among gay/bisexual men in two secondary AIDS epicenters in the United States (Portland, Oregon and Tucson, Arizona). METHODS: Gay men were sampled using two methods: 1) a list-frame household teleph
Living with HIV and AIDS: the problems of mortality.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):118 (abstract no. WS-D15-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333335; Rinken S; European University Institute, Florence, Italy.; In Western industrialized societies, death has, in the course of the 20th century, become a taboo. This statement is a commonplace neither the reasons, nor the consequences of which have properly been understood as yet. People are generally not ready to acknowledge themselves as mortal: death is generally not taken in
Medical and psychological characteristics of extended longterm survival with AIDS: a follow-up study.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):118 (abstract no. WS-D15-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333336; Remien RH; Rabkin J; Katoff L; Wagner G; HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NY State Psychiatric; Institute, NY.; OBJECTIVES: (1) To identify predictors of extended longterm survival with AIDS; (2) To assess the psychological status and quality of life of longterm survivors in the context of prolonged physical and psychological challenge and multiple loss. METHODS: We conducted a one-year follow-up study of AIDS longterm survivor
Recruiting and retaining asymptomatic HIV-seropositive individuals in HIV risk reduction (RR) education programs.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):118 (abstract no. WS-D15-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333337; Schindler SE; Jones P; Menzer J; West GR; Valdiserri RO; Hinman AR; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia.; OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of four one-year programs funded by USCM in recruiting and retaining asymptomatic HIV-seropositive clients (i.e., injecting-drug users and women) in HIV RR education programs. METHODS: Periodic project reports and other data are examined to determine: 1) each project s level of e
Burnout--among volunteers.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):119 (abstract no. WS-D16-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333339; Chew JK; Malaysian Council of NGOs on AIDS, Kuala Lumpur.; Burnout is a loose term used to describe what happens to some people in the caring profession when they have given of themselves too much for too long, have become drained and have been lacking support--financially and emotionally, quality time off etc.... The first signs of danger is when a warm caring person begin
Models of care for burnout prevention in HIV health workers.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):119 (abstract no. WS-D16-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333340; Miller D; Gillies P; Dept. of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University of; Nottingham, England.; OBJECTIVES: While the symptoms and consequences of occupational stress are increasingly understood, models for effective prevention and management of burnout are not clearly articulated. This paper explains models for care and prevention of HIV health worker burnout, and needs for future research. METHODS: Organisatio
Supervision solves volunteer 'burn-out' problem.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):119 (abstract no. WS-D16-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333341; Sunderland RH; Shelp EE; Foundation for Interfaith Research and Ministry, Houston, Texas.; We plan to report on the reduction of volunteer burn-out in our Houston model of AIDS-related care services, currently provided by 1300 volunteers organized in sixty groups ( Care Teams ) which, in 1992, provided more than 400 HIV-infected individuals with over 125,000 hours of supportive services. Care Team volunteer
The impact of buddy volunteer caregiving on gay men and heterosexual women engaged in supportive services to people with HIV disease.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):119 (abstract no. WS-D16-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333342; Greene D; McVinney D; Goldwater Memorial Hospital, New York, NY.; OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to determine the impact of buddy volunteer caregiving for gay men and heterosexual women providing psychosocial support for people with HIV disease. METHOD: The sample consisted of 115 volunteer trainees and 126 active buddy volunteers. Measures included the Center for
Volunteer motivation and retention in a voluntary AIDS service organisation.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):119 (abstract no. WS-D16-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333343; Calvert GM; Terrence Higgins Trust, London, U.K.; AIM: To identify any motivational factors which might influence the retention and or dropout of volunteers in a volunteer led A.S.O. METHOD: Using relevant theories of motivation as a rationale a questionnaire was designed and administered to 194 incoming volunteers. A response rate of 61% was obtained. Volunteers wer
Work settings and client interaction as predictors for burnout among AIDS health care professionals.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):119 (abstract no. WS-D16-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333344; Enzmann D; Gusy B; Kleiber D; Sozialpaedagogisches Institut Berlin, FRG.; OBJECTIVES: Hitherto results from qualitative research focus on the specific situation in the field of AIDS, e.g. the helping interaction or the characteristics of clients as major causes of caregivers stress and burnout. In contrast, quantitative studies in the tradition of work psychology often come to the conclusi
Homosexually active men and the evolving global epidemic of HIV.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):12 (abstract no. PS-08-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333345; Horton M; Global Programme on AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva.; Early epidemiology-informed understanding of the Global pandemic of HIV/AIDS contributed to a view that homosexually active men were a high risk group in pattern I (i.e., developed) countries. In developing countries where the majority of cases of HIV infection and AIDS are attributed to heterosexual transmission, i
Structural impediments to effective HIV prevention and health promotion among I.V.D.U.'s.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):12 (abstract no. PS-08-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333346; Mordaunt J; In this speech I will try to highlight some of the social, economic and other structural impediments to effective harm reduction among I.V.D.U.s, from a drug users point of view. I will attempt to show some examples of how some state, national and international conventions are actually helping the spread of HIV among
The role of policy in effective prevention, education and care.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):12 (abstract no. PS-08-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333347; Rosenbrock R; Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung (WZB), Germany.; Given the characteristics of HIV-Infection with respect to its settings and consequences AIDS was and is an unique challenge for health policy. This is true on local, community, national and global level. Health policy is the result of bargaining processes of the actors (governments, medical and public health system,
Families affected by pediatric AIDS: sources of stress and coping.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):120 (abstract no. WS-D17-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333348; Mellins CA; Ehrhardt AA; HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NYS Psychiatric; Institute.; OBJECTIVE: The present study is one of the first to systematically explore stress and coping in inner-city, ethnically diverse families caring for an HIV-infected child. METHOD: Multiple family members (caregivers, siblings, HIV-infected children) from 25 families were administered a semi-structured interview concerni
Family support is more important than friend or partner support in reducing distress among suburban and rural gay men.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):120 (abstract no. WS-D17-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333349; Mayne T; O'Leary A; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), University of California,; San Francisco.; OBJECTIVE: To identify correlates of social support and their impact on use of community support services in a suburban and rural population of gay men. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 109 gay men with HIV infection using support services from Hyacinth Foundation, New Jersey s largest AIDS support organization
Low distress and high life quality in HIV positives correlate with flexible coping.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):120 (abstract no. WS-D17-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333350; Leiberich P; Schumacher K; Rubbert A; Schwab J; Olbrich E; Kalden JR; Medical Clinic III, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, FRG.; OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal study about burdens, life quality (LQ) and coping of HIV positives (HIV+) to find successful adaptation and adequate support. METHODS: Multimodality: inventories/interview (rating scales from 1 to 5); baseline (T1): reactions after diagnosis; follow-up (T2/T3) 0.5/1 y. later. SAMPLE: 46 HIV+ in
Predictors of failure to receive early intervention for HIV.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):120 (abstract no. WS-D17-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333351; Hecht F; Wachter R; Heller K; Chesney M; Univ. of California, San Francisco.; PURPOSE: To determine the demographic, behavioral, and health system factors associated with failure to receive early intervention (EI) for HIV. METHODS: Patients (pt s) admitted to San Francisco General Hospital were screened to identify pt s admitted for the first time with an AIDS defining illness. Demographic info
Social support, coping, and psychological distress among persons with HIV disease.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):120 (abstract no. WS-D17-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333352; Crystal S; Bilder S; Merzel C; Sambamoorthi U; Inst. for Health, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ.; Correlates of depression (CES-D scale) and of anxiety (SCL-90 scale) were investigated in a demographically diverse New Jersey sample of 267 persons with HIV disease (90% AIDS, 10% other symptomatic illness). Separate analyses were conducted for gay men, injection drug users, and women. Effects of social support, symp
Stress, coping, social support & problems experienced by caregivers of HIV infected children: a comparison of HIV infected caregivers to non HIV infected caregivers.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):120 (abstract no. WS-D17-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333353; Hansell P; Hughes C; Caliandro G; Russo P; Budin W; Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.; OBJECTIVES: To determine caregivers problems; (2) To assess caregivers stress, caregiver coping and caregiver s social support; and (3) To compare caregiver stress, caregiver coping and caregiver social support between HIV infected caregivers and non HIV infected caregivers. METHODS: A comparative survey design was u
A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning HIV and AIDS in the adult population in urban and rural Zimbabwe (1992).: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):121 (abstract no. WS-D18-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333354; Matenga E; OBJECTIVES: The principal objectives sought to review sources of information: to assess the level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS: to assess whether this knowledge was preceded by changed sexual behavioural patterns and lastly to compare some of the findings using selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: This study was a
HIV risk perception to practices unique to the Muslim community; a Ugandan experience.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):121 (abstract no. WS-D18-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333355; Kagimu M; Munyagwa R; Serwadda D; Wabwire F; Marum E; Islamic Medical Association.; OBJECTIVES: To assess risk perception to practices common in the Muslim community of Uganda which place persons at risk for HIV infection, namely, polygamous marriages, unsterile circumcision, and ablution of the dead. METHODS: 12 rural and 9 trading center mosques were randomly se
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding AIDS in Nicaragua.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):121 (abstract no. WS-D18-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333356; Medrano J; Pauw J; Rivera R; Egger M; Medrano D; Smith GD; Ministry of Health Managua, Nicaragua.; OBJECTIVE: To assess KAPs regarding AIDS in different population groups in Nicaragua . METHODS: 3,034 Barrio dwellers, 451 students, 54 female sex workers, 57 male prisoners and 19 street children were interviewed. RESULTS: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. Levels of knowledge wn
Perceptions of risk and severity, prior risk of exposure, and AIDS related behavior among adult men in the U.S.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):121 (abstract no. WS-D18-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333357; Klepinger D; Billy J; Tanfer K; Grady W; Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington 98105.; In this paper, we provide information from a survey conducted in 1991 of a nationally representative sample of adult men in the U.S. (The National Survey of Men) concerning perceptions about the risk and severity of AIDS, prior risk behavior and how these factors are associated with each other and AIDS related behavion
The Latinas & AIDS Research Project: exploring the differences in AIDS sexual knowledge, beliefs and behaviors for Mexican, Mexican American, and white women of different sexual orientations and sexual behavior groups in Los Angeles County 1987-1992.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):121 (abstract no. WS-D18-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333358; Ramos LJ; Fischbach L; Samaniego L; Comm Health Sci Dept, School of Public Health, University of; California, Los Angeles.; The Latinas & AIDS Research Project (LARP) was developed to address the dearth of information on women s sexual behaviors which would put them at risk for AIDS. With the increasing numbers of women with HIV/AIDS, assessing the full range of women s sexual behaviors is essential in developing appropriate AIDS preven
Women protecting themselves: an intervention study to heighten monogamous women's perception of risk in light of partner behaviour.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):121 (abstract no. WS-D18-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333359; O'Neil C; Rosenbaum J; Caribbean Epidemiology Centre/CAREC, Special Program on STDs, Port of; Spain, Trinidad.; ISSUE: This intervention study set out to investigate women s perception of HIV risk when they themselves are monogamous but their partners have multiple partners. RESEARCH: A meta-analysis of national KABP surveys from several West Indian countries conducted by the WHO Caribbean Epidemiology Centre provided a regiona
AIDS information in women living with HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):122 (abstract no. WS-D19-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333360; Marquez A; Licca G; Castanada S; GIS-SIDA Mexico City, Mexico.; OBJECTIVE: To improve the quality of life of women living with HIV/AIDS throughout specific information on AIDS, drugs, safer sex and counselling. METHODS: In-depth interviews and a specific survey to get information about AIDS and STD s feedback of information through workshops. RESULTS: Women in
Counseling and HIV antibody testing with adolescents and young adults.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):122 (abstract no. WS-D19-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333361; Henderson R; Shalwitz J; Hodgins A; Special Programs for Youth, San Francisco, California.; Youth at high risk for HIV infection historically have not been educated and counseled about the option of HIV antibody testing in their lives. Providers have lacked the consciousness, training, and support to adequately address this issue in their care to young people. Most youth with high risk histories remain unscr
Counselling for HIV positive drug users: the advantages and limitations of a person-centred approach.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):122 (abstract no. WS-D19-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333362; Lockley P; Anderson C; Dept. of Education, University of Edinburgh.; This presentation will reflect on a wide range of practical issues and their theoretical implications which arise when the person-centred approach is used in working with HIV positive drug users. It is first of all argued that there are a number of distinct, advantages in using the person-centred approach, with indivi
Educating physicians for HIV-counselling. A randomized trial of home-study vs. group training.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):122 (abstract no. WS-D19-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333363; Grueninger U; Kuenzel M; Abelin T; Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Bern Medical School,; Switzerland.; OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of written information alone versus additional group training in Continuing Medical Education CME) on physicians attitudes, counselling skills and HIV-prevention activities. METHODS: 140 Swiss practicing physicians were randomized into a Home-Study Group HG (mailed a six part workbook
Establishing and evaluating an HIV counselling and testing service in Lusaka, Zambia.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):122 (abstract no. WS-D19-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333364; Baggaley R; Seth G; Mwansa C; Phiri M; Kelly M; Godfrey-Faussett P; Kara-Zambart Project, Lusaka.; OBJECTIVES: 1. To establish the first voluntary, confidential HIV counselling and testing (C&T) service in Zambia . 2. To evaluate its impact. METHODS: A voluntary, confidential C&T centre has been established in central Lusaka. Baseline qualitative interviews and demographic questi
HIV + peers as treatment counsellors.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):122 (abstract no. WS-D19-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333365; Hellard W; Community AIDS Treatment Information, Toronto, Canada.; Peer counselling is a recognized means of reaching people by using their peers. The Community AIDS Treatment Exchange (CATIE) as a result of their Treatment Needs Assessment conducted in 1991 found that people infected with HIV preferred to obtain their treatment information from their peers. They felt the informatio
Argentina: "AIDS urgence". The participation of community institutions in the redefinition of health policies.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):123 (abstract no. WS-D20-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333366; Burgos A; Girotti C; Revsin N; Puigdefabregas A; PROBLEM: Both public and private health systems prevent AIDS prevention and assistance. Official policies, the present assistentialist health scheme, labour conditions for health professionals, prejudices, impeach the implementation of efficient measures. HYPOTHESIS: The development of social network, integrating the
HIV/AIDS and public health practice in Canada.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):123 (abstract no. WS-D20-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333367; de Burger R; AIDS Education and Awareness Program, Canadian Public Health; Association, Ottawa.; In many jurisdictions the HIV/AIDS pandemic has created considerable tensions between public health professionals and community activists. The many complex medical, social, legal and personal issues that confront public health professionals forced them to re-evaluate current policies and practices. The Canadian Public
Problems of a community HIV resource center in Russia.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):123 (abstract no. WS-D20-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333368; Gardner KJ; Savelyeva MV; Savelyeva IV; Altschuler S; Int'l Center for Better Health (ICBH), Moscow, Russia.; OBJECTIVE: To collaborate with several Russian, non-governmental AIDS organizations to create the first community HIV/AIDS/STD resource center in Moscow. METHOD: ICBH in Moscow conducted needs assessments with AIDS workers and activists, organized a series of training symposia, and promoted the development of non-gove
Structural adjustment: what effect on health? On vulnerability to HIV infection?: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):123 (abstract no. WS-D20-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333369; Elmendorf AE; Roseberry WL; World Bank, Washington D.C.; Structural adjustment reforms (SARs) are designed to increase efficiency in the use of resources by changing the structure of a country s economy. They are expected to lead to higher long term economic growth and thereby to facilitate increases in welfare. However, they have been criticized for allegedly hurting pover
The non-compliant health care system: developing a system for TB prevention and care in New York City.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):123 (abstract no. WS-D20-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333370; Mahon N; Jones M; McGovern T; Shapiro L; Shubert V; Elovich R; Robinson C; Isbell M; Jacobs S; Williams B; ISSUE: The burden of the recent resurgence of TB in New York City has fallen overwhelmingly on populations that hve been tragically underserved by the City health care system, namely people of color, homeless people, addicts and alcoholics, prisoners and parolees, and others living in poverty. Members of these groups
The AIDS-patient and HIV-infected from the point of view of the Federal Insurance Institute for Salaried Employees (BfA).: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):123 (abstract no. WS-D20-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333371; Wille G; Kertzendorff KW; BfA, Berlin, Germany.; The BfA takes special care in dealing with these patients who are under extreme physical and psychosocial stress. This report describes longterm experience both in the fields of medical and occupational rehabilitation and with respect to the processing of pension claims The possibilities and limitation for rehabilitat
"Reproductive rights in the AIDS era".: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):124 (abstract no. WS-D21-5). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333372; The right to decide when and how to reproduce are essential basic human rights for women and men. That means not only the possibility to have children but also to decide not to have them. These rights are not everywhere accepted or recognized in order to allow individual or personal decisions as the women s right to h
Ethical dilemmas in care for HIV-infected persons among French GPs.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):124 (abstract no. WS-D21-1). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333373; Morin M; Obudia Y; Souville M; Galais H; Gamby T; Mostii JP; Lab of Social Psychology, Aix en Provence.; Because it is a transmissible disease, care for HIV infected persons tends to exacerbate ethical dilemmas in medical practice. We have tried to document these aspects in a survey among a sample of GPs in Marseille (South Eastern France ). MATERIAL AND METHODS: One third of all GPs i
On the legal persecution for homosexuality and its social consequences in the former USSR and present Russia.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):124 (abstract no. WS-D21-4). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333374; Scherbakov SP; Voluntary Charity Society for Support of a National AIDS Programme WE; and YOU, Russia.; The implementation of anti-gay legislation shows that all homosexual activities could be punished by law. A list of 7 articles of the Russian Penal Code is cited, the concrete secret instructions of Health Ministry and Police Headquarters are used. The police pink lists on homosexuals are analysed in conjunction with
Partner notification in Lusaka, Zambia.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):124 (abstract no. WS-D21-6). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333375; Faxelid E; Krantz I; Dept. of International Health Care Research (IHCAR), Stockholm.; Sexually transmitted diseases (STDS) and their consequences constitute a major health problem in Zambia . Partner notification p.n.) with the purpose of breaking the chain of transmission and prevent complications in the index patient as well as in the sexual partners, is part of th
The problem of futility and care for AIDS-patients. A European perspective.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):124 (abstract no. WS-D21-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333376; Sahm SW; Dancygier H; Second Department of Medicine, Stadtische Kliniken Offenbach, J.W.; Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.; Physicians are not obliged to offer futile treatment. The term futility itself has prompted major concern in the literature on ethics in medicine. Its meaning has been questioned recently. Since AIDS patients often are well educated and well informed about their disease, there may be a quarrel about who has to decide
The HIV infected individual who puts others at unreasonable risk. The HIV Case Management Cttee.: Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):124 (abstract no. WS-D21-3). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333377; Watson C; Philp A