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Who calls the Sydney HIV/AIDS Information Line?

Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:74 (poster no. 2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349036
Harvey-Sutton P; Nelson M; Tomkins M; Albion St. Centre, Surry Hills.

Abstract: Since its inception in 1985 the NSW HIV/AIDS Information Line receives an average of 100 calls per day from which statistics are gathered about the caller's sex, location, sexuality, transmission issues, risk behaviour, nature of enquiry, and referral/action taken. These statistics can be used to assess areas of HIV education deficit and response to public education campaigns. During the Grim Reaper Campaign, calls rose to an average of 300 calls per day. Calls to the Information Line are mostly from metropolitan heterosexuals (more male than female) enquiring about oral sex, HIV antibody screening, seroconversion and safe sex. Referrals are mostly to local HIV antibody screening sites, Albion St. Centre (medical and counselling) services, HIV/AIDS organisations (e.g. the AIDS Council of NSW), and HIV/AIDS support groups. The prevalence of heterosexual callers asking about safe sex has implications for the education of groups who are not currently targeted for HIV education.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION Female Health Education Hotlines/*UTILIZATION Human HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male New South Wales ABSTRACTKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDprevention&control/transmissionfemalehealtheducationhotlines/KWDutilizationhumanhivinfections/KWDprevention&control/transmissionknowledge,attitudes,practicemalenewsouthwalesabstract
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