"HIV Antibody Positive Sub-Saharan African Patients in the U.K."

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"HIV Antibody Positive Sub-Saharan African Patients in the U.K."

Lancet (01/06/90) Vol. 335, No. 8680, P. 47
Konotey-Ahulu,F.I.D.

Abstract: Research into the danger of sub-Saharan African prostitutes spreading HIV in Europe requires the ability to communicate with female prostitutes as a group, writes F.I.D. Konotey-Ahulu of Cromwell Hospital, London. Noting that a television show on third world prostitutes in Europe reported that such women cater to men who prefer sex without condoms, the researcher says, Konotey-Ahulu claims that researchers do not ask the right questions about condom use and the type of sexual practices customers demand. The conditions facilitating the heterosexual spread of HIV in Africa do not exist in the United Kingdom, Konotey-Ahulu writes, making fears that third world prostitutes will cause a heterosexual AIDS outbreak in England unlikely. Commenting on a London hospital's survey, he suggests researchers might ask additional questions, including: what tribe African prostitutes are members of, whether they are open about their profession, and what practices their clients demand.

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