Document 0127
 DOCN  M9620127
 TI    [HIV testing in Denmark in 1993: were the tests relevant?]
 DT    9602
 AU    Smith E; Rix BA; Epidemiologisk afdeling, Statens Seruminstitut,
       Kobenhavn.
 SO    Ugeskr Laeger. 1995 Oct 30;157(44):6125-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96075132
 AB    In order to describe HIV-testing activity among adults in Denmark, a
       cross-sectional study was designed using an anonymous questionnaire,
       which was forwarded with all HIV-test results in a given two-week period
       in 1993. Notified first-time identified HIV-positive cases were used for
       comparisons. The response rate was 50%. A total of 996 women and 834 men
       were included, among whom 68% of men and 62% of women were classified as
       having a behaviour that put them at increased risk for acquiring HIV, p
       < 0.02. Women were younger than men, p < 0.001. Around 1/3 of both men
       and women had previously been HIV-tested, a proportion that increased
       with increasing risk for HIV, p < 0.00001 for trend. HIV-tested adults
       were younger and less frequently living in the Copenhagen area than the
       first-time identified HIV-infected persons reported to the mandatory
       national HIV-surveillance system. The overall HIV prevalence was 0.3%,
       being 0.5% among men and 0.2% among women. Estimates showed that the
       yearly number of first-time identified HIV-infections among tested
       homo/bisexual men per 10(5) men were 100 times as high as among the
       heterosexual population. Also, 12% of Danish homo/bisexual men had an
       HIV test per year, a proportion that was 2.3% among adult women and 1.8%
       among adult heterosexual men without i.v. drug use. The yearly
       test-activity decreases with increasing age among both men and women. In
       conclusion, studies among the HIV-tested population along with results
       from systematic surveillance of first-time identified HIV-infections are
       useful in order to estimate the frequency and the relevancy of HIV
       testing in the entire population. Also, these results may help when
       planning national information campaigns.
 DE    Adult  Age Factors  Comparative Study  Cross-Sectional Studies
       Denmark/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Disease Notification  English Abstract  Female
       Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV Seropositivity  Male  Middle
       Age  Population Surveillance  Prevalence  Questionnaires  Risk Factors
       Sex Behavior  Substance Abuse, Intravenous  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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