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Document 0096
DOCN M9610096
TI [HIV infections and their prophylaxis in the homosexual community of the
Gdansk province]
DT 9601
AU Jankowska M; Szwarc A; Lemanska M; Zielinska W; Centrum
Diagnostyczno-Kliniczne wojewodztwa gdanskiego przy; Klinice Chorob
Zakaznych Ak. Med. w Gdansku.
SO Wiad Lek. 1994 Sep;47(17-18):714-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96040952
AB From 1985 to the end of 1993, 15,000 investigations were performed in
total, for HIV infection in the Province of Gdansk. Positive results of
the tests were found in 316 persons, over 60% of whom being intravenous
drug-addicts. In the group of persons reporting the possibility of
infection through sexual contacts, the infection was found only in 15
out of 1755 studied subjects. Among homosexuals the infection was found
in four out of 167 persons who underwent the investigation. In the whole
group of 316 infected subjects this accounted for 1.2%. The above
mentioned numbers are certainly too low. The causes of this should be
seen in generally low attendance rate to the tests connected with low
social awareness. However, in persons with different sexual orientation
this is caused also by the fear of manifestation of their pecularity. In
the activities for the control of HIV epidemic spreading in Poland
indispensable is multi-sided educational initiative including the whole
population, in which great help may be provided by homosexuals
themselves. An evidence of this may be the results as yet of the
cooperation between representatives of health care and homosexuals,
discussed in the present paper.
DE Adult Disease Outbreaks/*PREVENTION & CONTROL English Abstract Female
Homosexuality/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Human HIV
Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY Male Poland/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Prostitution/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Risk Factors Serodiagnosis Sex
Behavior Substance Abuse, Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).