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Document 0786
DOCN M9610786
TI Sexual behaviour and HIV epidemiology: comparative analysis in France
and Britain. The ACSF Group.
DT 9601
AU Bajos N; Wadsworth J; Ducot B; Johnson AM; Le Pont F; Wellings K; Spira
A; Field J; INSERM U292, Bicetre Hospital, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France.
SO AIDS. 1995 Jul;9(7):735-43. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96035237
AB OBJECTIVE: France and Britain have similar size populations, yet the
incidence of AIDS is threefold higher in France. The objective of this
study was to compare data from two surveys recently performed in the two
countries, in order to determine whether differences in sexual and
drug-use behaviour could explain the different epidemiological patterns.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional random sample surveys of France and Britain.
RESPONDENTS: In France, 20,055 persons aged 18-69 years and in Britain,
18,876 persons aged 16-59 years were interviewed in 1990-1991. The
following indicators were compared in the respondents aged 18-59 years:
prevalence of homosexual experience and injecting drug use, number of
sexual partners, prevalence of sexual practices, condom use and sex with
prostitutes, age of sexual partners. RESULTS: Very similar results were
found for the prevalence of male homosexual partnerships. Slightly
higher numbers of lifetime partners were reported by French than British
men, but no difference was found for recent periods. Anal intercourse
and sex with prostitutes was more frequent among heterosexual French
people than British people. Condom use was more systematic in Britain
than in France. CONCLUSION: Only small differences were found between
the two countries, although prevalence of risk indicators were higher in
France. These differences combined with early development of prevention
policies in Britain, together with the timing of virus introduction, may
contribute to differences between the epidemics in the two countries.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
Adolescence Adult Comparative Study Condoms Female
France/EPIDEMIOLOGY Great Britain/EPIDEMIOLOGY Homosexuality, Male
Human Male Middle Age Prostitution *Sex Behavior Substance Abuse,
Intravenous Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).