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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
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).