Document 2440
 DOCN  M94A2440
 TI    The trend in the application for HIV testing and percentage of HIV+ in
       DA during 9 year-period.
 DT    9412
 AU    Turbessi G; Salotti A; Rubino L; Missori R; Macedonio A; Bergami N;
       Falciano M; Inst. of Infectious Diseases, Rome University La Sapienza,
       Italy.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):303 (abstract no. PC0139). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370135
 AB    In Italy the diffusion of HIV infection is particularly sustained by
       drug-abusers (DA) (66.1% of the total AIDS cases). The aim of this study
       is to evaluate the annual trend in HIV-test applications in the period
       from 1985 to 1993 of 13,272 subjects who underwent the test because they
       were DA and to evaluate the percentage of seropositive DAs subdivided
       according to sex. The results are reported in the table below. TABULAR
       DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. The results show a decrease in HIV-test
       applications in DAs. For the percentage of seropositivity, there is a
       significant decrease in men (from 48.9% in 1985 to 20.2% in 1993) whilst
       in women there is an alternating trend (60% in '85, 47.5% in '90, 20.2%
       in '93). Further observations will be necessary in order to confirm this
       last finding.
 DE    AIDS Serodiagnosis/*TRENDS/UTILIZATION  Female  Human  *HIV
       Seropositivity  Italy/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Substance Abuse/*COMPLICATIONS
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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