Document 2521
 DOCN  M94A2521
 TI    HIV monitoring at regional health centers in Japan.
 DT    9412
 AU    Etoh S; Imai M; Sekine H; Nishioka K; Kanagawa Prefectural Of Health.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):285 (abstract no. PC0063). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370054
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To estimate HIV seroprevalence among individuals with
       possible high risk behavior who visited regional health center in Japan
       for HIV antibody testing. METHODS: This study was done in collaboration
       with fifteen municipal institutes of health covering each regional
       health center situated in different prefectures in Japan. Since 1986,
       HIV antibody tests of individuals with possible high risk behavior were
       performed at the municipal institute of health by EIA or PA and
       confirmed by Western Blot. RESULTS: Since 1986 to date, 252,799 were
       tested for HIV antibody and 127(0.05%) were seropositive. HIV prevalence
       increased from 0.02% (1987) to 0.05% (1993), and it was especially high
       in Tokyo and Kanagawa areas.
 DE    Health Facilities/UTILIZATION  Human  *HIV Seroprevalence
       Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Risk Factors  MEETING ABSTRACT

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