Document 0619
 DOCN  M94A0619
 TI    Who calls the Sydney HIV/AIDS Information Line?
 DT    9412
 AU    Harvey-Sutton P; Nelson M; Tomkins M; Albion St. Centre, Surry Hills.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:74 (poster no. 2).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349036
 AB    Since its inception in 1985 the NSW HIV/AIDS Information Line receives
       an average of 100 calls per day from which statistics are gathered about
       the caller's sex, location, sexuality, transmission issues, risk
       behaviour, nature of enquiry, and referral/action taken. These
       statistics can be used to assess areas of HIV education deficit and
       response to public education campaigns. During the Grim Reaper Campaign,
       calls rose to an average of 300 calls per day. Calls to the Information
       Line are mostly from metropolitan heterosexuals (more male than female)
       enquiring about oral sex, HIV antibody screening, seroconversion and
       safe sex. Referrals are mostly to local HIV antibody screening sites,
       Albion St. Centre (medical and counselling) services, HIV/AIDS
       organisations (e.g. the AIDS Council of NSW), and HIV/AIDS support
       groups. The prevalence of heterosexual callers asking about safe sex has
       implications for the education of groups who are not currently targeted
       for HIV education.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION
       Female  Health Education  Hotlines/*UTILIZATION  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Male  New South Wales  MEETING ABSTRACT

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