Document 0683
 DOCN  M94A0683
 TI    Heterosexual transmission of HIV: a European study.
 DT    9412
 AU    Brunet JB; European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS,;
       France.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:40 (abstract no. TE6).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94348972
 AB    From 1987 to 1991 563 couples were recruited from 9 countries in a
       cross-section study. 378 HIV(-) partners recruited in settings adapted
       for follow-up sectional study. 378 HIV(-) partners recruited in settings
       adapted for follow-up were included in the prospective study. At each
       interview partners were tested, interviewed and counselled. Only
       partners presenting no risk factors for HIV infection other than sexual
       contacts with the index (HIV+ partner) were included. The follow-up rate
       was 80.4% (304/378). 245 couples still having sexual contacts 3 months
       after inclusion were followed for a median of 22 months. 123 (50.2%)
       couples used condoms for all vaginal or anal intercourse. No
       serconversions occurred among these 123 partners. 12 seroconversions
       occurred among the remaining 122 partners (5/100 person-years or 1.2 per
       1000 unprotected contacts). Among irregular condom users seroconversion
       rates (SR) were similar whatever the frequency of condom use and sex of
       partner. SR were different (p-0.05) between partners reporting no STD
       (9.5%); non-ulcerative STD (25%), and ulcerative STD (40%). Advanced
       stage of infection for the index case (symptoms or T4 < 200) was also
       linked with high SR.
 DE    Adult  Condoms  Cross-Sectional Studies  Female  Follow-Up Studies
       Human  HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION
       HIV Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Incidence  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Prospective Studies  *Sexual Partners
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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