Document 0946
 DOCN  M94A0946
 TI    Impact of the HIV/AIDS infection on Spanish hospitals. A sequential
       cross-sectional prevalence study. Andalousian Infectious Diseases
       Group(GAEI).
 DT    9412
 AU    Viciana P; Sanchez-Mora D; Jurado R; Pujol E; Colmenero MA; Diez F;
       Infectious Unit, Hospital V. del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):244 (abstract no. PC0338). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371629
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic in hospitals of Andalucia Health
       Service (SAS), Spain. METHODS: Andalucia has a population of 6,919,750,
       and a public and free Health Service. From June/92, every six month, we
       are made cross-sectional prevalence studies in 16/30 of SAS-hospital
       (81% of the hospitaly resources). All the patients with previous
       diagnosis of HIV infection were included. We evaluated all the
       in-patients in one specific day of June and December 1992-93
       (J92,D92,J93,D93). Among the out-patients we only evaluated those in the
       Internal Medicine, during a specific week of the same months. Data were
       collected confidentialy with a code to avoid duplications. RESULTS: In
       the table: (V:HIV, Out/In:out/in-patients, IM: Internal Medicine.
       TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of
       HIV/AIDS patients in andalousian hospitals is currently elevated (In
       Inter.Med one among 9 in-patients and 4.5 out-patients). The HIV in
       out-patients is increasing, we recommend a structural change in the
       health care; promoving the primary health care, home intensive care and
       day hospital.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cross-Sectional
       Studies  Hospitals  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Inpatients
       *Outpatients  Spain/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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