Document 2118
 DOCN  M94A2118
 TI    Women's issues and special health needs in the changing HIV/AIDS
       situation (Lithuania).
 DT    9412
 AU    Tchaplinskiene M; AIDS Center of Lithuania, Vilnius.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):377 (abstract no. PD0116). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370457
 AB    The main purpose of this report is to attract the attention to the daily
       education, health protection and living problems which arise to women in
       changing HIV/AIDS situation. Good health of women is a base for creation
       of healthy society, because a woman is the main pledge for assurance the
       motherhood function. At this moment there is only one HIV infected woman
       registered in the AIDS Centre of Lithuania but it is not a real
       situation because the number of HIV infected persons is growing. 4
       heterosexuals, 5 bisexuals men have families, other HIV infected
       heterosexual men have accidental sexual intercourses. The problem to get
       HIV infection and STD's becomes really important. Prostitution and drug
       addiction in Lithuania are illegal. Family planning problems are
       hindered by the lack of contraceptives, precautionary measures and
       shortage of information about their use. Problems of ensuring moral and
       spiritual equilibrium and valuable life of HIV infected women arise.
       Special programs and procedures are being prepared at this period for
       the purpose to ensure special needs for women (e.g. psichological
       preparation of girls for living in a family; compulsory basic education
       and special sex education; ensuring of appropriate madical services for
       pregnant and delivering women; refusing of unhealthy habits, such as
       alcohol consumption, smoking, drug use, etc.) and they should be
       included into the internal AIDS policy of the state.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *Developing Countries  Female  Health
       Education/TRENDS  Health Services Needs and Demand/*TRENDS  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  HIV
       Seroprevalence/TRENDS  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Life Style
       Lithuania/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Women's Health Services/*TRENDS  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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