Document 2244
 DOCN  M94A2244
 TI    Anonymous voluntary HIV screening from saliva at a rock concert.
 DT    9412
 AU    Ujhelyi E; Banhegyi D; Tarjan V; Legrady E; Barnes D; NIHBTI, London,
       UK.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):349 (abstract no. PD0001). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370331
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Anonymous HIV testing performed in 3 pedestrian subways in
       the rush hours on the World AIDS Day 1992 was very popular and
       successful. For the next World AIDS Day we decided to reach youngsters
       at high HIV risk, to offer them free, voluntary and anonymous blood and
       saliva HIV-testing. METHODS: A rock concert was organized on the World
       AIDS Day 1993. The price of tickets was very cheap, because the rock
       bands played for free. The youngsters were invited to the concert by all
       kinds of Media. More than 3000 people attended the concert. Saliva
       samples were taken by SDS saliva sampling system. Concommitantly to the
       voluntary anonymous testing, AIDS quiz was offered to be played, and
       education books, leaflets as well as condoms were distributed free of
       charge. RESULTS: 199 saliva and 81 blood samples were collected.
       Slightly more males than females volunteered for the testing. The blood
       and saliva samples were analyzed by the ABBOTT 3rd and 2nd generation
       tests, respectively. Only one saliva sample was repeatedly reactive by
       ELISA, but it was contaminated by blood, and it could not be confirmed
       by Western blot. More than 90% of screened youngsters picked up their
       results at the AIDS Councelling Center. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
       According to the results of our present screening (in accordance of
       other studies) Hungary seems to be a low HIV prevalence area. To attract
       the youngsters through their favoured entertainments, seems to be a
       promising approach in the fight against AIDS by providing correct
       information and possibility of free and anonymous testing.
 DE    Adolescence  AIDS Serodiagnosis  *Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
       Female  Health Education  Human  HIV Antibodies/ANALYSIS  HIV
       Seropositivity/*DIAGNOSIS  Male  Saliva/*IMMUNOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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