Document 2352
 DOCN  M94A2352
 TI    Silicone application as a risk factor for HIV infection.
 DT    9412
 AU    Goihman S; Ferreira A; Santos S; Grandi JL; Reference and Training
       Center/AIDS-Paulista School of Medicine,; Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):323 (abstract no. PC0223). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370223
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To study usual practices of feminization amon transvestites
       and to establish the relationship between the application of silicone
       and the HIV infection. METHODS: A random sub-sample size 75 was drawn
       from a sample transvestites included by peer recruitment on an AIDS
       Prevention Study Cohort. A standard quastionnaire was applied from
       october to december 1993. Results from HIV tests were availabe from 70
       subjects. RESULTS: 52 (71.4%) transvestites used silicone (50 of them
       with HIV tests). Only 3 (5.8%) of them has injected silicone by doctors.
       The application for 49 (94.2%) was done by others transvestites which
       used industrial silicone and a non-disposable syringe and needle. The
       same kit was used many times without appropriate care. 29 (58.0%) of the
       silicone users and 5 (25.0%) between the non-users were HIV positive (X2
       = 6.227; p < 0.02). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The application of
       silicone may be an additional factor of HIV transmission. A multivariate
       analysis is being conducted to establish potential confounders.
 DE    Cohort Studies  Human  HIV Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION
       Injections, Subcutaneous  Male  Needle Sharing/*ADVERSE EFFECTS  Risk
       Factors  Silicones/*ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE  Transvestism/*COMPLICATIONS
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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