Document 2480
 DOCN  M94A2480
 TI    Lesbian sex and HIV-1.
 DT    9412
 AU    Raiteri R; Fora R; Sinicco A; Inst. of Infect. Diseases, Univ. of Turin,
       Italy.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):294 (abstract no. PC0103). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370095
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of HIV-1 infection, behavioural risks
       and attitude to HIV-1 among lesbians. METHODS: From March 1992 to May
       1993, 181 lesbians were tested for HIV-1. Participants were interviewed
       about their sexual practices, medical history and attitude to HIV-1.
       RESULTS: Infection rate was 6.1%. Of 11 lesbians with HIV-1, 10 had
       history of i.v. drug use (IDU). Syphilis, genital herpes and viral
       hepatitis were higher among HIV-1 lesbians (p = .000). On univariate
       analysis, IDU (OR = 53, p = .000), past male contacts (OR = 14.1, p =
       .000), history of STDs (OR = 7.3, p = .029), sex during menses (OR =
       4.3, p = .000) and genital manipulation (OR = 3.6, p = .000) were
       associated with HIV-1. On multivariate analysis, only history of IDU
       (beta = 3.4, OR = 29.7, p = .04) and past male contacts (beta = 2.2, OR
       = 9.3, p = .053) remained independently linked to HIV-1. No lesbian
       practised safe-sex techniques, only 3.5% admitted to be at risk for
       HIV-1 and 11% changed sex habits after first hearing of AIDS. Television
       was the most important source of information on HIV-1. CONCLUSIONS: IDU
       and heterosexual sex were the most common means of HIV-1 entering the
       lesbian population. There was no evidence that lesbian sex was
       responsible for HIV-1 spread among the participants.
 DE    Female  *Homosexuality  Human  HIV
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  *HIV-1  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Risk Factors  MEETING ABSTRACT

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