Document 0295
 DOCN  M9550295
 TI    A profile of HIV-risk behaviours among travellers--a population based
       study of Danes visiting Greenland.
 DT    9505
 AU    Melbye M; Biggar RJ; Epidemiology Research Unit, State Serum Institute,
       Copenhagen,; Denmark.
 SO    Scand J Soc Med. 1994 Sep;22(3):204-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95149073
 AB    The population of Greenland has behavioural characteristics that
       indicate a high risk of HIV spread once HIV is introduced into the
       population. Much depends, however, on the degree of exposure from
       visitors, particularly in an initial phase. We used a national
       questionnaire survey of 4,680 randomly selected Danes between 18-59
       years to study HIV risk behaviours among Danes with (+travellers) and
       without (-travellers) travel experience to Greenland. Median number of
       lifetime sexual partners was more than twice as high among male
       +travellers (median = 12 partners) compared to -travellers (median = 5;
       p < 0.0001) and also slightly higher among women (p = 0.03).
       Furthermore, a significantly higher percentage of male +travellers than
       travellers reported prostitute contact (OR = 2.3 (95% CI: 1.4-3.9)),
       with a peak of 32.0% among men aged 40-49 years. A history of a sexually
       transmitted disease was three times (95% CI: 2.0-4.5) as common among
       +travellers as in -travellers. +Travellers were also significantly more
       likely to have visited other places outside Europe and Greenland,
       including HIV endemic areas (OR = 2.9 (2.0-4.1)). Overall, sexual
       contact with someone considered at high risk of HIV infection (a
       homo/bisexual man, intravenous drug user, prostitute, or previous or
       present resident of Sub-Saharan Africa) was reported by 33.5% of male
       +travellers compared to 15.6% of -travellers and among women by 9.7% and
       5.0%, respectively. In conclusion, travellers tend to have more sexual
       partners and more sexual interaction with high HIV-risk group members
       than non-travellers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Bisexuality  Comparative Study  Denmark  *Eskimos
       Female  Greenland  Homosexuality  Human  HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION
       Male  Middle Age  Prostitution  Questionnaires  Random Allocation  Risk
       Factors  *Sex Behavior  Sex Factors  Substance Abuse, Intravenous
       *Travel  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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