Document 0768
 DOCN  M9550768
 TI    HIV testing in Switzerland.
 DT    9505
 AU    Jeannin A; Dubois-Arber F; Paccaud F; University Institute of Social and
       Preventive Medicine, Lausanne,; Switzerland.
 SO    AIDS. 1994 Nov;8(11):1599-603. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95151238
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To obtain information about the prevalence of, reasons for,
       and adequacy of HIV testing in the general population in Switzerland in
       1992. DESIGN: Telephone survey (n = 2800). RESULTS: Some 47% of the
       sample underwent one HIV test performed through blood donation (24%),
       voluntary testing (17%) or both (6%). Of the sample, 46% considered
       themselves well or very well informed about the HIV test. Patients
       reported unsystematic pre-test screening by doctors for the main HIV
       risks. People having been in situations of potential exposure to risk
       were more likely to have had the test than others. Overall, 85% of those
       HIV-tested had a relevant, generally risk-related reason for having it
       performed. CONCLUSIONS: HIV testing is widespread in Switzerland.
       Testing is mostly performed for relevant reasons. Pre-test counselling
       is poor and an opportunity for prevention is thus lost.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/*PREVENTION &  CONTROL
       Adolescence  Adult  Age Factors  *Attitude to Health  Counseling  Female
       Homosexuality, Male  Human  HIV
       Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL  *HIV
       Seroprevalence  Interviews  Male  Mass Screening  Middle Age  Prevalence
       Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  Sex Factors  Substance Abuse, Intravenous
       Switzerland/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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