Evaluation of HIV testing in Sweden, 1985-1991.
AIDS
; 7(12): 1625-31, 1993 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8286072
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluation of the extent and outcome of HIV testing in Sweden.DESIGN:
Data from screening programmes, laboratory and clinical reports were compared and a national survey on HIV testing was performed.RESULTS:
The proportion found to be positive in screening of blood donors, pregnant women and sexually transmitted disease patients were approximately 1/100,000, 1/10,000 and 1-2/1000, respectively. One-quarter of the men and one-third of the women in Sweden aged 16-74 years reported that they had been tested for HIV at least once.CONCLUSION:
There is a high cost involved in detecting HIV-infected individuals through general testing. This cost can be justified if we believe that awareness of an infection substantially reduces the risk of further transmission.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
/
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
/
Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
/
Humans
/
Male
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Middle aged
/
Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS
Journal subject:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Sweden