AEGiS-09IAC: Willingness to use condoms among HIV infected persons in Kinshasa.

9th International AIDS Conference


Berlin, Germany — June 6-11, 1993

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Willingness to use condoms among HIV infected persons in Kinshasa.

Int Conf AIDS 1993 Jun 6-11; 9:118 (abstract no. WS-D15-6)
Baende E, Mather F, Lelo U, Saidel T, Mock N, Bertrand W; Projet Sida, Zaire.

OBJECTIVES: To determine acceptability of condom use by HIV infected persons in Zaire.

METHODS: All subjects (TB cases and family) participating in a TB transmission study were screened for presence of HIV-1 by Elisa and WB. All HIV-1+ subjects and family members were eligible to participate in an HIV counselling program on condom use to prevent vertical and horizontal transmission of HIV.

RESULTS: Results reported are for HIV-1+ only. of 1410 participants 139 (10%) were HIV-1+. 14 (10%) of HIV-1+ subjects were children < 15 yrs. Preliminary Counselling results were not yet available for 52 (42%) HIV-1+ adults. The 73 remaining HIV-1+ adults yielded the following results: mean age was 26.5 yrs; 56% were female; before counselling 2 (2.7%) reported use of condoms; during counselling 58 of 71 (82%) expressed willingness to use condoms; 7 (10%) refused to use condoms; 8 (11%) were very sick and reported their need to delay their counselling date.

CONCLUSION: Similar acceptance rates for use of condoms have been documented by other authors in Zaire. The use of this barrier method should be encouraged as a public health measure for the prevention of HIV transmission.

Keywords: AEGIS, Condoms, HIV Infections, HIV Seropositivity, Condoms, Female, HIV Seronegativity, Counseling, Disease Transmission, Horizontal, Contraception, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Adult, Child, Female, transmission, immunology, ICA9KWDaegis,condoms,hivinfections,hivseropositivity,condoms,female,hivseronegativity,counseling,diseasetransmission,horizontal,contraception,democraticrepublicofthecongo,adult,child,female,transmission,immunology,ica9
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