AEGiS-10IAC: The response of clients by gender to HIV counselling and testing in Kampala, Uganda.

10th International AIDS Conference


Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994

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The response of clients by gender to HIV counselling and testing in Kampala, Uganda.

Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:392 (abstract no. PD0749)
Kabasharira N, Marum E, Moore M; AIDS Information Centre, Kampala, Uganda.

OBJECTIVE: To compare risk reduction strategies of men and women before and after CT in Kampala, Uganda.

METHODS: HIV risk reduction behaviours of 3000 CT clients at the AIDS Information Centre (AIC) were studies: no sexual activity (NSA) & consistent condom use with steady (CD/S) & nonsteady (CD/NS) partners after pretest counselling (T1) & at 3(T2) and 6(T3) months.

RESULTS: AIC's HIV+- rate was 28%, 22% in men, 35% in women, (p < 10). At T2 1496 men & 1491 women were followed. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. Compare to men, women reported higher NSA (HIV+-/HIV-; T1, T2, T3; at pc .0001) and greater CD/S among HIV+- at T2 (p = 021) and greater CD/NS at T1 only (p = 027). All T1/T2 & most T2/T3 comparisons were significant (p < 001).

CONCLUSIONS: Risk reduction strategies differ between men and women at AIC. CT at AIC had a significant positive impact in HIV+- and HIV- clients of both sexes.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV, Counseling, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Sex Behavior, Sex, HIV Infections, HIV Seroprevalence, HIV-1, HIV Seropositivity, HIV Antibodies, Uganda, HIV Seronegativity, Human, Female, Male, immunology, ICA10KWDaegis,hiv,counseling,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,sexbehavior,sex,hivinfections,hivseroprevalence,hiv-1,hivseropositivity,hivantibodies,uganda,hivseronegativity,human,female,male,immunology,ica10
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