15th International AIDS Conference

Bangkok, Thailand — July 11-16, 2004

Cite as: Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16;15:Abstract No. xx

Track C - Table of Contents
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Late-Breakers
Track A Track B Track C Track D Track E

Gender and unemplyment: HIV/AIDS prevention challenges for Botswana sex-workers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10003); Ntseane PG;;;; University, Gaborone, Botswana; Recent empirical data in Southern Africa shows that sex work is a thriving industry in spite of lack of legislation and a hostile environment as characterized by stigma, exploitation and gender violence. Data on the relationship between sex work and HIV/AIDS also show high HIV infection rates (69 %) inspite
Nonlinear dynamics of the observed HIV-positive population size in Fiji.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10006); Deo A, Vanualailai J, Sharma BN, Chandra SA;;;; Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji; In this presentation, the reported numbers of HIV-positive individuals in Fiji between and including the years 1989 and 2002 have been used to study the dynamics of the observed HIV-positive population size. The Fiji data showed a pattern that appears to begin to approximate the ``S shaped growth pattern.
Peer to peer education as a tool for prevention among youth.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10011); Ismail M;;;; RISE, Peshawar, Pakistan; Young people are facing a greater risk in Pakistan because of, the so called religious Assumptions. There is a common concept about piousness of Muslims. They strongly believe that HIV/AIDS is a disease of non Muslims, because God is punishing them for their beliefs. The religious political parties are very strong in t
Sexual health status of adolescent girls in rural Orissa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10016); Basudev Panda M;;;; Orissa Voluntary Health Association, Bhubaneswar, India; Objectives: To assess the sexual and socio-economic factors affecting sexual health. Methodology: Multistage stratified random sampling Findings: The prevalence of STDs/RTIs are quite high in Orissa. The educational was very poor as 65% constitutes either drop out or illiterate. 4% adolescents got married below 18 year
Development of an HIV/AIDS prevention program for at-risk urban aboriginal youth: a community-based research project.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10022); Isaac-Mann ST;;;; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; HIV/AIDS has not left Aboriginal peoples untouched. Aboriginal people are younger than the general Canadian population. The average age of HIV onset is now 23 years of age. The average age for Aboriginal people is 23 years. Aboriginal AIDS cases have been on the rise in Canada since 1991 (Image 1). Aboriginal youth are
AIDS related knowlege of high school students in Astara city from Iran.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10027); Lotfi RA;;;; Azad Islamic University, Astara, Islamic Republic of Iran; The present study is a descriptive study and it s purpose is to survey knowlege of high schools students about AIDS in Astara. Methods: In this study 639 students from different high schools in urban and rural area randomly were chosen. The data collection tool was questionaire which covered demographic dat
HIV/AIDS prevention and control among street-IDUs of Ali Park, Lahore, Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10032); Razaque A;;;; Punjab AIDS Control Programme, Lahore, Pakistan; Reducing the risk of HIV infection - looking for a better approach. IDUs are universally identified as one of the high-risk groups for contracting HIV. Needle sharing is one major issue that puts IDUs at greater risk of contracting HIV. Methodology adopted for intervention included building contacts
The challenges in prevention of mother to child transmission of STDs/STIs and HIV in Zambia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10037); Mwale M;;;; University, Kitwe, Zambia; Although the Ministry of health in Zambia has through the formation of prevention programs, dialogue and advocacy for testing of antenatal mothers, 40% of babies born from HIV+ve mothers have the infection. The peak of the HIV infection among women is 20-29 years which is within the child bearing ag
A qualitative study on awereness of risk factor for transmission of HIV/AIDS among truck driver of Eastern region of Nepal.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10042); Deo AK, Lamsal S, Alam S;;;; B.P.Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan,Sunsari, Nepal; Background/Objectives: AIDS is associated with number of highrisk behavior inluding premarietal sexual activities,multiple sexualpartner, heterosexual behavior. The aim of the study was to findout awareness of AIDS among Truck Driver and its high risk behavior relating to AIDS transmission and prevention. Methods:98 pa
Drugs & HIV/AIDS scenario in North-eastern states of India particularly Manipur.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10047); Ganguly J;;;; Sahara Drugs and AIDS Programm, Churachandpur, Manipur, India; The consequences of injecting heroin use, in the North Eastern region of India are now considered an inseparable entity from the HIV issue. This region is facing a dual menace of Drugs & HIV/AIDS due to close proximity of the Myanmar border. There is a very high rate of Injecting Dru
Human immunodeficiency virus associated Kaposi's Sarcoma: Demographic, clinical, immunological and virological characteristics of 124 South African patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10052); Mosam A, Coovadia HM, Cassol S, Cassol E, Page T, Bodasing U, Dawood H, Lalloo UG, Jordaan JP, Chetty R, Scadden DT, Friedland GH;;;; Nelson R Mandela, Durban, South Africa; As HIV is a silent disease and >90% of individuals are unaware of their infection status it is necessary to establish visible and accessible points of treatment entry. We assessed the commonest malignancy associated with HIV/AIDS, Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) as an entry point to antiretroviral therapy. Aim: To as
STD/HIV intervention in an Indian naval ship - an experience.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10057); Mukhopadhyay S;;;; SORD(Social Organization for Research & Development), Calcutta, India; Frequent movements, family separation, low threat perception make naval personnel most vulnerable to HIV infection among Armed Forces of India . Recent report states over 3500 personnel of Indian Defence Forces contracted HIV over last decade & highest prevalence in Navy may be due to factors related to lif
GPSIDA inside. Use of multimedia in AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10062); Aragones Lopez C, Hernandez Rodriguez A;;;; GPSIDA, Havana, Cuba; The Group of Prevention of AIDS from Havana was born in 1988, integrated mainly by PLWHA. At the beginnings there were done isolated activities, not part of a program. Once the members of the group were trained, they began to work by projects. The history of GPSIDA is rich in events to support the National
Through the eye of the needle; An exploratory research into the environmental factors that shape the drug careers of young people in selected cities in Asia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10067); de Kort GL, Batra S, Nassirimanesh B, Pasaribu R, ul-Hassan S;;;; Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN), Chiang Mai, Thailand; The key question that forms the backbone of the research is: What are the characteristics of drug careers of young people and what are factors or circumstances that influence their development? Focus of the research is on injecting drug use and HIV/AIDS vulnerability. This abstract describes an act
The occupational status of HIV seropositive patients attending central public health laboratories, Lagos - Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10072); Badaru SO, Ajayi GO, Omilabu SA;;;; Virology Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; In the World over, the common high risk working groups for HIV infection are the commercial sex workers, long- and short-distant drivers/transporters, hoteliers and medical workers while those of non-working groups are known to be applicants and students. However, there is need to examine other groups with
Effect of group education on men's participation in preventive methods of AIDS and family planning.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10077); Hosseini H;;;; Faculty of Nursing Isfahan University of Med.Sc., Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; Introduction: AIDS is not only as a major health problem but an emergency complicated social and economical issue. Education of effective methods on personal protection, counselling and social support are among the effective interventions to fight against AIDS. Free group discussion on values, health and sexual problem
Migration, AIDS and prevention opportunities.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10082); Muyambo R, Wilson DJ, Dube N, Mhuriyengwe L;;;; Project Support Group, Bethal, South Africa; Regional mobility plays a major role in HIV transmission in Southern Africa. Through out southern and eastern Africa, border and highway towns, transit and trading centers, mines and plantations, have far higher HIV rates. This paper addresses why and how epidemiological data support a regional approach focusing on mob
Community based Care and Support to PLHAs: Experiences from One Urban Area in China.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10087); Xin XM;;;; China Preventive Medicine Association, Beijing, China; To summarize and analysis the experiences and lessons from the community based care and support for the PLHAs in Guiyang City of Guizhou Province, and to provide strategies on community based care and support for the PLHAs in urban areas. Methods: Based on the situation in Guiyang, strategies have been devel
Risk of HIV transmission through "SCREENED" blood transfusion in Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10092); Odunukwe NN, Njoku SO, Nnodu O, Amusu AO;;;; Nigerian Instituteof Medical Research and Nigeria Army Base Hospital, Yaba Lagos, Nigeria; It has been established that HIV transmission is possible through blood transfusion in Borno state Nigeria . Blood transfusion in medicine is indispensable and since it is inevitable, blood of infected but sero-negative donors may still be transfused. The work is aimed at evaluating the risk of HIV transmis
HIV-Infected Patients-Nutritional Intervention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10097); Burq AI;;;; Canadian International Community Support Foundation, Toronto, Canada; Objectives: Assessment of nutritional intervention using diet with oral food supplements and appetite stimulation in HIV-Infected patients. Subjects and Methods: The study in two steps was made with sixteen patients. The patients were with an unintentional weight loss of 5-25% of their ideal body weight Nutritional sta
Partner notification/PN remains a constant challenging issue in STD/HIV Intervention Projects of CSWs - an observation & recommendation.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10102); Mukhopadhyay S;;;; Social Organization for Research & Development/SORD, Calcutta, India; PN is a mandatory component of any STD/HIV Intervention activity of CSWs. It has emerged as a challenging issue with uninterrupted HIV transmission in India and close association between STDs and AIDS. My professional experiences in a number of red light areas/RLAs, street based STD clinics over a pe
The use of the Internet for the prevention of the VIH in the infantile population: New bilingual vestibule Mexican (English-Spanish).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10107); Pascual JJ, Luna JM, Salazar M, Salazar SR, Valdes M, Quintero P, Zamudio I, Garcia AY, Montano M, Rodriguez A;;;; CAPPSIDA A.C., Mwxico, Mexico; The use of Internet has allowed informing to a greater number of people in a relatively simple way, allowing to optimize material resources as much as human. Within the work in AIDS the presence of pages that inform about a variety of topics about has been growing mundially and in our country, the demand of inf
Peer health practice: Sustainability of the movement.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10112); Igbanugo V;;;; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Peer Health Education has been used as a vehicle for HIV/AIDS/STIs prevention with in-school youths in Nigeria . Years of employing this strategy have shown that Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are capable of passing on a continuous flow of accurate HIV/AIDS/STIs information through Anti-AIDS Club activities. Rece
Vulnerability study to HIV infection in female Brazilian prisoners assessed by serological and TAT techniques.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10117); Strazza L, Carvalho HB, Azevedo RS, Massad E;;;; University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; The purpose of this study is identifying HIV vulnerability HIV transmission among a Female Penitentiary s inmates in SP, Brazil , comparing two techniques: serological and TAT (Thematic Apperception Test). TAT created by Murray in 1935 to investigate the human personality. It is a projective technique that
Youth condom merchandising: (The Success® Story).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10122); Mutuma EG;;;; Youth vision Botswan, Gaborone, Botswana; Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia introduced a youth condom sale in 2000 with a brand name Success®The product was a youth initiative with all the branding packaging and marketing done by the youth. A number of strategies where put in place to promote the condoms to the youth. The challenge was to me
How gay men negotiate risk through the Internet.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10127); Davis M, Bolding G, Sherr L, Hart G, Elford J;;;; City University London, London, United Kingdom; The Internet appears to represent a new sexual risk environment for gay/bisexual men. Men who seek sex through the Internet are more likely to report high risk sexual behaviour than other men. Consequently it is important, for HIV/STD prevention, that we understand how men negotiate risk online. This is a q
The Internet, gay men and chatting about sex.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10132); Davis M, Bolding G, Sherr L, Hart G, Elford J;;;; City University London, London, United Kingdom; Since an increasing number of gay/bisexual men seek sexual partners through the Internet, we need to understand how they chat about sex online. This is a qualitative investigation into how gay/bisexual men use the Internet to communicate their sexual preferences. Methods: Thematic analysis of interviews wit
Disclosure of serostatus and unprotected anal intercourse in HIV+ Latino gay men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10137); Zea MC, Poppen PJ, Reisen CA, Bianchi FT, Echeverry JJ;;;; George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States; Communication about HIV status between sex partners and subsequent decisions about sexual behavior are important public health issues. This study examined disclosure of HIV-status by Latino, HIV-positive gay men and their sexual partners and explored the relationship between knowledge of serostatus and unpr
An HIV and AIDS toolkit for universities and higher education institutions: Lessons from the field in Africa and Asia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10142); Chetty DR;;;; Mobile Task Team on HIV/AIDS in Education, Johannesburg, South Africa; Higher Education institutions in Africa are under pressure to take the lead in education sector responses to HIV and AIDS. The impact of HIV is already visible in increasing illness, mortality and indirect costs to institutions. In Asia, the threat of HIV and AIDS is also forcing governments and universities to
Prevalence of oral Candida spp. in Cambodian HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10152); Bendick C, Schmidt-Westhausen AM, Reichart PA, Samaranayake LP;;;; University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Although Human Immundeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is endemic in Southeast Asia, data on oral mycotic flora in this disease in Asians are sparse. Aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Candida species in HIV-infected Cambodians with oral candidiasis , unexposed (Group 1) and expos
Trends in toxoplasmosis of brain, cryptosporidiosis and isosporiasis incidence rates as AIDS defining illnesses in Greece from 1981 through 2002.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10157); Arvanitis M, Nikolopoulos G, Masgala A, Paraskeva D, Eleni E;;;; Hellenic Centre for Infectious Diseases Control, Athens, Greece; To estimate trends in the incidence of parasitic infections as AIDS defining conditions in AIDS patients in Greece . Among 2394 reported AIDS cases, 124 developed one of the parasitic infections related to AIDS at the time of diagnosis. Toxoplasmosis of brain, cryptosporidiosis and
The role of geographic information system in HIV/Syphilis elimination.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10162); Morrison-Jones JM;;;; Texas Woman's University, Denton, United States; Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The disease is highly concordant with HIV due to its similar risk factors [Aids Alert, 1998]. Several studies document that genital ulcer disease such as syphilis increases the likelihood of acquiring HIV infection
Lack of human resources and technical capacity in many areas of HIV programming, especially at community level.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10167); Webi EN;;;; Sr. Freda Nursing Home, Nairobi, Kenya; How do we make 3 by 5a reality in our communities?Stigma and discrimination is still a major challenge to access to treatment most of our brothers and sisters die before they access it. Objectives: To promote comprehensive HIV care and support with emphasis on the PLWAs who are already open and sure of their se
Study of trend of opportunistic infections(OIs) in AIDS cases in Rajasthan to strategize policies.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10172); Sharma A;;;; Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society, Jaipur, India; The Rapid spread of HIV in India has been attributed to factors like High Risk Behaviour, Inter-State migration in search of employment, low level of literacy, presence of STDs & gender disparity. All these factors have contributed to a Rapid increase in no. of cases being reported. Emergence & Re-emerg
Sentinel surveillance: An indicator to study trend of HIV epidemic in State of Rajasthan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10177); Sharma A;;;; Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society, Jaipur, India; The HIV/AIDS epidemic in India represents a serious public health problem. The presence of the infection in all parts of the country has shown a predictable phenomena of the spread of infection from urban to rural areas and from High Risk Population to general population like housewives. To study t
Campaign among students on AIDS (CASA).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10183); Rayapu RB, Ayodhya RK, Anand R, Rani BS, Sujatha P, Sarath Babu R, Ramola S;;;; BOSS & CIPCA (CBO), Tirupati, India; The Young students (aged between 14-25 years) were identified as vulnerable to the risk of contracting the disease because of the peculiarity in their sexual practices and behaviors. Indian youth today are consuming more and substances such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Indian young students are su
Selecting populations at risk for STD/HIV intervention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10188); Wu ZY, Rotheram MJ, Detels R, Liang GJ, Guan JH, Li L, Yan YS;;;; Chinese CDC, Beijing, China; This paper aims to demonstrate how the process of implementing a successful HIV intervention program requires setting criteria for the selection of the target population and setting and checking that the populations and settings meet the criteria. Methods: The selection criteria established are: having suff
A study of awareness and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS amongst school teachers of Delhi.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10193); Badhan SK, Lal P, Kashyap GL;;;; MAM College and HKMC Trust, New Delhi, India; School based AIDS education is now the top most priority for the Govt. of India . HIV/AIDS has been included in the curriculum of 9th standard of the school education10 years ago and it was expected from the teachers to teach the topic to their students in the routine classes. However, they seem to be reluctant
Effective STI care in Mumbai, India for HIV/AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10198); Talwar S;;;; Action Research Centre, Thane, India; Effective STI control programs have helped minimize the impact of HIV/AIDS around the World. However, in some resource poor situations, such efforts have not been possible for reasons, such as, poor health infrastructure, difficulty in reaching out large number of high-risk individuals, and poor quality of care
Migration and HIV/AIDS epidemic in Armenia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10203); Grigoryan SR, Hakobyan AZ, Sirakanyan HA;;;; Armenian National AIDS prevention Center, Yerevan, Armenia; From 1988 to December 1, 2003, 247 HIV carriers were registered in the Republic of Armenia , 235 of them are citizens of the Republic of Armenia. 50.4% of the infected individuals temporarily inhabited in the Russian Federation (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkoutsk, Rostov and Surgut) and the
HIV/AIDS preventive interventions among FSWs in Yerevan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10208); Manukyan AV, Grigoryan SR, Hakobyan AZ;;;; Armenian National AIDS prevention Center, Yerevan, Armenia; New approach was applied in the implementation of preventive activities among FSWs in Yerevan city, the capital of Armenia . Group of FSWs was formed to be provided with outreach work and peer education. Baseline data were obtained. The questioning carried out after the implementation of preventive showed chang
Condom - The effective barrier of rising trend of STI, reinfection of STI and unwanted pregnancies - A lesson from Sonagachi.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10213); Chattopadhyay K, Chattopadhyay M, Sharma M;;;; Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Kolkata, India; Condom, the barrier of choice, can effectively put barrier to the rising friends of HIV, STI Prevalence and incidance and unwanted pregnancies STD/HIV Intervention Programme (SHIP), widely known as Sonagachi Project, Started in 1992, working over 45 red light areas STD clinics and Condom Promotion,
Epidemiology and prevention of HIV among injecting drug users(IDUs).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10218); Bajracharya R;;;; Nepal Youth rehabilitation center, Kathmandu, Nepal; The drug taking habit occurred commonly at late adolescence. The injecting drug users were found to be switching to injecting habits (from non-injecting drugs) in a short period of time. Heroin was introduced in Nepal in mid-sixties and the mode of administration was mostly smoking or chasing.
The NGOs of Russia in polisymaking, prevention and the increase of quality of life of PLWHA in Russian prisons.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10223); Bakulina T;;;; Regional Charitable Social Organisation 'IMENS+', St. Petersburg, Ruddian Federation; Inspectors of the Council of Europe consider prisons in Russia as a place which is a constant torture. The situations get worse due to the large number of HIV positive inmates. In the correctional facilities of St. Petersburg and region there are 1200 TB infected prisoners, 6500 HIV positive and 9000 drug users
Asymptomatic, untreated perinatal HIV infection over 21 years after birth. An unique report, and psycho-sociological implications.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10227); Manfredi R;;;; Infectious Diseases, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Also perinatal HIV infection may have a non-progressive course. However,a 21-year-long asymptomatic congenital HIV infection was never reported. Case report: Our patient (p) was born in October 1982 to a drug user mother,and identified as HIV-infected concurrently with her mother in 1984. Vertical HIV trans
Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS in Vinnitsya, Ukraine: Application of the WHO Rapid Assessment and Response Guide.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10232); Dumchev KV, Barcal K, Schumacher JE, Moroz LV;;;; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; The Rapid Assessment and Response Guide on Injecting Drug Use developed by the WHO was implemented in the city of Vinnitsya, Ukraine in 2002. It has assessed the extent and nature of IDU; assess the extent of adverse health consequences of IDU, especially HIV infection; assessed risk behaviors associated wi
Novel method of Inactivation of HIV-1 by the freeze pressure generation method (FPGM).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10237); Otake T, Kawahata T, Mori H, Kojima Y, Hayakawa K;;;; Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan; HIV infection through blood transfusion is still possible if donated blood collected during the so-called window period is used for the transfusion. We already reported that high-pressure (over 600 MPa) treatment at room temperature inactivates HIV-1, and have recently shown that high pressure generated by
Collecte of used blades from barber shops in District 2 in Vogan-Togo.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10242); Agbelekpo KS;;;; Alliance Ruban Rouge, Lome, Togo; Most of time people have being going to barbering shop to cut their hair or to shave. Sometime barber has being using the same blade for 2 or 3 persons. This can contribute to the spreading of the virus. To collect the used blades from barbering shop (saloons) for the reduction of the spread of t
Research on HIV aspects referring to the heroine addicts with pupils and students under treatment in the pilot addict centre psychiatry hospital Al. Obregia - Bucharest.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10248); Iosif I;;;; Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania; The fundamental problem of the health policy concerning drugs, deals with the balancing of two fundamental directions: on the hand the legal stipulations, on the other hand, the reserves of the therapeutical methods including the participation of the civil society in its various ways (volunteers, non-govern
Community based study on prevalence of sexually transmitted dieases infections in rural North India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10253); Saini R, Aggarwal A, Jindal N, Kaur A, Singh J;;;; Govt Medical College, Amritsar, India; In order to determine the prevalence of STI in a representative rural population in North India a cross sectional community based study was conducted. A total of four districts which were situated in different geographic locations in the State of Punjab were chosen to be included in this study. The study was conducted
The role of IV drug users control in prevention of AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10258); Ghanbari MG, Esmaeelzade EM;;;; university, mashad, Islamic Republic of Iran; AIDS and drug addiction are the most serious health problems facing the world today. Almost of people involved(75-90%)to these problems aged 20-45 years,that is time of development,blooming and social activities,Also numbers them are to growing. Many of social crimes(robbery,felony..) are related to the addicti
Internet alerts: A useful HIV prevention tool for local & state level organizations.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10263); Kachur R, McFarlane M, Middlekauff S;;;; CDC, Atlanta, United States; Since 1998, the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has been providing Public Health Internet Alerts to headquarters-based and in-field staff. An outcome evaluation of the project reveals the Alerts to be very useful for HIV/STD education & prevention efforts
Integrating HIV prevention and treatment into the jail and prison health care.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10267); Frank L;;;; University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Prisoners with HIV/AIDS are often limited in access to ongoing HIV treatment and care. Serious limitations exist in HIV prevention efforts, substance abuse treatment, and mental health services. A proven model for comprehensive clinical education and consultation for prisons will be presented that
Intervention and solutions modeled by an NGO for the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the colombian caribbean.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10272); Garcia Burgos GB, Manjarres MB, Larrotta LV, Noriega NC, Fragozo FS, Yancen YT, Haag HL, Mora MC;;;; Francois Xavier Bagnoud Association, Boston, United States; A comprehensive health service in the Caribbean Region of Colombia covers less than 35% of the population whose basic needs are unmet. The existence of HIV prevention programs is low. Early diagnosis is not considered a priority. Both sexual and mother to child transmissions of HIV are important avenues by whic
Evaluation of HIV/AIDS knowledge among southern Taiwan police officers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10277); Ma M, Hsien-Jy, Wang WL, Chen CH, Wu YC;;;; National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge base on HIV/AIDS education program among police officers. Methods: One-group pretest-posttest study design was used. After the pretest, all the participants received the education program that included a 15 minutes video and 30 minutes lecture on HIV/AIDS.
Sexual behavior of female undergraduates in the freshman year at the university of Ibadan, Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10282); Faseru B, Sangowawa AO, Okoro CA, Lawoyin TO;;;; Department of Community Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; For biological, economic and social reasons females especially adolescents and young adults are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. This study was conducted among the female undergraduates in the freshman year to assess high-risk sexual behaviour among them. Methods: A cross-se
Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Russia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10287); Sokolova EV, Pokrovskiy VV, Ladnaia NN, Detkova NV;;;; Russian Federal AIDS Centre, Moscow, Russian Federation; The prevalence of HIV-infection among pregnant women in Russia increased from 0,6 in 1996 to 114,8 in 2002. Our objective was to study efficacy of prophylaxis of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Methods: Information about the prophylaxis of MTCT among 415 pregnant women with HIV in Russia was rep
New strategy of prevention of the STI/HIV/AIDS in medium young :experience of K.pote Kiosc in Abidjan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10292); Toa LD, Kouakou KO;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; various modes of prevention of the STI/HIV/AIDS starts has to be null and void or do not meet any more adhesion of the populations. So it proved to be significant to find new means of prevention which is indirect and less noisy the such cyber space, the gaming rooms and the restaurants: case of K.pote Kiosc in
To prevent and control HIV/AIDS pandemic among the youth male in Western Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10297); Amadi T;;;; Vihiga, Kenya; HIV/AIDS prevalence among the youth in Western Kenya Community is alarming. It is threatening to wipe out the youth of between 16-25 years. This community is known to practice traditional circumcision after every 2 to 5 years. The boys are made to line up and the circumcisers work on them one after another and h
The Ivorian hotline: an important HIV information vector.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10302); Kpolo MA, Toa LD;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; since the creation of a ministry of AIDS Control in Cote d Ivoire , many initiatives have been undertaken to fight the pandemic of HIV/AIDS, many how ever, are centralized in Abidjan. the toll-free hotline, Info SIDA was established in december 2001to provide informations on STDs and HIV/AIDS. The M
Upgrading Laboratory Training Schools for HIV Testing.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10307); Valentine P, Porter C, Davis M;;;; Howard University, Washington, DC, United States; The laboratory capacity and infrastructure are important in providing HIV/AIDS care and support. As more HIV/AIDS treatments become available in sub-Sahara Africa, laboratory training institutions will be challenged to produce more technicians to fill job vacanices. They will be further challenged to presen
The problems and effects of mother to child (MTC) HIV transmission in an extended family system in Ghana.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10313); Duodu MO, Osei-Ntim O, Ntumy L, Quaynor G, Osei-Ntim J, Amponsah G;;;; Jua ben Government Hospital. P.O.Box 34., Juaben-Ashanti., Ghana; Mother to child transmission of HIV accounts for the highest single mode of infection in children in Ghana . The extended family system creates an avenue for interference in decision making by women and almost wipes away their privacy and freedom. It is worse if the economic status of the woman is not all that
Community technique of approach as regards of STIs /VIH/AIDS prevention in rural area.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10318); Toa DL;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; The rural populations are underprivileged as for the diffusion of the messages of prevention on the STIs /VIH/AIDS; because they are often very far away from information sources and also illiterates. To mitigate that, RRCI initiated educational film projections on the STIs /VIH/AIDS with accompanying notes in l
Knowledge and behavior of the academic of medicine front to the occupational risk of accident for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C virus in the of Emergency Unit Armando Lajes, Maceio/AL, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10323); Riscado JL, Araujo LF;;;; Professor Master Social Psychologist of Social Medicine Departament of Federal University of Alagoas, Maceio - Alagoas, Brazil; The bloodborne pathogens including human imunodeticiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and C virus (VHB and VHC) have assumed great importance currently, the health-care personnel are susceptible in the work s environment. We aimed to detect the vulnerability of Mediciny s students face occupational exposure with percutaneo
Profile of the sexual workers in Cali, Colombia city.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10328); Lopez Avendano JJ, Gutierrez MF;;;; Fundacion Vivir Mejor, Cali, Colombia; A survey is design in order to characterize the sexual workers in the city of Cali, that can be used as an evaluation tool in a project aimed to structure an intervention plan in ITS/AIDS for the population involved in prostitution. Methods: A questionnaire is developed, from the experience gained in previo
Perceived Norms Regarding the Quantity of Sex Partners in MSM and HIV Risk.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10333); Muench FJ, Irwin T, Morgenstern J, O'Leary A;;;; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York , United States; Identifying factors related to HIV risk taking among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are more urgent now than ever before. HIV infection rates among MSM are on the rise after remaining relatively stable and attitudes and behaviors related to sexual risk taking have changed considerably over the past ten yea
Increasing in cases of HIV/AIDS patients in Bellary, IInd highest AIDS Populated district in Karnataka, , India, And, Demographic and clinical profile of HIV/AIDS patients attending the STD clinic, VIMS, a tertiary care centre, Bellary, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10337); Payal H, Kumar BC, Sodhi SJ, Madhurajan D, Karan Singh D;;;; Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India; Background : HIV epidemics, the most serious health problem in India , having more than 5 million infected patients. The presence of Sexually transmitted disease (STD) increases the risk of HIV by 4-8 times. The Objectives were to diagnose the HIV positive patients attending STD clinic and evaluate the efficacy of trea
Reduce HIV/AIDS in Zambian prisons within the Christian framework. [Men to men transmision].: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10342); Kawilila S;;;; Prison Fellowship Zambia., Chingola, Zambia; There is evidence of homosexual practise, low knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sharing of blood contaminated instruments such as razor blades by tatooing and hair clippers which are not properly cleaned and high risk behavior among prison inmates. Although principle 9 of the United Nations basic principle for the treat
The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the North West of England 1995 - 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10347); Downing J, Duckett A, Syed Q, Bellis MA;;;; Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Since 1995, the North West HIV/AIDS Monitoring Unit at Liverpool John Moores University has been responsible for the collection, analysis and dissemination of data on individuals with HIV infection presenting in the North West of England for treatment and care. Data are obtained from over forty statutory treatm
Assessments on the risks of contracting infectious diseases and sexual HIV transmission by health care students from Germany, Lithuania and Namibia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10352); Klewer J, Sasnauskaite L, Lauschke H, Kugler J;;;; Public Health, Dresden Medical SChool, Dresden, Germany; In Germany , Lithuania and Namibia different types of the HIV epidemic are present. Due to their age and the contact to various young people, especially students are at risk to acquire HIV in sexual intercourses. Therefore the study analyzed HIV testing in he
Cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV infected women in Lima, Peru: Screening implications in a resource limited setting.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10357); Basurco J, Samalvides F, Blas M, Levy V, Gotuzzo E;;;; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; HIV infection has spread heterosexually in Peru with a decrease in the male/female ratio of AIDS cases from 11:1 in 1990 to less than 3:1 in 2000. We sought to determine the prevalence of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) and behavioral determinants of infection among HIV infected women compa
Reaching the reluctant client: designing effective HIV prevention media to draw persons into services.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10363); Fallon SJ;;;; Skills4, Inc, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33305, United States; CDC s Advancing HIV Prevention initiative seeks to draw into services persons who may not have previously encountered traditional HIV programs. Can agencies with limited budgets afford glossy print media messaging to deliver messages and promote services? Social marketing print campaigns offer agenc
Sex-workers-clients 'no condom, no sex' slogan in Aba brothels - SRD/HIV/AIDS prevention approach in Aba, Abia state, Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10368); Eremutha F, Feysetan OI, Awoyinfa F;;;; Pathfinder International, Lagos, Nigeria; Aba, a major commercial center i Abia state, Nigeria is home to about 2 million people of diverse culture and occupation in small, medium, and large scale business transaction. It is noted for the production of textile, leather, and toiletries. STD/HIV/AIDS knowledge and condom use among high-risk (sex workers and clie
Addressing risk and protective factors in HIV transmission through adolescent sexual health programme: an intervention model.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10373); Kole SK, Nanda AR;;;; Program Associate (Programs), Population Foundation of India, New Delhi, India; Adolescents and youth comprise the most vulnerable group for HIV transmission since 50% of total new infection occurs in the age group of 15-29 years. This is because, the risk factors play a significant role in determining the chances of youth being infected; whereas the role of protective factors are graduall
Recent HIV prevalence trends among antenal clinic attendees in sub-Saharan Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10378); Garcia Calleja JM, Asamoah-Odei E, Boerma T;;;; WHO, Geneva, Switzerland; Objectives: An average of 600 prenatal clinics and over 200,000 women have been tested within the national HIV sentinel surveillance systems in sub Saharan Africa in 2002. The objectives were to review the most recent results in HIV prevalence among women attending prenatal clinics, using surveillance data reported by
A Global Analysis of trends on the quality of HIV serosurveillance.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10383); Garcia Calleja JM, Ghys P, Zaniewski E, Stanecki K, Walker N;;;; WHO, Geneva, Switzerland; Objectives: Analyse the quality of HIV/AIDS countrie s sero-surveillance systems over time. Methods: 141 low- and middle-income countries were included in the analysis over the 1991-2001 period. Data on HIV/AIDS surveillance were collected from US Census Bureau, EURO-HIV, National AIDS Programme reports and other sourc
To win to the HIV/AIDS: Community of learning in prevention through internet.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10388); Fernandez E, Morales S, Garcia J, Rosas L, Magis C, Saavedra JA, Ruiz-Velasco E;;;; National Center of Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, Mexico City, Mexico; COMVENSIDA is a Internet site that arises from the national initiative for the prevention in vulnerable populations by National Center from Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, with resources of the World Bank. This virtual community was planed as a learning process designed specially for Civil Society Organizat
Profiling of HIV clinic patients for determining the prevalence of recent infection.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10393); Chan WK, Yuen CY, Wong KH;;;; Integrated Treatment Center, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, China; Since 1984, a voluntary case-based reporting system has been in place to monitor the HIV/AIDS situation in Hong Kong . Since it is difficult to differentiate between recent and long-standing HIV infection from the reported data, we examined our patient cohort with a focus on the scene of recent infections.
Sexual network distributions of STIs and HIV in relation to "core groups".: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10403); Friedman SR, Maslow C, Bolyard M, Mateu-Gelabert P, Sandoval M;;;; National Development and Research Institutes, New York, United States; Background : Sexual networks and STIs are predictors of HIV transmission. IDUs and MSM are a core group for many STIs. We studied viral STIs among core group members, their sexual partners (SPs), and other local adults. Methods : 165 IDUs, 29 MSM/IDUs, 21 other MSM were designated as the core group based on previous re
Clinical spectrum of HIV/AIDS presenting to Gauhati Medical College, Assam- an ongoing study since January 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10407); Boruah PK, Adhikari AK;;;; Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India; Assam, a low prevalence state of HIV/AIDS, in India , is experiencing an upsurge. Guwahati Medical College is the premier institute of Assam and the referral institute of the North -Eastern states of India. This is the first study of this kind in Assam. 1. To study the clinical spectrum of cases.
HIV infection prevention and control in Canadian federal penitentiaries: a review.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10412); Bouchard F;;;; Fedral government, Ottawa, Canada; Inmates in correctional facilities around the world bear a disproportionate burden of illness related to infectious diseases compared to the general population. Due to the environment, implementation of prevention and control strategies for infectious diseases pose unique challenges to health care.
Does HIV positive status influence the prevalence of genital herpes?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10418); Habib AR, Allan PS;;;; Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom; Introduction: It is well recognised that the prevalence of STIs is high among HIV positive individuals; we wanted to correlate HIV antibody status with the prevalence of Herpes simplex infection ( HSV ) among black Africans on their first presentation. Methods and Design: Descriptive analysis using GUM clinic database
Addressing impediments to sexual health promotion among MSM in South Asia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10423); Khan SD, Bondyopadhyay A;;;; Naz Foundation International, London, United Kingdom; In South Asian countries, the most visible and highly discriminated MSM are those with feminised behaviours and identities, and who usually sexually penetrated by normative males. Highly stigmatised because such males cross the boundaries of local constructions of masculinities, these males experience regular a
Improving the quality and access to youth friendly reproductive health services in the workplace.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10427); Pann S, Meng P;;;; CARE International in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; CARE runs a Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Program in 125 factories targeting over 50,000 workers. The majority of the workers are uneducated adolescent females whose sexual health risks are increased due to their lack of access and awareness of appropriate health services and their misconceptions abo
Spectrum of parasitic pathogens in AIDS related diarrhea in a tertiary care hospital, Belgaum, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10433); Mutnal MB, Nagamoti MB, Patil CS;;;; J N Medical College, Belgaum, India; Intestinal opportunistic parasitic infections in HIV infected subjects present commonly as diarrhea. This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in HIV seropositive patients in a tertiary care hospital. Method: The study was undertaken during July 2001 to June 2003 i
Disease-specific HIV prevalence and level of immune-suppression among hospitalized patients in North Uganda.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10438); Fabiani M, Nattabi B, Nigro L, Rizzardini G, Okwey R, Cocca G, Ouma J, Ranghiasci A, Di Vincenzo A, Ogwang M, Declich S;;;; St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, Gulu, Uganda; Background : Evaluating the pattern of HIV-related diseases and their level of immune-suppression is useful to manage hospitalized cases and to plan anti-retroviral and opportunistic infections therapies. This study is aimed at estimating the disease specific HIV prevalence and the level of immune-suppression in a refe
Building on Russian HIV surveillance: the CDC Orel AIDS Center Enhanced Surveillance Project, 2002-2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10443); Santibanez SS, Sofronova R, Nelson RJ, Broyles LN, Garfein RS, Vitek C, Abdul-Quader AS, Gusseynova N, Molotilov VF, Paxton LA;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta GA, United States; Russia is experiencing one of the world s fastest growing HIV epidemics. Although the Russian HIV surveillance system detects and follows many HIV positive individuals, the effects of repeat testing, low-risk tests, and incomplete risk factor data on rate estimates, and the extent that changes in case count
A supplemental HIV/AIDS behavioral surveillance project in the United States--methods and data utilization.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10448); Campsmith ML, Nakamura GV;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States; Behavioral data enhance standard HIV/AIDS surveillance and can help guide public health planning at both the local and national levels. This report describes the methodology and data utilization from a supplemental HIV/AIDS behavioral surveillance project in the United States (US). Since 1990 the S
Transmissibility and disease progression in groups of individuals infected with differents HIV-1 subtypes in Cuba.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10453); Diaz Torres HM, Lubian Caballero AL, Blanco de Armas M, Rolo Gomez F, Nibot Sanchez C, Joanes Fiol J;;;; AIDS Research Laboratory , Havana , Cuba; HIV exhibits an extremely high genetic variation. The implications of this variability in influencing transmissibility and pathogenesis have been reviewed previously. Studies describing differences in transmissibility and pathogenesis of different HIV subtypes are complex due to the many confounding variabl
CODE EROS: Electronic Campaign to Promote the Use of Condoms among Homosexual men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10458); Aguilar CM;;;; SIDACCION, Valparaiso, Chile; The Chilean Corporation for AIDS Prevention and the condoms marketing private company Johnson & Johnson , by means of an innovative promotional initiative about the right use of condoms among homosexual men in Chile, launch in this country the first Virtual Gay Reality with the connotation to give to know t
Mobility and HIV/STD risk behaviors and perceptions among rural-to-urban migrants in China.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10463); Li X, Fang X, Lin D, Mao R, Wang J, Yang H, Liu H, Stanton B;;;; Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, United States; Many of China s HIV-infected are believed to be among the nation s 100 million rural-to-urban migrants. The current study was designed to examine (1) the relationship between the movement of rural-to-urban migration and increased HIV/STD risk; (2) HIV/STD risk behaviors and perceptions among rural-to-urban
Need of awareness among workers related HIV infection in illiterate area of Malir Karachi -Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10468); Razak S, Kamran R, Saeed S;;;; NGO, karachi, Pakistan; Malir Karachi - Pakistan has a conditioning for transmission of HIV are favorable and remarkable, such as workers are doing jobs out side the country and lives without their wives at workplace for longer duration. Malir Karachi is the area of province Sindh -Pakistan mostly illiterate people, there
Communication between adolescents and their parents on HIV/AIDS related topics: A rainbow of possibilities.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10472); Chiong Ramos MS;;;; HIV AIDS Educational Center in Cerro Municipality., Havana, Cuba; In today s world HIV-AIDS has unfortunately become one of the most commonplace occurrences that parents and adolescents must face daily. For children to exhibit responsible behavior, parents must constitute the fundamental source of information. Objectives: To characterize communication between parents and adolescents
Voluntary, anonymous and free screening, campaigns a danger for developing countries?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10477); Mbelle MS;;;; clls-bcc, Douala, Cameroon; BACKGROUNDAmong various strategies to prevent and fight against HIV, the free screening campaign seems to be the most involving and the most mobilizing. It is high time we think about its lasting quality and its follow up through medical care of HIV positive people. METHODSDuring the Cameroonian aids week, the littoral
Developing and testing a couple-focused HIV prevention program for young parents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10482); Koniak-Griffin D, Lesser J;;;; UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6919, United States; Although HIV prevention programs have been designed for high-risk youth, few have involved adolescent parents. Very limited data available indicate that young mothers benefit from these programs but express a strong need to have their partners involved. It is important to develop interventions involving both pa
Clinical features of HIV in a group of hospitalized iranian patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10487); Arami S, Mansoori D;;;; Nritld, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran; - HIV infection is found worldwide and the number of cases is increasing rapidly, particularly in developing countries. In recent years, the rate of HIV infection seems to be increasing in Iran , particularly due to the increased number of intravenous (IV) drug abusers who are infected in prisons and rehabi
Subtyping Cuban HIV-1 strains by envHMA.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10492); Mart[inez N, Blanco M, Diaz H, Romay D, Regalado L;;;; AIDS Research Laboratory (LISIDA), San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba; Knowledge about HIV-1 genotypes circulating in a population is very important to design an effective vaccine. Heteroduplex Mobility Assay (HMA) is a rapid and cost-effective method for subtyping HIV-1 strains compared to sequencing. Methods: A total of 29 HIV-1 positive samples from Havana were analyzed dur
HIV/AIDS Programmes: Care and prevention among service women.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10497); Somsa-At KS;;;; Norwegian Church Aid, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic; As early as 2001, levels of HIV prevalence among service women (SW) in Savannakhet province were known to be 1%, Chlamydia 23%, Gonorrhoea 13% and the use of condom was low. Based on the needs found in this research, the Provincial Committee for Control of AIDS instituted the program in February 2003. Descriptio
Establishment of an urban community advisory board for a clinical trial in Kisumu, Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10502); Kombo AO, Thomas TK, Otieno S, DeCock KM, Vulule J, Slutsker L, Amornkul PN;;;; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kisumu, Kenya; Community participation is critical for successful HIV research where myths, stigma and misconceptions about HIV abound. Before starting a perinatal clinical trial in Kisumu city, Kenya , we formed a Community Advisory Board (CAB) to provide input on important study issues. The CAB, established in
A survey of the most effective educational method in prevention of AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10507); Lotfi F, Koochaki M, Karimian Z;;;; shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran; AIDS is one of the diseases which, according to WHO, is the main cause of mortality in developing and developed countries. The statistics presented by WHO reveal that due to the education of preventive measures in industrial countries, this infection has been controlled while in the third world countries it
Community Model of Educative Intervention among Homosexual Men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10512); Flores CB;;;; SIDACCION, Santiago, Chile; In Chile , HIV/AIDS affects in the 70% of the cases the homosexual population. The Chilean Corporation for AIDS Prevention has worked over 16 years for this population; in the year 2002, it decided to systematize the Model of Educative Intervention among Homosexual Men, creating a theoretical knowledge from
Infection of AIDS and endemic Kaposi's Sarcoma tumor spindle cells by herpesvirus KSHV/HHV-8.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10517); Biberfeld P, Pyakurel P, Massambu CG, Kaaya EE, Mwakigonja A, Heiden T, Enbom M, Castanos-Velez E;;;; Immunopathology Lab., Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; AIDS patients frequently develop HHV8 associated KS promoted by the interaction of HIV and HHV8 factors, but the mechanisms involved are not well understood. We therefore analyzed various cells of biopsies and serum of AKS as well as non-AIDS, endemic KS (EKS) patients for HHV8 infection. The border-line se
Using focus groups to investigate the educational needs of female drug offenders in Taiwan in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10522); Lee SH, Fu LA, Wu AW;;;; National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Little attention has been paid to the prevention of HIV/AIDS in female drug users. This study investigated educational needs of female drug offenders in Taiwan relating to HIV/AIDS prevention. Methods: This study adopted an essentially phenomenological approach using focus groups as they permit the explorat
The Invisible Condom®: A unique mode of action with a low toxicity profile.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10527); Piret J, Omar RF, Bergeron MG;;;; Infectious Diseases Research Center, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada; We have developed a gel formulation containing sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), called the Invisible Condom®, that could prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and HSV once applied to the vaginal and cervical mucosae. Methods: The mode of action, efficacy and toxicity of the gel formulation containing SLS
HIV prevention and changes in youth sexual behavior.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10532); Davydova AA, Vinogradova EN, Kucherenko YN, Kutz LV, Chaika NA;;;; City AIDS Center, Saint-Petersburg , Russian Federation; During last two years HIV epidemic continued to spread in Russia enormously with very quick shift from typical risk groups to general population. The proportion of people infected via heterosexual HIV transmission almost doubled. Adolescents and young adults became one of the most vulnerable group in Russia
Workshops on More Safe Sex for Homosexual Men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10537); Becerra MA;;;; SIDACCION, Santiago, Chile; AIDS has affected mainly homosexual men and men who have sex with other men (HSHs, in Spanish). Official statistics recognize that the homosexual transmission constitutes the major spreading channel of the epidemic in Chile , attributing about 70 to 75% of notifications of HIV and AIDS to this factor. In search
Social Merchandising of Condoms by means of Mass Interventions in Beaches of the 5th Region of Chile.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10542); Aguilar CM;;;; SIDACCION, Valparaiso, Chile; On December, January and February, Summer season in Chile , the Mass Campaign of Condoms Distribution is carried out in the beaches of the 5th Region. This campaign originates a great shock and controversy in this region and in the country for those businesspeople who oppose against the distribution of condoms
Training on HIV/AIDS and STDs of Transvestite Monitors in the Region of Valparaiso.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10547); Aguilar CM;;;; SIDACCION, Santiago, Chile; In the year 2003, 20 members of the Union of Transvestite Sexual Workers Afrodita , in the region of Valparaiso got training. This training was performed by the Chilean Corporation for AIDS Prevention and the Health Department of Valparaiso-San Antonio, which contributed with 50% of the funds needed to perform
Outcome, medical and psychosocial associations in a cohort of women infected with HIV in an underserved minority population in the united states.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10552); Ashori M, Olweny R, Ogunyemi D, Moradi N, Ogunyemi O;;;; Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, United States; Aim: To determine the complications and risk factors in women with HIV infectionsMaterials and methods: A review of a cohort of 125 women between 1983-2003 infected with HIV was performed. Statistical analysis was done as indicated. Results: The mean age at diagnosis was 34.3(SEM+0.89) years and mean follow-up was 71.5
Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Northern Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10557); Nelson KE, Chen N, Jacobson L, Jenkins FJ, Suriyanon V, Duerr A;;;; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States; Human herpesviruses 8 (HHV-8) is associated with Kaposis sarcoma in patients with AIDS/KS, classical KS or endemic KS. Because HIV/AIDS is very common in Thailand but AIDS/KS is very rare, we determined HHV-8 seroprevalence among persons who were HIV+ or at risk of HIV. Methods: 992 persons from two populat
Starting HIV outreach project for street drug users and related high-risk population in Tehran.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10562); Vazirian M, Nassirimanesh B, Khazaeli A;;;; Iranian National Institute for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran; Iran has faced a remarkable growth in number of HIV/AIDS cases in recent years. It s estimated that there are near 30 thousand HIV+ people in Iran.. Furthermore, It s estimated that more than 137000 IDUs live in the country. Actually 2/3 of HIV+ case are IDUs. Pamenar, Ghar, and Bagh-e-Azari districts are very
A rapid assessment of HIV risk behavior among the Royal Thai Army personnel along the Thai-Myanmar Border.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10567); Sukhawarn C, Meesiri S, Dahl G, Ngamwong A, Girault P, Nopkesorn T, Poshyananda P, Sangkharomya S;;;; Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; While the Thai- Myanmar border is recognized as a vulnerable area due to the high mobility of cross-border populations and significant interaction between military personnel and the general population on both sides of the border, most of the research to date has been limited to Thai military conscripts. It
Epidemiological surveillance of HIV/AIDS in Algeria, North Africa Based on the sentinel sero-surveillance survey.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10572); Fares E, Mokhtari L, Cerbah M, Ghorab L;;;; Hospital, Alger, Algeria; The man objective of this work is to mesure and follow up the trends of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to monitor the progress of the prevalence rates among selected groups. Materials and methods: The selected groups that have been studied were STI S patients as hight-risk group, the sex workers as very hight-ri
Female-to-male transgenders and HIV risk behaviors in Los Angeles, California.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10577); Gross J, Davis M;;;; FTM Alliance of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States; Most HIV prevention efforts among the transgender population focuses on the male-to-female (MTF) transgender population. Because of a lack of research and data, the female-to-male (FTM) transgender population has been ignored by the HIV prevention community. FTM Alliance of Los Angeles, with the he
Demographics of HIV-infected people, not risk profiles, determine who receives 'prevention with positives' counseling.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10582); Steward WT, Morin SF, Charlebois ED, Johnson MO, Ehrhardt AA, Kelly JA, Rotheram-Borus MJ;;;; University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States; Recent United States policy initiatives call for prevention counseling to help HIV-infected individuals reduce their risk of transmitting the virus to other people ( Prevention with Positives ). Using baseline data from a diverse sample of HIV-infected people participating in a multi-site intervention study
Estimation of MSM number and mobility in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10586); Morineau G, Song N, Phal S, Meas C, Seng C, Chawalit N;;;; FHI, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; The number of MSM in Phnom Penh was first estimated around 800 by a study conducted in 1999. In 2000, the HIV prevalence in MSM in Phnom Penh was 14% confirming that this group was experiencing a hidden epidemic. To ensure adequate resource allocation for programs targeting MSM FHI/ Cambodia c
Supporting hijra to develop their own self-help HIV/AIDS prevention services: opportunities and constraints.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10590); Haque MR, Azizul AH, Hijra Liala MS;;;; Bandhu Social Welfare Society , Dhaka , Bangladesh; Hijras in South Asia are greatly misunderstood and are seen as transgendered males. In reality, while they are biological males, they perceive themselves as neither men nor women , but as a third gender. Hijras are supposed to be castrated, yet most Hijra -identified males are not. They belong to a sophisticated socio-
HIV/AIDS epidemic situation in pregnant women and prevention of mother to child transmission in Shenzhen.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10594); Feng TJ, Chen L, Zhang D, Liu XL;;;; Shenzhen Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shenzhen, China; To study the prevalence rate of HIV epidemic in pregnant women and mother to child transmission(MTCT) in Shenzhen, and to reduce the incidence of HIV MTCT by comprehensive intervention measures. Methods: Most of pregnant women have received HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling and free testing (VCT) during their f
Hanging the red-ribbon in front of doors in urban slum's homes: Increasing the awareness on HIV/AIDS rapidly.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10598); Khadka A, Bhatta SR;;;; General Welfare Pratisthan, Narayangarh, Nepal; Poor and inadequate knowledge and lack of appropriate information on HIV/AIDS among the Housewives, youths and adolescents in urban-slum areas has been found leading them to be vulnerable by HIV Infections unknowingly and gradually. Genwral Welfare Pratisthan and Diyalo Pariwar as the part of Rural
The effects of educating and promoting family relationship on reducing of HIV infection risk behavior in high school students.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10602); Sriyaporn SA;;;; The Thai Red Cross College of Nursing, Bangkok, Thailand; The purpose of a quasi-experimental research was to examine the effectiveness of an education on AIDS and the promotion of family relationship program, on reducing of risk-behavior of HIV infections in high school students. The conceptual framework of the study has been developed from Pender s Health Promoting Model (P
Hotline service for HIV/AIDS prevention among youths and adolescences.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10606); Shrestha PO;;;; Youth Power Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal is not isolate from the HIV infection. It is continuing to spread at an alarming rate. WHO/ UNAIDS estimates more than 60,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Youth and adolescence being more vulnerable, they need a clear scientific information and life skills training for safer life.
Risk perception among industrial workers in Tamilnadu, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10610); Leighton AA, Irudayasamy U, Shyamprasad S, Shyamprasad KM;;;; AIDS Desk, National Lutheran Health & Medical Board, Chennai, India; Globalization and the entry of multinationals into the Indian industrial sector has resulted in increased earnings and consumerism among industrial workers reflected in more spending on leisure and sex. The negative impact of HIV/AIDS on industries can have disastrous consequences on production and economy. The
Try of anti-STI Kits implementation in Bamako private pharmacies.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10614); Sylla MS, Traore TC, Charron S, Rashed S, Traore F;;;; Projet SIDA3-Mali-Universite de Montreal, Bamako, Mali; Objectives: to estimate the number of clients consulting for urethral discharge problems without a medical prescription in PP, to describe socio-demographic characteristics of men with urethritis, to evaluate frequencies of Neisseria gonorrhea (NG), chlamydia-trachomatis (CT), trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among custumers
Harm reduction among injection drug users (IDUs) in Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10618); Altaf A, Memon A, Shah SA, Rehman N;;;; Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; The present study was conducted in Karachi to asses high risk behaviors and prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B & C and syphilis. The study was conducted in November and December 2003. A total of 161 clients were included and blood samples of 160 study participants was collected. One IDU was found positive for HIV.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic and the behavior of women at the age of procreation.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10622); Barihuta T, Wakana J, Ndimurukundo N;;;; National Aids Council, Bujumbura, Burundi; In Burundi , the first AIDS cases were discovered in 1983 with an estimated seropositivity of less than 1%. And even though there is a tendency to stabilize this seropositivity in urban areas (9.4%) and in semi-urban areas (10.5%), the seropositivity rate has more than tripled in rural areas ( from 0.7% to 2.5%
Microbicides and female condoms the answer for female University of Zambia students in Zambia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10626); Katuta C, Sichuundu W;;;; The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia; It has been observed that female students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) find it difficult to negotiate for safe sex with their partners. This failure for the female students to negotiate for safer sex has led them to have unexpected pregnancies, contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV/AID
Lower prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women attending antenatal clinics in rural Malawi.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10630); Khambaty MM, Kiromera A, Kamera H, Amoroso A, Redfield RR;;;; Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States; Malawi has a general HIV prevalence rate of 15% among 15-49 year olds, with the HIV prevalence among women attending antenatal clinics reported by WHO to be as high as 28.5% in the capital city, and 11.3% in the rural areas, for an overall rate in pregnant women of 16.9%. Several other developing countries
Evaluation of a school-based HIV/AIDS education program in the Commonwealth of Dominica.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10634); Huang FW, Duvall MG, Ricketts P, Storch G, Jeffe DB;;;; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States; Since over half of all new HIV infections occur in the age group 15-24, educating adolescents about HIV/AIDS must remain a top priority to combat the spread of HIV. Methods: In collaboration with the Ministries of Health and Education in the Commonwealth of Dominica , a 2.5-hour, school
A Bayesian approach to model the rate of mother-infant transmission of HIV.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10638); Girardi E, Mezzetti M, Vanacore P, Solmone M, Costa F, Capobianchi MR, Ippolito G;;;; INMI l. Spallanzani IRCCS, Roma, Italy; National data on HIV transmission in mother-infant pairs are frequently incomplete, hampering the accurate estimate of HIV vertical transmission at the population level. We developed a statistical model to estimate time trends of HIV vertical transmission rates. Methods: The model was based on the following
Proposals for a peer driven intervention in reducing IDUs' drug-related behaviors and estimating the size of IDU population through NEPs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10642); Zhang S;;;; Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Ottawa, Canada; It has been shown that the HIV/AIDS prevention projects can be more effective and more efficient for a peer driven intervention when drug users themselves are collaborated with in the projects. However, we need to recruit IDUs to a project store front for interviews and education, educating IDUs about risk
Preventing HIV/AIDS Transmission in the Zambia Defencce Force Abstract for XV International AIDS Conference.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10646); Makwala C, Sinyangwe F, Kabwe O, Kasonde G;;;; Zambia Defence Force, Lusaka, Zambia; In Zambia , where an estimated 16% of people between 15 and 49 years are infected with HIV, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is already among the highest in the world. Although data are not widely available, sources in the Zambian uniformed services believe that the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate among their ranks is signi
Comic books for HIV/AIDS prevention in adolescents - the experience of Cubatao, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10650); Lacerda RM, LIma AL, Gravato N;;;; Programa Municipal DST/aids, Cubatao, Brazil; Effectively bringing the message of HIV/AIDS prevention to adolescents is a continuing challenge. Presenting information in an attractive form which will get their attention and with which they can identify is a difficult goal. Cubatao, an industrial city of 120,000 that ranks 12th in
MSM Program: Prevention of HIV and others STDs infection between men who have sex with men, Medellin - Colombia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10654); Quiceno Rendon A, Campillo Orozco G, Berrocal Paez I, Munoz H;;;; MSM Program Director, Medellin, Colombia; Medellin male population shows a very high prevalence of HIV infection, counting for 86% of all infections from 2000 to 2002, more important is the fact that homosexual intercourse is the main way of transmission -37.5%. Lack of sexual education, high risk behaviors, refuse to condom use, and problems of sexual
HIV database project - A statistic report and data analysis - Case study, Gaborone, Botswana.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10658); Cavric G;;;; Gaborone Medical Centre, Gaborone, Botswana; Gaborone Medical Clinic is specialist medical Clinic based in Gaborone Botswana country with highest HIV prevalence in the world. The retrospective analysis of 5000 patients file showed that 414 belonged to HIV positive patients and those files were further extensively analysed. The purpose of this analysis
Evaluation of Diagnostic markers genital warts, human papillomavirus, Vulvovaginal candidiasis, in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10662); Tamma SR;;;; Rangaraya Medical College, Govt gen Hospital, Kakinada, India; This study was conducted to identify evaluate diagnostic markers for Genital lesions in HIV-positive women. Methods:450 HIV positive CSWs of eastgodavari,Kakinada were screened for genital lesions and HIV from Dec 2001 - Dec 2003.50 healthy female lab personal tested HIV negative served as healthy controls.
16S rRNA gene sequence species and drugs susceptibility of disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in AIDS patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10666); Foongladda S, Prasong N, Eampokalap B, Sutthent R;;;; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Species and drug susceptibility of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) caused disseminated infection in AIDS patients were dubious. Materials and Methods: The total of 247 clinical NTM hemoculture isolates from all 247 individual AIDS patients in the year 2001 in Siriraj Hospital and Bumresnaradura Hospital
HIV prevention intervention programs in blue metal workers, Chennai.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10670); Regina S, Irudaysamy U, Vijayalakshmi S;;;; MAEGA-TRUST, No 7 Dr.Ambedkar II st, Meenampakkam, Chennai, India; Most of the NGOs are working with High Risk Group intervention programs like Truck drivers, Commercial sex workers, Transgender, and other risk groups. They forgot the low risk and invisible risk communities likely to be infected. Even the Donors too forget these few like rural population, Tribal, semi-migrant,
Reaching male clients through workplace prevention in Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10674); Howard RS;;;; Family Health International, Jakarta, Indonesia; Less than 10% of the estimated 7-10 million Indonesian men who visit commercial sex workers (CSW) use condoms consistently, despite years of community outreach. Research shows men visiting CSW believe taking antibiotics or choosing clean partners is as effective as using condoms to prevent HIV. Due to relig
STI/AIDS prevention among vulnerable populations: An example in Senegalese rural area.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10678); Faye CM, Diop IL, Toure CT, Hane AA;;;; APAPS (Institution), Dakar, Senegal; Context: HIV prevalence in Senegal turns round 1.4%. These data provided by sentinel sites only reflects the situation in urban areas. Rural area, characterised by poverty and a high mobility, are not sufficiently taken into account whereas they represent 60% of total population. Determinants of risk sexual behaviours
Experience of S.T.D., H.I.V./ AIDS Intervention amongst mobile population consisting of truckers, helpers & others.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10682); Srivastava TN;;;; Sarvajan Kalyan Samiti, Allahabad, India; Target Group is vulnerable to H. I. V. due to minimal social access. Long tiresome journey and use of alcohol take them to risk behaviour. Due to long period away from family, less consciousness about sexual health easily negotiable highway sex workers available coupled with myths and miss conceptions incre
Socio-medical survey among HIV infected Africans living in France.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10686); Lot F, Larsen C, Valin N, Laporte A;;;; Institut de veille sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France; An increase of AIDS has been observed among sub-Saharan Africans in France since 1999. In order to understand the reasons for this increase, a descriptive survey of HIV infected patients from sub-Saharan countries was performed. Methods: The study was done during the first semester 2002, in 16 voluntary hos
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and behavioural surveillance among Hong Kong married inter-border truck drivers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10690); Tong TF, Leung P, Boost M, Wong TY, Ng TK, Graham S, Pang M, Lau JT;;;; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Chlamydia trachomatis is a common STI transmitted through unprotected sex. In Hong Kong , problems commonly result when inter-border travellers cohabit with women in Mainland China or engage in commercial sex. Previous data on safe sex practises with sex partners other than commercial sex workers (CSWs) were n
Storing genotypic resistance data and linking to other clinical information.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10694); Boulme R, Gonzalez D, Schmit JC;;;; Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) SA, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Since mid-nineties, HIV sequencing has been extensively used to detect in research and in clinical routine HIV resistance associated mutations. Management of HIV nucleotide sequences is not easy as current database systems do not offer tools to handle genetic information. Methods: To develop: 1) a database
Trends in female prostitution in Castellon (Spain).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10698); Trullen Gas J, Rubiols Estruch C, Polo Esteve A, Fenosa Salillas A, Altava Padilla C;;;; C.I.P.S., Castellon, Spain; Most of female sex workers in Spain are non-European or east European women. The migrant situation may imply a greater vulnerability to HIV infection when compared to the national population. Methods: During the years 2000 to 2003, 285 female sex workers attended first time the AIDS Information and Preventi
Improving access to information on HIV/AIDS among young people in Ukraine: Safer sex mass media campaign.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10702); Dovgan V, Grechukhina T;;;; AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW), Kyiv, Ukraine; Eastern Europe is experiencing the fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, with one of the highest regional prevalence rates found in Ukraine . Those most affected include young people aged 15 to 29, often those most sexually active with multiple sexual partners who inconsistently use condoms. In 2003, AIDS Foundati
Sustainable networking of low-threshold centers as a response to concentrated HIV epidemic among IDUs in Latvia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10706); Ferdats A, Upmace I, Selakova L, Bulmistre I, Gailitis A;;;; AIDS Prevention Centre, Riga, Latvia; Latvia experiences an ongoing outbreak of HIV-1 infections since the end of1997, when heroin was widely introduced and IDUs population increased dramatically. A sharp increase of annual incidence peaked in 2001 and declined in 2002-2003. The response to concentrated HIV epidemic was based on harm/risk reduction
Preventing HIV/AIDS among female prisoners in kirikiri prison, Lagos, Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10710); Ehinmowo Onuwa C, Akpan RC, Ofobrukweta DE, Akpojotor VA, Egopijah UM, Iloba MN, Iwoh GI;;;; University, Lagos, Nigeria; Women are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Current global statistics shows that more than 20 million women are infected worldwide. Sub- Saharan Africa has the highest figure among these women. In the prisons, though there is no global sero-prevalence so far but from segmented reports, the situation seems to be high
Impact / response of peer education of youth,more vulnerable & more at risk to HIV/AIDS,in a remote / underdeveloped community.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10714); Sadiq Iqbal M;;;; S.Jan Welfare & Health Care Services ( SJWHS ), Kotli - AJK, Pakistan; 1- Youth,a stage of physical & psychological development for future & an age of experimentation,exploration & risk taking,makes them vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. 2- poverty,low literacy rate,ignorance,irresponsible behaviours & unemployments aggravate the situations. Objectives: 1-To raise awareness
Predictors of sexual abstinence among Xhosa youth in South Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10718); O'Leary A, Jemmott JB III, Jemmott LS, Hewitt N, Ngwane Z;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States; South African youth are at high risk for HIV infection due to the high prevalence of HIV and the relative vulnerability of young people to social pressure to have sex. For young South Africans, sexual abstinence is more protective than relying on consistent condom use. Methods: Self-administered questionnai
A new system of surveillance implemented in France with the detection of recent infection and HIV subtypes among new HIV diagnoses.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10722); Semaille C, Barin F, Pinget R, Pillonel J, Lot F, Desenclos JC, David D, Couturier S, Cazein F;;;; Centre National de Reference, Tours, France; The mandatory reporting of HIV cases was implemented in France in March 2003. As the same time, a voluntary surveillance of recent (i.e less than 6 months) HIV infection and HIV subtypes was also implemented in parallel. The objectives are to characterize people recently infected, to estimate HIV incidence
Prevention for persons living with HIV: The positive connections study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10726); Rosser BR, Varga C, Jacoby S, Robinson BE, Welles S, Miner M, Coleman E; University of Minnesota HIPS Center, Minneapolis, United States; A cornerstone of the US approach to HIV prevention is demonstration of theoretically sound, and scientifically valid prevention curricula targeting high risk populations. The CDC Strategic Plan or new initiative emphasizes prevention for HIV positive persons; yet well-demonstrated innovative curricula that meet
Information programme for prevention HIV/AIDS spread in Russia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10730); Safyannikov NM, Bureneva OI, Davydova AA, Tchaika NA;;;; Innovation and Techology Center , Saint-Petersburg , Russian Federation; Very rapid spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Russian Federation and involvement of young people in this process determines the necessity to find new approaches to educational programmes for adolescents and young adults. In St. Petersburg due to joint efforts of specialists in public health and information
Seroconversion and predictors associated with it in an obstetrical population.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10734); Gonzalez-Garcia A, Fernandez MI, Collazo J, Bowen GS;;;; University of Miami, Miami, United States; Pregnant women are the only population subgroup that is regularly tested for HIV in the Unites States because treatment is available to prevent vertical transmission. We wished to describe the seroconversion rate of women who deliver at Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) and to examine predictors of seroconver
HIV prevention among sexual workers in Bujumbura Town.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10738); Ntahompagaze T, Niyongabo P, Wakana J;;;; National Aids Council, Bujumbura, Burundi; Bujumbura town has more and more women said to be sexual workers . They work in a disguised way since prostitution is punishable by the Burundian law. According to the results of the 2001 socio-behavioural survey, these women are at the first degree of vulnerability before long -distance drivers and soldier
Challenges in the implementation of a national HIV behavioral surveillance system.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10742); Gallagher KM, Sullivan PS, Onorato I;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, United States; Although many studies have collected information about behaviors that put persons at increased risk for HIV infection, until now, no national behavioral surveillance of high risk populations has been conducted in the US. Data collected will be critical for allocating prevention resources to those at greatest ri
Investigation of HIV transmission among young black men who have sex with men (MSM) in North Carolina: Implications for prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10746); Fitzpatrick LK, Grant L, Eure C, Phillip S, Millett G, Jones K, Hightow L, Leone P, Stall R, Holmberg S, Foust E, Greenberg A;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States; Background : Black MSM have the highest HIV rates in the US. During a review of HIV surveillance data from January 2001-May 2003, the NCDOH noted an increase in new HIV infections in young, Black male college students and consequently, in August 2003 invited CDC to assist with an epidemiologic and behavioral investigat
Development of a database for Caribbean HIV molecular diversity: relevance to HIV vaccines and therapy.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10750); Cleghorn FR, Constantine N, Sill AM, Sethi R, Jack NE, Pape JW, Guerrero E, Zorrilla C, Figueroa P, Sanchez J, Carr J;;;; Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore, United States; Limitations of available methodologies, including high cost and complexity, for definng HIV molecular diversity have resulted in a sparse genomic database from the developing world. Recent data on HIV genomic diversity are critical for planning clinical trials of HIV vaccines, as well as for the understanding of resist
Concordance of STARHS and BED assays for identifying recent HIV infections in Cambodian fishermen.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10754); Truong HM, Samnang P, Page-Shafer K, Louie B, McFarland W, Grant RM;;;; Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, United States; Laboratory methods for detecting recent HIV infection can enhance public health surveillance and prevention efforts. The Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS) is a less sensitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) that distinguishes recent from long-standing HIV infection by capitalizin
RTI/STI control: field test of a strategic planning tool.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10758); van Dam CJ, Hawkes S, Broutet N, Lazdane G, Quieroz T, Gyapong J;;;; Population Council/Horizons Program, Washington, DC, United States; Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) constitute a considerable public health challenge in most countries in the developing world, yet planning for service delivery and prevention is often done without optimal use of available data, and is frequently based on generic guidelines. Methodology: The RTI/STI Prog
Sex and drug risk behaviors among HIV positive chronic drug users in Miami, Florida.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10762); Valverde EE, Metsch LR;;;; University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, United States; There is a need to understand the prevalence of sex and drug risk behaviors among HIV+ chronic drug users in order to develop HIV risk reduction interventions targeting this group. Especially crucial is understanding the sex and drug risk behaviors that HIV+ chronic drug users engage in after their HIV diag
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS/STIs of adult male and the prevalence of STI symptoms in six cities in Indonesia 1998-2000.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10766); Haryanto B;;;; University, Depok, Indonesia; Accurate information about Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is important for prevention. This study determined whether prevalence of STI symptoms varied among levels of respondent s knowledge to HIV/AIDS/STIs. Methods: Re
Prevention of the STD/HIV/AIDS in the community of deaf.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10770); Sainz A;;;; GPSIDA, Havana, Cuba; Project of prevention directed to the community of deaf, where it is sought to inform and to qualify their members about STD/HIV/AIDS. Also, it is sought to create spaces where it is meditated on the topic, to achieve that they have responsible and sure sexual relationships so that they are not infected wit
Workshop for the formation of deaf as promoters of health and educators.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10774); Garcia Milian Y;;;; GPSIDA, Havana, Cuba; A workshop of deaf promoters formation in health and educators was carried. The objective was to sensitize and to qualify adolescents and auditory faulty professors to strengthen the education in this thematic. Methods: Participative and expositive methodology was used. Results: Twenty-eight promoters in he
Context of HIV risk for Asian massage parlor workers in San Francisco.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10778); Nemoto T, Iwamoto M, Wong S, Le MN, Operario D;;;; University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States; There is a large community of Asian women working in massage parlors in the USA who confront high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Method: Forty-three Asian masseuses (22 Thai and 21 Vietnamese women) participated in focus groups, and 8 massage parlor owners completed in-depth individua
Risk marker of cervicitis and vagninitis in female sex workers, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10782); Kosambiya JK, Desai VK, Thakor HG, Umrigar DD, Khandwala BR;;;; Government Medical College, Surat, India; Socio-demographic and behavioural factors are the risk markers for cervicitis and vaginitis. This study aims to identify these risk markers in female Sex Workers (SWs). Methods: In a cross sectional study, after mobilization 124 (out of 600) SWs participated in the health camp organized in the year 2000. Af
HIV prevention intervention among the tea garden workers in Assam.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10786); Bhuyan N;;;; Assam State AIDS Control Society, Guwahati, India; Assam is the highest tea producing state in India , where about 0.6 million workers with 0.7 million dependants are living in the tea gardens. They have different ethnic, linguistic and religious back ground as they originally migrated from different parts of the country. The literacy rate among the workers is
Impact of HIV counseling and testing on high risk sexual behaviors among injection drug users.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10790); Ruan RY, He HY, Liu LS, Zhou ZF, Qin QG, Chen CK, Chen CJ, Xing XH, Shao SY;;;; China CDC, Beijing, China; To describe changes in sexual behavior and condom use among injection drug users after HIV counseling and testing. Methods: A community-based baseline survey was conducted from Nov 8 2002 to Nov 29 2002. Questionnaire included demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors in the past 6 months and condom use
Translate Kenya's HIV / AIDS awareness into preventive behavior among the sexually active target groups.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10794); Akala SD;;;; Master Yourself Group, Nairobi, Kenya; Identify Kenya s specific HIV / AIDS related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in need of change. Kenya s first, yet to be published, national Behavioral Surveillance Survey of 2002 targeted 6125 youth-out-of-school, 1754 female sex workers, 673 minibus drivers and touts, 622 bicycle drivers, 212
An analysis of the relation between the maturity of HIV epidemics and the male-female ratios of reported AIDS cases in developed countries.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10798); Kamakura M, Sawazaki Y, Hashimoto M, Shimao T;;;; Keio University, Fujisawa and Tokyo, Japan; It is virtually impossible to confidently assess trends in AIDS cases from just reported data. AIDS case data are useful for an assessment of the maturity of epidemics estimated from the calculated male-female ratios, provided that there is no selective underreporting by sex. Methods: HIV/AIDS chronological
A study about the behaviour of men who have sex with men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10802); Sethna TM;;;; TRUE, Trichy, India; TRUE is working for the Men who have with men ( MSM ) Southern part of Tamil Nadu State, India TRUE has conducted a study about the homosexuality in its working area it states that the near -total silence about same -sex behaviour as a route of transmission. Many hundred of thousands of men who have with men -gay men,
Using Satellite Television to ellicit audience participation in HIV/AIDS training tele film- an impact evaluation study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10806); Muthuvelan S, Rajendran J, Balaji N, Palaniyappan O, Munusamy R;;;; Nalamdana, chennai, India; Misconceptions and Stigmatising of HIV postitive people is very prevailent in India . Infection of women through arranged marriages, leading to marginalisation of infected spouces is also common. Addressing these issues through popular media was the objective. By converting a field tested street pl
A sub-national analysis of trends in HIV prevalence in Nigeria over 10 years.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10810); Ihekweazu CA;;;; European Programme forIntervention Epidemiology, London, United Kingdom; The national prevalence rate of HIV in Nigeria has risen from 1.8 in 1991 to 5.8 in 2001. The reference population has been people aged between 15 and 49 years and the method of surveillance is a biannual sentinel sero-surveillance using repeated cross-sectional sero-surveys in antenatal-care attendees. HIV
Incorporation of innovative lifeskills in an ongoing comprehensive HIV risk reduction intervention amongst street children in Nizamuddin, Delhi, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10814); Sahay N, Mandel J, Ekstrand M, Anees H;;;; TORCH, New Delhi, India; Issues : Innovative life skills training in an ongoing HIV/AIDS prevention program encourage street and working childrens participation. Description : The spread of HIV and STIs among street children of Delhi is an increasing concern.. TORCH began working with these children in 1998 and addressed their needs by includi
Experience and sex workers prevention strategiees against HIV/AIDS in central african republic.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10818); Outiama P, Massanga M, Longo JD, Kaine F, Yetina C;;;; Hiv+ national young women congres, Bangui, Central African Republic; Context: Prostitution, however a vehicle of HIV/SIDA spread, has always bee practised in central African republic in an informal way. Young girls aged of 15 to 24 years old are 5 times more exposed than boys. This fact is due partly to economic dependence to word men. However, no coherent initiative has been undertaken
Prevalence of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases amongst MSM population in Mumbai, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10822); Palwade P, Jerajani H, Ashok RK, Shinde S, Vivek A;;;; Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Mumbai, India; Men having sex with men forms a hidden segment of society in metropolitan cities like Mumbai, India and is at a greater risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection. Method: All men attending a Voluntary Testing and Counseling Center in a densely populated area in Mumbai during April 20
Creating appropriate behaviour change communication materials MSM especially for self identified kothis in South Asia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10826); Das K;;;; Naz Foundation International, Lucknow, India; In South Asia amongst MSM, many males are self-identify as Kothi, which is a gender identity rather than sexual identity. Self-identified kothis across South Asia share not only same feminised behaviour & sexual practices but also a language known as Ulti (Sometimes called Farsi ). Discussion with a range o
Promoting self help programmes for kothis and other MSMs in Lucknow, U.P., India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10830); Awasthi VK;;;; Bharosa Trust, Lucknow, India; A primary framework of male to male sex in India is based on gendered performance around penetrator as normative males and penetrated partner identified as kothi. Kothis are doubly stigmatised by their femininised behaviour and the fact that they are primarily penetrated orally or anally by other males.
Perceptions about scope of including prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (HIV/AIDS) in school curricula among teacher's in Kerala, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10834); Jayadevan S, Jayakumary M;;;; Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur, India; School age is considered to be an important period in the development of character and starting of personal habits. Teenagers will continue the habits once they started the habit. So school age is an ideal period to prevent and control many habits before they start the same. Therefore primordial prevention plays pivota
Developing an online self -test soft ware for increasing AIDS knowledge & awareness.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10838); Sadangi SK, Pati S;;;; East Coast Railways, Bhubaneswar, India; India has had a dramatic spurt in the estimated number of HIV infections in the last decade. With a Population of one billion, the HIV epidemics in India will have a major impact on the overall spread of HIV/AIDS worldwide. There has been hardly any effort to use ICT for controlling this deadly epidemic.
HIV/AIDS awareness among lorry/truck /taxi/auto drivers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10842); Jayadevan S, Jayakumary M;;;; Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur, India; HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem in India . Inspite of mass awareness and educational programmes through media, the long route and Night drivers are still at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding the modes of transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS awareness among adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10846); Jayakumary M, Jayadevan S;;;; Academy of Medical Sciences, Kannur, Kerala, India; United Nations report released on 2002 revealed that the vast majority of the world s young people have no idea about the transmission of HIV/AIDS and how to protect themselves from the disease. The study also observed that adolescence is the time when the majority of people become sexually active. Adolescents are more
Discontinuation of a sexual abstinence episode In Uganda. What are the correlates?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10850); Tumwesigye NM;;;; University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Objective is to establish factors associated with discontinuation of abstinence episodes. Abstinence is among the most promoted practice against HIV/STD in Uganda and there is evidence to show inconsistency in preventive practices. Methods: A survey was carried out in August 2003 using an Event History Cale
Community perception about condom programming in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Kerala, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10854); Jayakumary M, Jayadevan S;;;; Academy of Medical Sciences, Kannur, Kerala, India; Studies showed that unsafe sexual intercourse with unknown partner is the most common way of transmission of HIV. At present condom is the only barrier method that is known to be effective in preventing sexual transmission of HIV. Condom programming is a basic strategy for all HIV prevention programmes. Perception of a
Microbicide trials and education: Strategies and community preparedness at Nigerian oil locations.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10858); Faleyimu BL, Ubuane LA, Faleyimu AI;;;; CARES, Warri, Nigeria; Issues : Transactional Sex Workers (TSWs) and Women settlers are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in the face of sexual network with Field-Based Oil Workers (FBOW) at oil locations in Nigeria . Recent evidence suggests that Vaginal Microbicides may reduce women s susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections including H
AIDS in company: need for a proximity campaign.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10862); Koffi KJ;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Ruban Rouge is an Ivorian HIV/AIDS organization created in 1994. Its objectives are in addition to the psychosocial and therapeutic of the people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, sensitising and information. It is within this aim, that the CDIS (HIV/AIDS documentation and information Center) undertook from Jun
Project "Applied human rights" in Odessa, Ukraine.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10866); Kostyuk OI, Semikop TE, Kiunov VN;;;; NGO, Odessa, Ukraine; Since August 2002 in the frames of the project Applied human rights in Odessa on the basis of Public Movement Faith, Hope, Love with counseling support of UNDP and financial help of Italian government the fist project in Ukraine Medical care at home for people who are in terminal AIDS stage started. Project is realize
Trend in HIV infection and Causes of Death in the Modena Cohort.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10870); Mussini C, Borghi V, Mongiardo N, Cossarizza A, Esposito R;;;; Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Modena, Modena, Italy; Modena HIV Surveillance Cohort collects data concerning new cases of HIV infected adults since 1985. We estimated the incidence of new HIV infection and the causes of death during the period 1985-2002 and the differences in pre and post HAART era. Methods: The source of data were the Clinic of Infectious Di
AIDS in China: A Critical analysis of what we know.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10874); Manchester T, Hardee K;;;; Futures Group Europe, Beijing, China; With the start of the DFID supported China-UK HAPAC Project in 2000, The Futures Group Europe has been researching and developing AIDS prevention interventions in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces with local government, NGOs and business, and participating in the national dialogue. Methods: Over the past three y
Sexual behaviour and risk in Vietnamese men living in metropolitan Sydney.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10878); O'Connor CC, Wen LM, Rissel C, Shaw M;;;; CSAHS Sexual Health Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia; Most population based studies of sexual risk behaviour in Australia have surveyed the English speaking population. Little is known about non-English speakers. People of Vietnamese background comprise 1% of Australia s population and 3% of the population of Central Sydney Area Health Service. There is a sign
Opportunistic parasitic infections in HIV infected patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10882); Gupta MN, Raizada NK;;;; M.P.Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, India; To determine the prevalence of Opportunistic parasitic infections in HIV patients with or without diarrhoea in G. G. Hospital, JamnagarMethods: A total of 100 stool samples, 27- acute diarrhoea, 73 - chronic diarrhoea. In each HIV patient atleast three consecutive faecal specimens were collected. The sample
Cultural and psychosocial factors of AIDS preventive behavior of Japanese and Thai undergraduate students.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10886); Hunnirun P, Munakata T;;;; Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok10110, Thailand; The present study compared AIDS preventive behavior of Japanese and Thai undergraduate students who had differences in nationality and gender; university s environment influence (peer group influence and academic service influence); and field of study; to investigate the relationship between AIDS preventive
HIV/AIDS organizations involvement in the figth against AIDS in companies: Ruban Rouge case in Cote d'Ivoire.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10890); Boka BR, Tanoh TA, Assouan AI, Yapo YA;;;; Institution, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; The AIDS is a threat for the world of work, an obstacle to development and the cause of a precariousness on a large scale. In compagny, the impact of aids result in a reduction of in comes, a disappearance of competences, a fall of the productivity. This pandemia forces the children to seek employment and becom
Circulating HIV-1 sub types in voluntary blood donors co-infected with HBV, HCV, syphilis and HTLV-1 in Western Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10894); Makokha EP, Otsyula MV, Chemtai AK, Mining SK;;;; University, Eldoret, Kenya; HIV-1 subtypes A and D are hetrosexually spread and predominant in this East African region. We analyzed prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes among blood donors co-infected with HIV-2, HBV, HCV, Syphilis and HTLV-1. Method:405 blood samples donated for transfusion was assayed for antibodies to HIV-1, HIV-2, HBV(HB
HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brasilia -Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10898); Da Silva MJ, Godoi A, Hamann E, Lima FS, Pacini M, Hollanda D;;;; Brasilia STD and Aids/HIV Programme, Brasilia, Brazil; A quantitative study was conducted in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil , among MSM men, in order to find out more about this population and contribute to improve preventive programmes. Methods: For the survey, a questionnaire was designed with 64 questions relating to social characteristics, sexual behavi
Securing the future for adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10902); Falana MI;;;; Kids & Teens Concerns (K&TC,), Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria; Adolescents arebombarded with a range of competing values, which they are urged to adopt mostly by adults and are disfuntional to their psychological and physical health. This program was designed to give adolescents the opportunity to develop a realistic set of values, together with behaviour skills to achieve
Building consensus among key stakeholders for local ownership of epidemiological estimates of HIV/AIDS in Honduras.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10906); Gaillard EM, Hernandez R, Lawson P, Tallarico M, Rivera Scott P, Dayaratna V, Pinel RE, Aragon M, Paredes M, Rodriguez E, Estrada AL, Fernandez RD;;;; POLICY Project, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Epidemiological fact sheets on HIV/AIDS come from different sources and estimates, produced by various bilateral and multilateral agencies. Frequently, these estimates of prevalence and number of people living with HIV/AIDS are not endorsed by local authorities. Using different sets of figures intermittentl
Population-based survey of prevalence and risk factors of Syphilis among injection drug users, in Sichuan Province, China.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10910); Qin QG, Ruan RY, He HY, Zhou ZF, Liu LS, Shun SQ, Liu LG, Chen CK, Chen CX, Hao HQ, Hong HK, Chen CJ, Xing XH, Shao SY;;;; Sichuang CDC, Chengdu, China; To investigate prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among injection drug users (IDUs) in Lianshan Yizu Autonomous Region of Sichuan province, China . Methods: From Nov. 8 2002 to Nov. 29 2002, a community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate demographic characteristics and s
HIV/AIDS in Railroad Sector in North India: A Diagnostic Study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10914); Jain RK, Agrawal M, Das DK;;;; Indian Railways Medical service, New Delhi, India; Indian Railways is the largest employer in India. Railroad sector is considered to be the most common mode of transport in India. Factors contributing transmission of HIV/AIDS through Railroad sector employees in a developng country and it s effect on the general population has not been studied earlier. The
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis are fuelling the morbility in the province of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, 2001-2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10918); Duke W;;;; Fogarty, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Background. The trend epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis its recent resurgence a combination of biologic and social factors has been postulated to account for this situation. Drug-resistant tuberculosis have increase in the face of deteriorating socioeconomic conditions and public system of health care delivery.
How, not if, condoms are used: perspectives of young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10922); Maharaj P, Cleland J;;;; University, Durban, South Africa; South Africa has a high level of unplanned pregnancy among young people and also one of the highest HIV prevalence rates. The aim of this paper is twofold: firstly, to explore the relationship between young people s perceived risks of pregnancy and HIV infection and how condoms are used and secondly, to ide
Promoting condoms by social marketing in a village in rural rajasthan, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10926); Gehlot I, Haag A, Mora C, Rajpurohit H, Shah R, Shah S, Jaiswal L, Harsh J, Tanna R, Engineer V;;;; FXB Indian Operations, Mumbai, India; Consistent and correct condom use is recognized as one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Condom promotion is an essential component of any HIV prevention campaign, especially in India where there is still widespread taboos regarding th
Peer Education Strategy for Attitudinal Change Among Truck Drivers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10930); Natana S;;;; Prakriti, Chennai, India; PATH- Prevention Along The Highway project targets long distance truckers passing along the National Highway No-7 at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India . These truckers are away from home for long periods of time, and remain vulnerable to STD/HIV/AIDS. For the past 4 years, the PATH Projects addresses trucke
The role of men in studies on female-controlled preventive strategies.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10934); D'Souza Yepthomi R, Kabeer P, Callahan M, Srikrishnan AK, Ganesh AK, Kalamalini A, Solomon S;;;; YRG CARE, Chennai, India; Several studies are underway to examine female-controlled preventive strategies. Men play an important role in the study and implementation of these strategies. Phase-1 functionality and safety comparative study between the Reality Female Condom and the Modified Reddy Female Condom randomly assigne
HIV and HCV prevalences among French intravenous drug users (IDU).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10938); Emmanuelli J, Jauffret-Roustide M, Barin F, Aymond S, Desenclos JC;;;; Institut de Veille Sanitaire, St Maurice, France; Backround:In France , where harm reduction actions have been set since 1990, HIV and HCV prevalences among intravenous drug users have always been estimated on self report. According to the international literature, such estimations underestimate the prevalence, particularly for HCV. A seroepidemiologic study was done
KSHV/HHV-8 Infection in AIDS-related (AKS) and Endemic (EKS) Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) from Tanzania.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10942); Kaaya EE, Massambu C, Pyakurel P, Heiden T, Castanous-Velez E, Biberfeld P, Enbom M;;;; Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania; Kaposi s sarcoma (KS), the most common tumor in HIV patients in Tanzania , is associated with herpes virus 8 (HHV8) but the pathogenesis is multifactorial and at present not clear. We analyzed the presence of HHV8 in biopsies and sera of AKS and EKS at various stages of development. Methodology: HHV-8 infec
Flexible delivery of comprehensive STI services in Phnom Penh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10946); Ung P;;;; MEC clinic, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Commercial sex is neither legitimate nor illegal in Cambodia . Illiteracy, poverty and stigmatization make sex workers highly vulnerable to STI s and HIV/AIDS. These factors also prevent sex workers from seeking appropriate health-care services. MEC (Medicine de L Espor Cambodge) with support from
Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) is Feasible and Desirable in Correctional Settings.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10950); Pupwe O;;;; IN BUT FREE,Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia; Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT), has been recognised as an effective method in the prevention and care of HIV /AIDS. In many prisons AIDS inflectional rates are higher than in the outside community. But few prisons provide adequate AIDS services. Our project was designed to assess the feasibility and desirabili
Assessment of HIV-1 and HIV-2 Mother-to-Child Transmission in Portugal: study conducted at AIDS Reference Laboratory from 1999 to 2002.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10954); Padua E, Cortes-Martins H, Almeida C, Miguel R, Lourenco T, Sobral R, Paixao MT;;;; Instituto Nacional de Saude, Lisboa, Portugal; The biggest advance for prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) was the introduction of specific clinical procedures during pregnancy and delivery by providing access to appropriate health care services and effective antiretroviral drugs to the infected pregnant women. Interventions to potenti
Tobacco and HIV disease: a systematic review of current evidence.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10958); Furber AS;;;; University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research, Sheffield, United Kingdom; BackgroundHIV/AIDS and tobacco-related disease represent major causes of death globally, which continue to grow and disproportionately affect resource poor countries. However, little is known about how these two epidemics interact. This systematic review aims to summarise information on how tobacco consumption affects
Efficacy of Pastoral Counseling in reducing HIV infection among Teenagers: A case study of the middle belt of Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10962); Udanyi RE;;;; Institution, Jos, Nigeria; There has been numerous problem militating against counselling in churches especially as its relates to HIVAIDS and sexuality issues among teenagers. Despite the fact that the church can have a tremendous influence on these teenagers because sgood number of them go to church or do go to church from all indicatio
Brazilian population strategies of prevention and risk reduction.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10966); Pascom AR, Barbosa A Jr, Brady W, Westman S, Santos EM;;;; Brazilian National Aids Program, Brasilia, Brazil; The association between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the sexuality can be traced to the beginning of the epidemic, in the early 1980 s. Sexual behavior has been clearly associated to individual s vulnerability to HIV infection. This vulnerability can be primarily be related to the inconsistent use of condoms.
Is there fault security from the perception of regular partner?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10970); Thwe MI;;;; National AIDS Programme, Yangon, Myanmar; Partner selection is one of the educational messages used in the prevention of sexual transmission of HIV. But, the differentiation between regular and casual partner is sometimes only a thin line and can cross over from one side to another at any point of time. Methods: Selective analysis was done on the male
Social and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected mothers in India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10974); Phadke M, Sastry J, Suryawanshi N, Pisal H, Kshirasagar A, Gupta A, Bulakh PM, Shankar A, Ram M, Nayak U, Deshmukh SD, Khandekar M, Jain R, Lahoti S, Patil S, Malwade S, Bhujbal R, Bhide P, Propper L, Bharucha KE, Bollinger RC;;;; UNICEF, Mumbai, India; Background : A better understanding of the characteristics of HIV-infected pregnant women in India will guide decisions about their treatment and care, particularly as plans develop for expanding access to HIV-care resources. Methods : Between August 16 2002 and December 31st 2003, pregnant women presenting to BJ Medic
Attempts for advocacy and open the Nepalese same sex culture.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10978); Pant SB;;;; Blue Diamond Society, Kathmandu, Nepal; Clear statement of What is the behaviour of men having sex with men (MSM) - how to understand their high-risk behaviour, size of population and the culture in a society that does not talk about sex?Intervention: Blue Diamond Society started in early 2001 with a small MSM group and developed access into the hidde
Involving Community in Controlling Sexuality Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in a Brothel Setting.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10982); Chowdhury D, Mandal D, Ray P, Dutta MK;;;; Institution, Kolkata, India; Ensuring community participation in all decision-making processes, an intervention program was initiated among the female sex workers (FSWs) in Kolkata, India , preceded by a base line study in the year 1992. Outreach workers following a peer-based approach integrated STD case management with health educati
Increase in Safer sex practices among Street Based Sex Workers Through active Participation of the Peer Educatiors.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10986); Adhikari B, Gon S, Ray P, Singh A;;;; Institution, Kolkata, India; A primary prevention programme was launched in the year 2000, among the street based sex workers in Ultadanga, Dumdum, and Rajabazar area in Kolkata following a base-line study conducted in 1998. The project took special initiative to mobilize female sex workers in order to create an enabling environment fo
HIV/AIDS peer education for men in the informal sector in Western Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10990); Ochieno IN;;;; National Organisation for Peer Educators (NOPE), Kakamega, Kenya; Introduction: Peer education has proved to be a very effective tool in spreading awareness and basic facts about HIV and AIDS. In most interventions however, NGO s, CBO s and Government ministries have concentrated their efforts on those considered as High Risk Groups e.g. commercial sex workers, truck drivers and men
HIV prevalence monitoring among injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, STD patients and pregnant women in Slovenia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10994); Klavs I, Poljak M, Grgic-Vitek M, Celan-Lucu B, Leskovsek E, Kastelic Z, Kroselj R;;;; Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia; HIV infection prevalence is monitored among injecting drug users (IDU), men who have sex with men (MSM), patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pregnant women. Methods: Residual sera from sera specimens obtained from STD patients and pregnant women were sampled in syphilis serology laborator
Level injecting drugs use and a situation on a HIV in Tajikistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10998); Murtazokul Khidirov M, Alfira Khidirova A;;;; Public Union , Dushanbe city, Tajikistan; After disintegration of the USSR and civil war in Tajikistan in 1992 - 1997. in the country the problem of drugs using has seriously become aggravated, including has sharply increased a level injecting drugs use. During the same period the first cases of a HIV have been registered, now the number of a HIV i
Risk of distribution HIV among women giving sex of services for fee in Dushanbe.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11002); Alfira Khidirova A, Murtazokul Khidirov M;;;; Public Union , Dushanbe city, Tajikistan; the high level of poverty, inequality, social and problems of labors migration compel women to granting sex of services for fee in family hostels. Methods: questionnaires of interrogation of 148 women giving sex of service for fee, living in family hostels of city Dushanbe of republic of T
Sexual health in street and slum children in India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11006); Schaap M, Visser T;;;; Youth Incentives - International Center for Young People and Sexual Health, Utrecht, Netherlands; Most of the two million street/slum children in India frequently engage in high-risk sexual behaviour, with issues of sexual health relatively unknown and no protective measures taken. Reaching this specific target group is a difficult task, because their sexuality is intertwined with their street lives and
Community experience of mobilization: case of the CDIS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11010); Pouamon GC, Touhon MT, Sahie BS;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; IssuesHIV/AIDS is confronted to rubbishes. Intoxication, mistrust, discrimination and stigmatisation still rage within the Ivorian population. In order to address those issues, RRCI initiated a CDIS project (Information and Documentation Center for HIV/AIDS). The CDIS has a library, and both counselling and
HIV/AIDS prevention in academic world: case of the university of cocody-Abidjan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11014); Pouamon GC, Touhon MT, Toa DL;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; the youth of Cote d Ivoire which is in majority characterised by the pupils and students constitutes the basis of the future nation leaders But, this specific group is more and more exposed to the risks of HIV infection. Given that, presently HIV prevalence in this group is up to 10%. That is justified by the l
Patterns of communication about sex education in Thai families for the prevention of AIDS in adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11022); Wangwon C, Prajongkarn P;;;; Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; To prevent HIV/AIDS problems and mentally immunize populations, especially adolescents seeking information about sex, the family can serve as an important vehicle for sex education. The project s research objective is to explore sex education communication patterns in families in order to prevent AIDS trans
Hiding HIV risk: Interviews among down-low African American males.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11026); Lemelle AJ;;;; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, United States; Incidence and prevalence of HIV among African Americans are disproportionate among MSM. Sexual culture has become highly identified with hyper masculinity and related cultural practices are unknown. Increased HIV spread among unsuspecting African American women is related and intensifies research urgency. M
Seropositivity of Syphilis in HIV Infected Patients in Northern India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11030); Sethi S, Wanchu A, Kumar B, Banga SS, Sharma M;;;; Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education and Research , chandigarh, India; Sexually transmitted Diseases particularly genital ulcer diseases are major public health problem in India . They play an important role in the transmission of HIV & two have been observed to be interrelatedObjectives- To assess the relationship between Syphilis and HIV infection among patients attendin
Geographical heterogeneity in the distribution of prevalent diagnosed HIV infections in England (1997 to 2002).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11042); Rice B, Sinka K, Patel B, Evans B, Delpech V;;;; Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, United Kingdom; The annual Survey of Prevalent HIV Infections Diagnosed (SOPHID) provides the only national measure of individuals attending for HIV-related care in England. Yearly increases in the prevalence of diagnosed HIV infection have been unevenly distributed in England. The spatial distribution of this increase was
Social factors remain important in developing services for streetwalkers living with HIV.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11046); Weiner AP, Lorber KR;;;; Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York City, NY, United States; Since April 1984, FRom Our STreets with Dignity (FROST D) has provided outreach services to streetwalking prostitutes in New York City. A complex constellation of social factors continues to be reflected in the rates of HIV infection among this population. Methods: From 1998-2003, 638 female sex workers rec
Trends in HIV seropositivity among patients at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11050); Onyekwere BN, Ebong OO;;;; Department of Pharmacology, C.H.S. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria; To determine the seroprevalence of HIV infection in patients enrolled for HIV screen at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) from January to December 2003. Methods: Blood samples drawn from 8272 patients (43% male, 53% female), aged from 10 months to 70 years, with various symptoms and h
Preventing HIV/AIDS in mobile and marginalized groups of population.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11054); Nahimana G;;;; Institution, Bujumbura, Burundi; House workers, waiters and waitresses, etc. are mobile marginal groups. Such populations are an outcome of a situation of conflict and a situation of extreme poverty Burundi is undergoing. They all find refuge in urban centers, from where they go and come between the city and the country. They are neither invol
Estimates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Incidences in Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11058); Moherdaui F, Barreira D;;;; National Program on STI and Aids - Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil; STI are nowadays in Brazil and all over the world a serious public health problem. In the context of the HIV epidemic, it becomes still larger due to the interactions: the presence of an STI can increase the risk of both acquisition and transmission of HIV. In Brazil, as in most countries, the case reportin
A survey of MSM outreach workers in Chennai, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11062); Safren SA, Martin C, SriKrishnan AK, Menon S, Mimiaga M, Solomon S, Mayer KH;;;; Harvard Medical School, MGH, Fenway Community Health, Boston, United States; Background . Men who have sex with men (MSM) may be a population at risk for HIV in India ; MSM outreach workers may provide insight into developing intervention efforts, including increased HIV testing, for this population. Methods . An anonymous survey study of 62-male outreach workers from various NGOs that work wit
Development and challenges in the enlargement of preventive actions towards the most vulnerable populations (men who have sex with men MSM, intravenous drug users IDU, sex workers SW and low income population ) in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11066); Westin CW, Westin CW, Giovanetti MG, Yamacake AY, Carmo MC, Goncalves CG, Gianna MC, Kalichiman AO;;;; Coordination STD/Aids of S. Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Since 2001, the most vulnerable populations MSM, IDU, SW and low income have been considered prior in the prevention policy of the State Coordination Aids of S. Paulo(SP). The enlargement of preventive actions towards these populations becomes great challenge due their long-term social exclusion. These actions require
Lack of information about VCTC and rights or legal issues concerning HIV/AIDS patients are factors of the increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases in India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11070); Soni MR;;;; College of Social Work , Mumbai, India; Birendra Soni was on an India-wide motorcycle tour to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS related legal issues and to locate gaps between approaches and practices to combat HIV/AIDS. In 180 days he visited 18 states and 65 cities. His Mission Highway - to FIGHT against HIV/AIDS, covered over 150 highway side eateries where
Improving the surveillance system of the STI/AIDS specialized services in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11074); Bassichetto KC, Barbosa AS, Abbate MC, Ferreira JE, Araujo LV, Kon R;;;; STI/AIDS Coordination of the city of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; after 2001, the Epidemiological Surveillance System of the City of Sao Paulo was completely reorganized, thus the STI/AIDS Coordination of the city of Sao Paulo implemented some database in the STI/AIDS specialized services, building a Health Service Information System - the VIGISERV (Sistema de Vigilancia em Se
The underreporting of AIDS cases in some Brazilian cities: a Capture-Recapture approach.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11078); Oliveira MT, Barreira D;;;; AIDS Program of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; The underreporting of mandatory diseases is a problem all over the world. Alternatives for correction have been searched including active surveillance using medical and hospital registers or death certificates. However, these sources always resulted in incomplete lists and it is necessary to estimate the true n
Risk factors for HIV infection in patients attending STI clinics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11082); Martinez Peralta LA, Casco R, Benetucci J, Bermejo A, Losso M, Cahn P, Reboredo G, Casiro A, Weissenbacher MC;;;; Centro Nacional de Referencia para el SIDA, Capital Federal, Argentina; Introduction: In Argentina , the proportion of HIV/AIDS cases attributable to heterosexual transmission has risen from 5% during 1982-1990 to 37 % in 2002 among men and from 20% at the beginning of the epidemic to 80% in 2002 among women. Objectives: This study focused on heterosexual men and women attending STI clinic
Prevention among CSWs of red light areas.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11086); Hanif DR;;;; AIDS Prevention Association of Pakistan (APAP NGO)gn, Lahore, Pakistan; HIV /AIDS is going to spread today by day in south Asia that is most infected continent after Sub -Sharan Africa. People are contracting disease by different route of transmission. Some countries of Asia are high affected whereas Pakistan is considered one of the high vulnerable countries with low prevalence. But despi
Screening for low risk HIV vaccine trial participants in Kigali, Rwanda.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11090); Shutes E, Allen S, Atkinson J, Kayitenkore K, Gopalakrishnan A, Fraser-Bell A, Karita E;;;; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Kigali, Rwanda; Phase I Vaccine Trials target the enrollment of a healthy, low risk population. In regions where HIV prevalence exceeds 10%, defining and enrolling a low risk population for HIV vaccine trials is challenging. Because previous vaccine trials have had difficulties enrolling female volunteers, we decided to ap
The potential impact of adopting a syndromic approach to HIV treatment in resource-poor settings.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11094); Baggaley RF, Ferguson NM, Garnett GP;;;; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Due to limited facilities, HIV antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programmes in resource-poor settings cannot currently be modelled on programmes from industrialised countries. A more syndromic approach may be appropriate, where initiation of treatment and monitoring of patients disease progression relies on cl
HIV-1 and HIV-2 seroprevalence and risk factors in Maiduguri, Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11098); Yusuph H, Gashau W, Akeredolu PO;;;; Department of Medicine, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital , Maiduguri, Nigeria; In Nigeria , and indeed most of Africa, an understanding of the trend, distribution and relative prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection is incomplete. HIV-2 was reported to be predominant over HIV-1 in Nigeria in the late 80s and early 90s in contrast to what obtained in other regions of the world. This st
Body compartments follow-up and HIV-1 mosaic genome changes.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11102); Castro E, Moreno M, Deibis L, Echeverria de Perez G;;;; Instituto de Inmunologia-Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Benezuela; Little is known about viral evolution when natural infection involves in vivo recombination events. To address this issue we carried out a clinical and molecular follow-up of a naive HIV-1 infected male patient attending our center since 1999, previously characterized as a novel B/C recombinant infection (C
The male body and MSM: Conceptualizing the body in its relation to sexual risk and HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11106); Varas-Diaz N, Toro-Alfonso J, Felicie-Mejias J;;;; University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Our bodies play an important role on defining who we are, to ourselves and to people who surround us. Although sometimes ignored in prevention efforts, the manner in which we conceptualize our bodies plays an important role in the epidemic. It is partly through our bodies that we experience health, illness,
Evaluation of saliva HIV 1/HIV 2 antibody detection test for the diagnosis of HIV infection.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11110); Butt FM, Chindia ML, Vaghela VP;;;; University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Background : Serum has been the gold standard used for the detection of antibodies associated with HIV infection. The aim was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of using saliva versus serum antibody testing in the diagnosis of HIV infection. Methods : Patients were tested for serum antibody HIV1/HIV2 using the
Knowlegde attitude and perception of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases among senior secondary school students In selected public schools of alimosho local government area, Lagos State, Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11114); Oyinloye AO;;;; Laye Medical Ltd, P.O. Box 11955, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 500001 , Port Harcourt, Nigeria; Introduction: Ulcerative and non-ulcerative Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are generally known to predispose to HIV infection. The epidemic of HIV is said to be driven by infection of young people. Objectives: This study aims to determine the difference in the knowledge, attitude and perception of senior secondar
Mastering of the prevention work in HIV/AIDS at municipal level, through follow up, monitoring and evaluation model.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11118); Medrano-Gonzalez V, Bermudez-Guillen A, Ramirez-Vergara J, Canobbio C, Correa-Moreno E, Lopez-Falomir L, Mojica-Hernadez Y, Rodriguez Ballesteros M, Campos-Lopez P;;;; COESIDA, Guadalajara,Jalisco, Mexico; The municipal committees of HIV/AIDS prevention (COMUSIDA) is an effective and innovative alternative for prevention at a local level. However political vulnerability, work group variety, historical and cultural features so as geographical conditions in each county suggest that institutional objectives must be
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) among antenatal and postnatal women - Botswana, 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11122); Creek T, Ntumy R, Mazhani L, Galavotti C, Moore J, Smith M, Han G, Shaffer N, Kilmarx PH;;;; BOTUSA Project, U.S. CDC, Gaborone, Botswana; Pregnant women in northern Botswana have >40% HIV prevalence and have had PMTCT services available since 1999. Although nearly all women have antenatal care (ANC) and hospital deliveries, HIV service uptake is low, which may be due to women s knowledge and attitudes about PMTCT. Methods: We interviewed 504
Prevalence of the abusive drugs use and knowledge about AIDS among health area students of the Federal University of Alagoas, Maceio/AL, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11126); Riscado JL, Araujo CM;;;; Social Medicine Departament of Federal University of Alagoas, Macei0 - Alagoas, Brazil; The AIDS and other STD are increasing among youths, as well as the drugs use; these can take to risk situations for HIV when allied to different sexual practices. Due the most of the health area students be young adults, they are under the same risk. We sought to promote a cross-sectional survey to determine the epidem
Willingness to participate in HIV vaccine clinical trials in Congo (DRC).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11130); Olin JC, Kokolamami J, Lapika DB, Bokole H;;;; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States; To prepare for eventual HIV vaccine clinical trials in Congo (DRC), a total of 30 in-depth interviews in French and Lingala were conducted in urban areas in Kinshasa, Equateur, and Kivu, with 20 persons at high risk for HIV infection and 10 community leaders. Interviews were taped and consensus coding was utilized. Int
Mapping injecting drug user (IDU) in Mexico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11134); Ortiz R, Magis C, Noriega S;;;; CENSIDA, D.F., Mexico; Mapping inyecting drugs users venues where they socialize and carry out activities like sharing used syringes, buy drugs and event have sex. Mapping IDU meeting sites may be a good alternative to calculating the number living on the street. METHODS: Interview key informants in order to identify areas with I
Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C among men with signs and symptoms of STD at health units - Brazil, 2002.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11138); Felga MC, Inocencio LA, Ueda M, Dhalia CB, Barreira D, Dantas MC;;;; PN-DST Aids - MoH, Brasilia, Brazil; The surveillance of HIV infection, syphilis and hepatitis in men with signs and symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) monitors the prevalence of these infections in this group and complements data obtained by notification of cases and other serological studies. Methods: It is a cross sectional and
Dual protection: more commonly used than is usually acknowledged.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11142); Berer M;;;; Reproductive Health Matters, London, United Kingdom; Dual protection is for those requiring protection against HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancy. It entered the literature about 1995, following intensive condom promotion and concerns about condom failure. Although the concept garners wide approval in both fields, actual
Gender differences in STD prevalence and health seeking behavior in a random sample in India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11146); Panchanadeswaran S, Srikrishnan AK, Sivaram SS, Johnson S, Go V, Mayer K, Solomon S, Celentano DD;;;; Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, United States; The established linkages between STDs and HIV/AIDS highlight the importance of prevention and control of STDs as it relates to delayed help seeking and heightened vulnerability to further infections, especially among women. The objectives of this study are to: (1) Examine gender differences in sexual behavi
A strategy of prevention and attention with sex workers (SW) in the main wholesale market of Guatemala City.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11150); Samayoa V;;;; Fundacion Marco Antonio, Guatemala, Guatemala; FMA, an NGO in Guatemala with three main projects: a small reference hospital that gives integral medical attention for people living with HIV/AIDS; an Educational Center that works in BBC and prevention with high risk groups; La Clinica, offers free medical attention based in syndromic management of STIs. Desc
Human immunodeficiency virus infection: a retrospective cohort study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11154); Ho YL, Dell'Agnolo RC, Santos SS;;;; 'Casa da Aids' Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Brazilian Ministry of Health has been provided public universal access to anti-HIV therapy since 1988 and combined antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitors since 1996. Casa da Aids is an outpatient clinic responsible for the care of 3,598 HIV-infected patients. Founded in 1993, it has followed more t
Making the most from a specially-designed one-minute consultation : the IECs to support HIV testing in the methadone clinics.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11158); Wan WY, Lee SS, Kwong V, Chu A;;;; Red Ribbon Centre, Hong Kong, China; As a component of a newly-introduced universal HIV urine testing programme for all drug users attending methadone clinics (MC) in Hong Kong , Information and Education Communication materials (IECs) were developed to promote HIV awareness and testing. The IECs had to be adapted to the MC setting which has the f
Social impact and harm among injecting drug users (IDUs) in a phase III HIV vaccine trial in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11162); Pitisuttithum P, Martin M, Vanichseni S, van Griensven F, Tappero JW, Sangkum U, Vimuthisonthorn E, Gee C, Choopanya K;;;; Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; In June 2003, a phase III HIV vaccine trial was completed among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Bangkok. Trial participants were potentially subject to study-related social harms such as discrimination or stigmatization because of identification with a high risk group or false positive HIV test results due t
Among US. Original project of outreach strategies for MSM.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11166); Olvera-Atondo CA, Sanchez-Hernandez C, Garcia de Leon-Moreno C, Diaz-Pardo N;;;; AVE de Mexico's Team, AVE de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; I. So as to contribute in the HIV/AIDS epidemics, considering it is concentrated in the MSM population whose prevalence rate is between the 15 and 20%, our NGO held a preventive project of outreach strategies in MSM aged 18 to 30 who attend homosexual meeting places. This project was held to diminish in a 25% non-prote
Evaluation of a universal HIV urine testing programme (MUT) in methadone clinics (MC) in Hong Kong.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11170); Wan WY, Lee SS, Wong KH;;;; Red Ribbon Centre, Hong Kong, China; Methadone clinic (MC) is the most extensive contact point for drug users in Hong Kong in context of public health intervention. The methadone clinic universal HIV urine testing programme (MUT) was designed, to offer HIV tests to all MC attendees in a yearly cycle, with an opt-out mechanism.
INH preventive therapy among Thai adult HIV-infected patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11174); Hiransuthikul N, Nelson KE, Hiransuthikul P, Vorayingyong A, Paewplot R;;;; Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; IPT has been shown to decrease the risk of developing active TB among PPD positive HIV infected individuals. However, there are feasibility problems to the implementation of IPT. In developing countries, TST is usually impractical and unavailable in many areas. WHO has recommended IPT to non-TST-screened HI
Educating and strengthening the Muxhe community at the Istmo de Tehuantepec, Mexico in health, sexuality and HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11178); Gomez Regalado JA, Garcia de Leon-Moreno C, Lopez Saines Y;;;; Binni Lanu, Juchitan, Oax, Mexico; I. The HIV/AIDS dinamics in Mexico and its focus in MSM population created the need to implement in the Istmo de Tehuantepenc in Juchitan, Oaxaca a Project on education and strengthening of leaderships in a group of zapotec indigenous people who initiate the sexual life of male population in a 75%, this population know
Interventions to increase male involvement in voluntary counseling and testing in antenatal care clinic.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11182); Waweru MN, Kiarie JN, Gathatwa FN, John-Stewart G;;;; University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Involvement of men in antenatal counseling and testing has been associated with increased uptake of replacement feeding and ARV compliance. We assessed interventions that would increase male participation in a perinatal HIV prevention program. Methods: Women attending a Nairobi city council antenatal clinic
HIV prevention and health promotion: the problem of increasing information saturation and risky sexual practices.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11186); Hurley ME, Pitts M, Willis J, Grierson J;;;; Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Maintaining low rates of new HIV diagnoses and infections in contexts of high HIV literacy and treatments availability appears to become increasingly difficult over time. In Australia , new HIV diagnoses are increasing and the average age of new infection has not decreased. Australian social research indicates
Three-year all cause mortality at all cemeteries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11190); Araya T, Davey G, Reniers G, Berhane Y, Kumie A, Coutinho R, Schaap A, Sanders E;;;; Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Routine mortality data are not gathered in Ethiopia . Such data are essential in estimating the extent of AIDS-related mortality, time trends in such mortality, and the effectiveness of interventions against HIV infection and progression to AIDS. Methods: Since February 2001, trained clerks have recorded al
Peer education with Cambodia's armed forces: Large scale and national coverage within few years.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11194); Or V, Song N, Tan S, Hy S, Pratin D, Chawalit N;;;; Family Health International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Background. The HIV infection rates among members of the military were last assessed nationally in 1997. At that time, 7.1% of the men sampled were HIV+. Police officers were tested in 2002; the rate recorded among the samples was 3.1%. The national rate for HIV infection among 15 to 49-year-olds in Cam
Addressing community concern.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11198); Vattikundala Duraiswamy Subramaniam V;;;; Indian Community Welfare Organisation, Chennai, India; An assessment study among sexworkers in 2001 showed a rapid increase in the regular use of condom among sexworkers, increase in risk perception, increase in health seeking behaviors and reduction of misconceptions. When the priority of concern was discussed among the subjects, HIV falls fourth in the priority. Ninety o
Prevention works among the social high risks groups on HIV/AIDS/STIs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11202); Struin NL;;;; Agensy of Social Strategies, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation; At the present time in Russia we have a rapid growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The matter is that HIV/AIDS epidemic is reinforcing by joining drug addiction and STI epidemic. Now sex workers are playing the main role in HIV/STIs-spreading in our country. Unfortunately in Russia there are not enough investigatio
Attitudes and knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Japanese medical and pharmaceutical college students and high school students.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11206); Matsuda J, Fujimori H;;;; Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Recently, Japanese Red Cross has reported that anti HIV-antibody/HIV-RNA positivity in donated blood has been gradually increasing; furthermore, it has also recently reported that there had been a sero-converted patient from the transfusion of the donated blood. These facts suggest that many donors, not onl
The importance of personal advocacy approach, counseling and HIV-AIDS testing for young gay and MSM ( man who have sex with men ) in Surabaya City-Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11210); Da Silva IO;;;; GAYa NUSANTARA Organization, Surabaya, Indonesia; Issues:The Great Impact of Face to Face Outreach Approach, Counseling and HIV Testing ( Human Rights ) for Young Gay and MSM Concerning with Prevention of HIV-AIDS in Surabaya City- Indonesia . I m HIV-AIDS activits and outreach worker in GAYa NUSANTARA organization since two years ago. My target groups are
Injecting network and HIV/AIDS vulnerability among young injecting drug users in border towns of eastern Nepal.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11214); Shrestha M, Tamang A, Nepal B, Acharya L, Ross J, Pelto B;;;; CREHPA, Kathmandu, Nepal; Mapping in 2002 estimated 2000-2500 injecting drug users (IDUs) in Eastern-Terai towns of Nepal . Of them, 35% were HIV+ve. High prevalence of HIV among the IDUs in this sub-region could be due to invisible but widespread needle sharing among the IDUs facilitated by easy access to drugs in the towns across
Indonesian male sex worker concern toward PLWHA (People Living with HIV-AIDS ) in Surabaya City.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11218); Asmarajati NT;;;; GAYa NUSANTARA Organization, Surabaya, Indonesia; The Importance Outreach Worker Approach in Preventing HIV-AIDS to Male Sex Worker I m male sex worker ( for gay environment) and Indonsian called it CAT . I through it since three years ago. I know about HIV-AIDS from outreach worker from GAYa NUSANTARA organization which work in preventing HIV-AIDS
HIV transmission trends in Lithuania.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11222); Strujeva O, Caplinskas S, Uzdaviniene V, Treciokas A;;;; Lithuanian AIDS center, Vilnius, Lithuania; Background. HIV/AIDS epidemics trends are similar in the Eastern Europe and Baltic countries including Lithuania . However the epidemic situation is much better in Lithuania. Present research has an objective to analyse HIV transmission trends in Lithuania. Methods. Research performed retrospectively. Research type - d
Implementing a work place HIV/AIDS prevention program through partnership with corporate world in Western Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11226); Nyanjom GO, Yuaya S, Wamalwa WM;;;; Family Health International, Kakamega, Kenya; The need to make profits competes unfavorably with health programs in a work places. Company policies that disallow the treatment and management of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS further compound this problem. Three major companies in Western Kenya initially had unfavorable m
Peer education for prevention of HIV/AIDS and drug use among young people in Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11230); Djaelani J;;;; Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia; This paper reports on efforts by young people in tackling the twin epidemic)of HIV/AIDS and Drug Use in Indonesia . One of the driving factors of HIV transmission in Indonesia is injecting drug use, currently a growing phenomenon among young urban Indonesians The majority of these drug users are young people in
Prevention of HIV transmission through sexual route to wives and offsprings among positive couples in India - A strategic study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11234); Kutikuppala SR, Pilli RD, Nambaru GL;;;; (CAT) Centre for AIDS Treatment, Visakhapatnam, India; India being a country with strong sentiments of begetting a child even by positive couple, the present study was designed to evaluate the benefits of (SEP) Sexual Exposure Prophylaxis with Zidovudine, Lamuvudine and Nevirapine in the
Strong fighting: A large scale military HIV prevention program in Cambodia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11238); Thou T, Tan S, Song N, Or V, Pratin D, Chawalit N;;;; Ministry of National Defense, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Military men have been identified through HIV and behavioral surveillance as being a group susceptible to infection and highly affected by HIV/AIDS at a prevalence rate of 7% in 1997 due to their risky behavior. Project In 1996, the Ministry of National Defense piloted a peer education HIV preve
Applying quality management for successful HIV survey research (Project VIBE).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11242); Wu S, Duan N, Newman P, Seiden DS, Lee SJ;;;; RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, United States; Investigators who conduct surveys or other studies that aim to include diverse people with or at risk for HIV/AIDS face many challenges, such as recruiting hard-to-reach populations, team cohesion among project staff, and working with understaffed community groups. Quality Management (QM) is an approach for con
The training of association militants in research ethics on AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11246); Talom JM, Collard V, Yemele B;;;; Reds, Yaounde, Cameroon; For various reasons, cameroonian associations have limited their activities only to AIDS prevention and support to PLWA. Not only has this situation led to useless conflicts between researchers and the community, but also, militants in associations hardly take into account in their work the new knowledge stemmi
Can interventions make a difference among injecting drug user populations? A comparative analysis of two cities in Bangladesh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11250); Rahman KZ, Baatsen P, Kelly RJ, Mallick PS;;;; Family Health International, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Surveillance shows that HIV prevalence is highest among IDUs in Bangladesh . By using BSS fourth round data, this paper compares the drug and needle sharing and sexual behaviors of IDUs exposed and non-exposed to program interventions in two cities of Bangladesh. Methodology: Two-stage probability sampling
Rural community response to HIV/AIDS and the effective methods of awareness in its prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11254); Pandit N;;;; Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal; Cultural rigidity, taboos regarding sex related issues makes difficult to discuss openly on the sex related health problems in nepal.this silence and open borders system from where 5000 to 7000 of girls are trafficked to india has increased the incidence of HIV/AIDS every year.so there is urgent need to bre
Characteristics of HIV seropositive and seronegative women presenting for antenatal care and delivery in India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11258); Bharucha KE, Sastry J, Phadke M, Malathi R, Nayak U, Bulakh P, Upadhye V, Ambike N, Suryawanshi N, Pisal H, Kshirsagar A, Joshi S, Propper L, Gupte N, Bollinger RC, Bhosale RA;;;; B.J. Medical College, Pune, India; A national program to prevent mother-to-child transmission through antenatal HIV screening has now been implemented widely in India . However, many women present to the delivery room (DR) without any or limited antenatal care. This study was undertaken to characterize and compare women presenting for HIV sc
Involvement of in school youths in the prevention on HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11262); Mouafo M, Nonkam F;;;; Ajas, Yaounde, Cameroon; As far as education on HIV/AIDS is concerned, youths have the right and obligation to be inform in order to acquire the knowledge that would permit them reduce their vulnerability vis - a - vis HIV/AIDS in their milieu. In november 2002, we worked with 10 secondary schools in Yaounde. 30 youth lead
Addressing the twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and injecting drug use in Aizawl, Mizoram, North East India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11266); Lalmuanpuii M, Thangseii L, Thompson B, Baskeran C, Edward V;;;; World Vision, Guwahati, India; Issues : Nearly half (44.3%) of HIV infections in Mizoram are among injecting drug users (IDU); hence, preventing HIV transmission requires attention to its twin, injecting drug use. Prevention strategies must address drug related harm, care and support to HIV-infected drug users, and their immediate families. Drug use
Sti, HIV and behavioral risk among msm in Jakarta, Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11270); Mamoto M;;;; FHI, Jakarta, Indonesia; Objective:To determine the prevalence of HIV and syphilis and to describe sexual behaviors among MSM sub population in Jakarta. Methodology:A cross sectional study was performed among three MSM groups: transgender, male sex workers (MSW) serving men, and gay clients of MSW and waria between May - July 2002. Participati
Potential community-level impact of imperfect vaccines in high transmission settings.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11274); Hollingsworth TD, Hanson M, Anderson RM;;;; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Early HIV vaccines may have low levels of efficacy in preventing infection. However, experimental work involving primate models tentatively suggest that some benefits may accrue in those vaccinated who acquire infection, in terms of slower progression to AIDS and reduced viral load. An imperfect vaccine with such a the
Impact of HAART on opportunistic infections and on survival of persons with HIV disease in Southern India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11278); Kumarasamy N, Solomon S, Anitha Cecelia J, Chaguturu S, Yepthomi T, Flanigan T, Balakrishnan P, Kalamalini A, Mayer KH;;;; YRGCARE/VHS, Chennai, India; HAART has led to dramatic reductions in HIV morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Lower prices of HAART due to the production by generic manufacturers have allowed centers in resource-limited settings such as India to provide HAART. This study was undertaken to study the impact of HAART on opportu
Self-perceived HIV/AIDS risk and safer sex practices among adolescents: A comparative analysis of Uganda and South Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11282); Atujuna M;;;; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College, King Geoarg V Avenue,, Durban, South Africa; This paper explores the impact of young adults self-perceived risk of HIV infection in sexual behavioural decisions regarding adoption of safe sex practices in particular use of condoms and limiting number of sexual partners in Uganda and South Africa . Despite focus on self-perceptions, the paper
Using 2nd Generation Surveillance data in Bangladesh for measuring outcome and impact of intervention programmes.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11286); Rahman AS, Rahman MM, Azim T, Mallick PS, Baatsen P, Alam MS, Rahman M, Kelly R, Salim MA;;;; Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2nd Generation Surveillance for HIV is being conducted in Bangladesh since 1998 and the data generated can indicate whether prevention efforts in the country are effective. Methods: Female sex workers (FSW), male sex workers (MSW) and injecting drug users (IDU) from different cities were sampled for surveil
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on HIV/AIDS: A Case Study of High School Students in Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11290); Kamau JK;;;; Ministry of Health, Embu, Kenya; Young people between 15-19 years of age comprise 20 % of the Kenyan population. Out of the three million Kenyans who are HIV positive, 13% happen to be in this age group. Majority being under 20 years. Out of the 500,000 new infections in 2002, 20% occurred in this age group (NACC). This study seeks to find
HIV/AIDS: A gender issue.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11294); Scott-Emuakpor RE;;;; The Lazarus Foundation, Regina, Canada; There is HIV/AIDS: A Gender Issuea growing concern about the impact of HIV infection on women worldwide. In some sub-Saharan African countries, the rate of infection in young women between the ages of 15 and 19 are about 5 times higher than in young men the same age. In Nigeria , AIDS has become the leading
Myths/Misconceptions On HIV/AIDS ! A Great Challenge In Prevention Work.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11298); Kakarlal Purushothaman R;;;; Indian Community Welfare Organisation, Chennai, India; Issues:The social stigma attached to HIV/AIDS and lack of awareness had led to misconceptions among the minds of people. This had a devastating impact and threatened to derail the AIDS awareness and prevention campaign. The counselors and educators took the challenge in their stride and through a series of campaigns, s
Impact of HIV infection on self-rated health in a high-prevalence population and low awareness of own HIV status.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11302); Siziya S, Fylkesnes K;;;; Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zambia , Lusaka, Zambia; Self-rated global health status has been shown to be a sensitive marker of declining health and a strong independent predictor of survival, but the measure has not been used in HIV-related research. We examine the effect of HIV infection on self-rated health in populations where HIV prevalence is high and f
Regular check up for sex workers, how for we are?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11306); Kaliappan S;;;; Indian Community Welfare Organisation, Chennai, India; Prostitution in Chennai is largely submerged and is surrounded with secrecy and fear. Added to this is the risk of getting HIV/AIDS infection, as they are forced to have unprotected sex for various reasons. Their life is secluded and shadowed with social discrimination. This further deteriorates when they are in
HIV/AIDS Education at Schools in Nepal: Students, Teachers and Parents Perceptions and Preferences.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11310); Karki KB;;;; SOLID Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal; Schools have potentials to act as a key resource to assist young people in order to achieve optimal HIV AIDS Education. Study was conducted to investigate the practices and preferences of the young people on sex education particularly HIV/AID in schools and to identify the parents and teachers perceptions a
Imparting Skills To Overcome The Stigma Attached To STD/HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11314); Velankanni VS;;;; Indian Community Welfare Organisation, Chennai, India; The lives of female sex workers seem to be more vulnerable and prone to high-risk of acquiring STD/HIV/AIDS. Their mental health status, broken family, future of their children etc. make them more vulnerable. To add to this, being HIV positive makes life even more difficult for them. Method: After having worked
Factors associated to HIV prevalence among male IDUs in the Eastern Terai of Nepal?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11318); Acharya LB, Dhungel N, Ross JL;;;; Family Health International, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal; Background/Objectives: Sero studies among male IDUs in Kathmandu and Pokhara indicate 68% and 22% IDUs were HIV positive. These results urged to measure the prevalence of HIV among IDUs in other cities also. The objective of this study is to estimate and analyze the prevalence of HIV among IDUs in the Eastern Terai dis
Circumstances and choice of first and subsequent sexual encounters in potential Phase 1 HIV Vaccine participants in Soweto.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11322); Bogoshi M, Mesesan K, Niccolai L, McIntyre J, Gray G, Vardas E;;;; PerinatalHIV Research unit, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Background In developing countries females are often forced into their first sexual encounter at a young age. This might influence how they choose their partners. A study was done in Soweto, in potential Phase 1 HIV Vaccine trial participants between 18 and 60 years. Method : HIV negative volunteers attending VCT were
Suitability of women participating in perinatal HIV-1 prevention programs for HIV-1 vaccine and microbicide trials.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11326); Kiarie JN, Kabura MN, Farquhar C, Chung MH, John-Stewart G;;;; University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; As vaccines and female controlled methods of HIV prevention are developed there is need to identify cohorts in which their efficacy can be tested. Ideal cohorts should be willing to participate in the studies, and have good knowledge of clinical trials. METHODS: In a Nairobi antenatal clinic knowledge, atti
Drug Users' Social and Psychological Rehabilitation: Analysis of Results of Lithuanian AIDS Centre.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11330); Caplinskas S, Dragunevicius K, Gasiliauskas L;;;; Lithuanian AIDS Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania; Background. In 1993 Lithuanian AIDS centre s (LAC) psychological-social rehabilitation community for drug users was established. We have followed an aim to evaluate results of its operation up to 2002. Methods: Questionnaire for drug users, who were accepted to community in 1993-2002, and for heads of other IDU rehabil
Post-intervention levels of condom use: a systematic review of the published evidence.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11334); Foss AM, Watts CH, Vickerman PT;;;; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Background Condoms are an essential component of HIV prevention. This study compiled data on post-intervention levels of condom use in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, and explored how patterns of condom use differ between partnerships. Methods A systematic review of published evaluations of interventions involving condom
Estimated number of HIV cases - Nepal, 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11338); Shrestha RP, Acharya LB, Nepal B;;;; National Centre for AIDS & STD Control, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal; Background/ Estimation of HIV cases in Nepal is challenging, as basic information needed for estimation is not readily available. Consequently, in the past, different estimates made using different methods and data from diverse sources were being used by different organizations. Objective is to estimate adul
Renal involvement by oppotunistic infections in patients with HIV/AIDS -An autopsy study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11342); Deshmukh SD, Jadhav MV, Kadam DB, Kakrani AL, Bhore AV, Phadke MA, Bollinger RC;;;; BJ Medica l College,Pune, Pune,, India; In India there is high HIV/AIDS prevalence population in cities likePune. Various opportunistic infections(OI) affect different organs /systems. Autopsy studies give an insight into the organic pathology specially by the infective agents, influencing the morbidity and mortality patterns in various geographi
Promoting behavioural change towards HIV / AIDS prevention and mitigation at the workplace.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11346); Msukwa MP;;;; Institution, Mzuzu, Malawi; HIV / AIDS in the workplace programme is an important strategy to reach an important group in the society who are crucial in promoting behavioural change in resource constrained countries like Malawi where workers have a lot of influence in the society. Until recently there has been little focus on people at wo
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS infections in Lodz region (Poland).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11350); Jablonowska E, Malolepsza E, Klimczak-Kapszewicz M, Kuydowicz J;;;; Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Medical University , Lodz, Poland; Poland has 38 mln inhabitants and belongs to middle-european countries with a low prevalence and incidence of HIV infection. Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemy to June 2003, 8149 HIV infections, 1297 AIDS cases and 630 fatal cases have been registered. The AIDS out patient setting in Lodz provides health car
The socio-sexual lifestyle of students of universities in Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11354); Omoregie G, Fakolade R, Udokwu I;;;; Society for Family Health, Abuja, Nigeria; Background Young people are principally ambitious. The desire to gain admission into universities becomes stronger in a brilliant secondary school leaver in Nigeria for dual purpose: academic and social. The eventual entry into a higher institution away from home provides the budding young person the privilege to learn
Spectrum of disease and access to ARV treatment among HIV infected adults in Bali, Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11358); Purnama A, Merati TP;;;; Tropical and Infectious Diseases Division-Dept. of Internal Medicine; There are few reports of the clinical characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients in Indonesia . Knowing more comprehensive data on spectrum of disease among HIV infected adults in Bali (Indonesia) may help to improve diagnostic and care in this center with limited facilities, especially with the availability and
A Comparison of Plain Chest Radiography and High Resolution Computerised Tomogram (HRCT) Scans in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11362); Nyamande K;;;; University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa; Introduction: The role of HRCT scanning in the management of HIV infected patients from Sub-Saharan Africa has not been studied. Aim of Study: To determine the proportion of patients with missed lesions on plain chest radiographs compared with HRCT scanning. Methods:49 HIV infected patients with CAP were studied. All p
Report of Practical Experience in Prevention of STD - Sexual Transmission Diseases and AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome with Sex Workers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11370); Ranzani Maurano T;;;; Institution (NGO), Piracicaba - Sao Paulo, Brazil; The Piracicaba Night Corner Project is developed by the Center of Support and Solidarity to Life, a Non-Governmental Organization in Sao Paulo (Br). The main objective of this project is to reduce the vulnerability in STD/HIV/AIDS from Sex Workers in the downtown area, and as specific goals we try to rescue their citiz
Fostering Self-Esteem: A Psychoeducational Strategy for the Primary Prevention of HIV infection among female nigerian adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11374); Uwakwe CB;;;; University Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Current epidemiological data estimate that HIV seroprevelance rates Nigeria , African most populous nation, is well over 5% in general population, with an alarming proportion among youth under twenty-five years of age. This scenario suggests that most of the young adults currently showing clinical manifestation
To assess factors that determine consistent condom use among adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11378); Ssenfuka JA, Lubahika DE;;;; Ministry of health, Kampala, Uganda; Use of condoms is a key intervention in prevention of HIV, STIs and pregnancy. Condoms use is still low and inconsistent among adolescents. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 120 sexually active adolescents in the community schools. Consent was obtained from their teachers for adolescents less tha
HIV/AIDS - related opportunistic infections among women in poor resource settings in Cote d'Ivoire.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11382); Soura BD;;;; Centre for Health Education Prevention And Research, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Background : HIV/AIDS is increasing in Cote d Ivoire in: nearly 15% of prevalence in certain areas. Of 75, 000 deaths from HIV/AIDS, half are women. Women are more likely to display Opportunistic Infections (OIs) which are with other related infections the primary causes of morbidity and mortality in PLWA. These infect
Effect of calendar period on AIDS and non-AIDS mortality in HIV infected haemophilics from 1982 to 2001.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11386); Del Amo J, Perez-Hoyos S, Quintana M, Ruiz I, Cisneros JM, Ferreros I, Barrasa A, Garcia de Olalla P, Perez C, Hernandez I;;;; Gemes. University Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain; Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) reduces AIDS related mortality but the changes in non-AIDS mortality have been less studied. This paper examines the impact of calendar period on progression toAIDS, AIDS and non-AIDS related mortality (liver disease, haemorrhagic complications and other causes)
Measuring antibody avidity improves the utility of STARHS in identifying recent HIV infection.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11390); Murphy G, Charlett A, Dean GL, Fisher M, McElborough D, Parry JV;;;; Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Virus Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom; The Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS) is increasingly used to differentiate recent from long-standing HIV infection. However, factors that reduce antibody titre such as combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) and advanced HIV disease, as well as HIV subtype, may reduce th
For a good intervention and practice with and for specific and vulnerable population to STI/AIDS Female sex workers case.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11394); Bisbis BS, Moussaoui MI;;;; Association Marocaine de Solidarite et de Developpement, Rabat, Morocco; Issue:Acsess to vulnerable population such as female sex workers is a major occupation for actors working in the field of fight against Aids, especially in a muslum context as in Morocco marked with a taboo and sex work illegality. Facing this reality, many approchs were developed essentially throughout prevention acti
Nigerian Red Cross Society,HIV/AIDS Project.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11398); Aderanti MA;;;; Nigerian Red Cross Society, Lagos, Nigeria; Nigeria s estimated population for 2002 was 129,934,911. HIV prevalence among the sexually active groups of 14-49 years has been rising rapidly since the first survey in 1991, which showed a national average sero- prevalence rate of 1.8%. This increased to 5.8% in 2001. Nigeria is ranked the 4th in the worl
The web: an effective tool for promoting HIV/AIDS among young people in Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11402); Joel OJ, Okoro OD, Shobande J, Klindera K, Franka A, Penn A, Mbanjwa P, Oteng F;;;; Youth Action Rangers of Nigeria (yarn), Lagos State, Nigeria; through the Internet, the World Wide Web (WWW) is fast becoming an important provider of health-related information to young people in Nigeria . However, this global medium has yet to be fully exploited and utilized in creating and disseminating youth sexual/ reproductive health and HIV/AIDS awareness and preven
Radio and Video Production: a strategy for education about STI/AIDS for incarcerated adolescents in Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11406); Peres CA, da Silvera F, dos Santos MH, Miglorancia C, Godoy DE, Hearst N;;;; Stay Alive Association, Sao Paulo - S.P, Brazil; Issues Incarcerated adolescents are at high social risk and risk for HIV. In Sao Paulo, juvenile crime is a serious social problem, and homicide is the leading cause of death among youths. Boys in Sao Paulo s FEBEM system live in overcrowded conditions with a violent climate evidenced by frequent rebellions. They repor
Effectiveness of youth participation in the process of developing HIV/STI prevention program for youth in Japan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11410); Yoshida T, Watanabe T, Mizushima N, Tarui M;;;; Youth Focus Kansai (YFK), Osaka, Japan; In Japan , a number of programs focusing HIV/STI prevention among youth as HIV/STI cases among younger age increases. While youth culture should be considered to develop effective prevention programs for the population, involving youth themselves in the program development process is one of the key factors to make prog
Reaching out to young people in Oru Refugee Camp with HIV/AIDS information through sports.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11414); Attah A, Attah A, Kusi B, Jusufu D;;;; Liberian Youth Empowerment Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria; Youth at Oru Refugee Camp are in search of Reproductive Health information but have no access to them. Access to Reproductive Health information has been identified as a major problem to many young people from Liberia and Sierra Leone at the Oru Refugee Camp. Some spent hours at nearby cyber caf
Youth - Adult Partnership for increased Youth Involvement on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11418); Imayi M, Okoro OD, Ajayi OS, Shobande J, Jimoh A;;;; Youth Action Rangers of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria; Young people are often underrepresented in stakeholders planning processes, the reasons varies from age-phobia to lack of knowledge of HIV community and funding streams. Researches have shown that young people gain experiences when they are actively involved in youth development programmes. The essence of youth
Prevalence of reproductive tract infections (RTI) /Sexually transmitted infections (STI) in symptomatic women in urban Jordan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11422); As'ad AA, Khraisat KB, Soliman SC, Qutob QR, AlKhateeb AM;;;; Ministry Of health, Amman, Jordan; Objectives: To measure the prevalence of RTIs/STIs in symptomatic women in Jordan to improve RTI treatment guidelines and to understand the STI burden in the general population of Jordan. Methods: A total of 991 consecutive symptomatic and 213 asymptomatic women were recruited from three high-volume, urban OB/GYN clini
The novel method for determination of blood in liquid drugs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11426); Tolstov YL, Dizhe GP, Abdala N, Kozlov AP, Heimer R;;;; St. Petersburg State University, The Biomedical Center, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation; It is known that IDUs add their blood during the process of drug manufacturing. This factor together with syringe sharing can essentially increase the risk of HIV transmission in this population. The purpose of this study was to develop method of determination of blood in drug mixture. Methods: Morphine was
Knowledge, practice, use and trust of condoms among secondary students in Shinyanga, 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11430); Kitinya W, Mhimbira F, John G;;;; Muhimbili University college of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Young people are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection. An estimated 12 million young people aged 15 -24 years are living with HIV/AIDS moreover about two third of all new infections are occurring among youth, and about 75% of these are in Sub Saharan Africa. It is also young people who offer the hope for ch
ICT to improve young people's sexual health.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11434); Reinders JM, Foster PM, Stein PS;;;; WPF, Hilversum, Netherlands; Developing countries increasingly utilize ICT education. ICT offers unique opportunities for contemporary sexuality and AIDS education, easy to update and adapt with feedback of users. The safe environment of E-learning and the self-guiding, student-driven learning process facilitate interactive education on se
Masculinity Construction: Risk for health and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, in a sample of men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11438); Felicie-Mejias J, Toro-Alfonso J, Varas-Diaz N;;;; University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Traditional or hegemonic masculinity develops a sense of invulnerability among men. Nevertheless, literature reports that male gender is in itself a variable that increases men s vulnerability to health problems, including HIV infection. The objective of this study was to explore the social construction of
Strenghtening serosurveillance for HIV in second generation surveillance era.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11442); Chavero MA, Tomissani A, Moyano CB;;;; Rosario AIDS Program, Rosario, Argentina; HIV Sentinel Surveillance (S. S) in pregnants attending antenatal clinics has been one of the main methods for estimating trends in HIV epidemic and used as a proxy of HIV Prevalence in general population. It has been carried out in Rosario city (1 million inhabitants), since 1998, where 53% of the approxim
HIV/AIDS the physically challenge perspective.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11446); Ezechiedo K, Robert D, Agborga V, Asuquo E, Effiong E;;;; Nigeria Youth AIDS Programme, Lagos, Nigeria; HIV/AIDS programs, having gained global existence in every starter of our human interaction and environment, the physically challenged person ( PCP ) in Nigeria are often left out of such activities. The strive for survival in a society where they are exposed to being abused and overlooked by people, a situation
HIV in women: Examining the risk of HIV transmission from men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) and usefulness of traditional partner notification.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11450); Fitzpatrick L, Grant L, Eure L, Phillip S, Millett G, Jones K, Hightow L, Leone P, Holmberg S, Foust E, Greenberg A;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States; Background : HIV is increasingly impacting women in the US. Some women are often unknowingly at-risk of contracting HIV from sexual partners who are MSMW. The NCDOH reviewed partner notification records for 49 HIV+ Black college men who have sex with men (MSM) and found that although 18 (32%) identified as MSMW, few ac
Sexuality and risk behavior among junior high school students in Papua Province, Indonesia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11454); Sucahya PK, Damayanti R, Dharmaputra NG;;;; Center for Health Research - University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Papua province has the highest HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia . Contributing factors to the increasing cases among the populations are cultural background and traditional living habits, including reproductive habits, distinguished mainly perhaps by their ecological and geographical locations. Methods: It was a
Gender difference among women and men who injected drugs (IDUs): the AjUDE-Brazil II project.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11458); Teixeira Caiaffa WT, Oliveira Cintra AO, Aparecida Mingoti SA;;;; Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; This study compared women and men who injected drugs according to their socio-demographic, drug initiation and sexual behaviors. Methdos: A cross-sectional multicenter study was carried out in the year 2000-2001 in six Brazilian Syringe Exchange Programs (SEP). Results: A total of 146 females and 709 males
A study of sexual health prolems and treatment seeking behaviour among rural women in india.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11462); Chakraborty S, Singh SK, Mondal S;;;; International institute for population sciences, Mumbai, India; Although sexually transmitted infections do not have any appreciable epidemiological or demographic impact on Indian women in the past but substantial increase in risk taking opportunities for both the sexes in recent time provides ample scope for the spread of STIs including HIV among them. This paper examines the eff
Clinical evaluation of maternal HIV testing rate for prevention of MTCT of HIV-1 in Japan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11466); Hayashi K, Kita T, Tsukahara Y, Taniguchi H, Wada Y, Minoura S, Yoshino N, Togawa M, Totani R, Inaba N;;;; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,National Shimonoseki Hospital , Shimonoseki, Japan; The goal of this study is to investigate the screening rate of maternal HIV testing in early pregnancy and evaluate its difference in area to prevent from vertical transmission of HIV -1 from mother to child in Japan . Methods: The questionnaire about maternal HIV testing in early pregnancy was sent to 1,70
Providing young people with reproductive health, HIV/AIDS information and leadership skills using information technology as an entry point.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11470); Inetianbor E, Effiong E, Attah A, Onyia C;;;; Nigeria Youth AIDS Programme, Lagos, Nigeria; Provision of reproductive health, HIV/AIDS information, and computer training skills for young people growing up in low - income communities has proven useful in reducing their challenges and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and its predisposing factors like teenage pregnancy, abortion, drug abuse and sexual violence.
Intervention project to raise effectiveness of prevention work in mass media.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11474); Rodriguez Lopez JM;;;; GPSIDA (AIDS Prevention Group), Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba; The work is aimed to present a solution for the handling of the information destined to prevention, education and sensitization of the population with respect to HIV/AIDS. It relies on the effects of the means over the population, proving the necessity of information in the present Cuban population by the evalu
Reducing uncertainties in HIV prevalence estimates: the case of Zambia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11478); Dzekedzeke K, Fylkesnes K;;;; Central Statistical Office, Lusaka, Zambia; Country estimates of HIV prevalence (generalized epidemics) are from antenatal clinic-based (ANC) surveillance. ANC-based estimates have been found to be a good proxy measure of adult prevalence (when compared with community survey data), but there are concerns about the validity of national estimates. We a
HIV/AIDS and homosexuelality in chad - case of man who have sex with men in prison.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11482); Ngareyasse A, Ngarnay T, Ngarandji D, Ganone TA;;;; Center for screeming test, Ndjamena, Chad; IssuesHomosexuality in Chad is considered as a taboo subject, an immoral practice, uncalled for. It is difficult to talk about it and to sense the realities bound to it. Practice illegally, homosexuality is systematically rejected. Our observations have enabled us to notice the facts related to the treatment of homosex
HHV8 Infection in Senegal. Seroprevalence among different groups (1375 samples).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11486); Gaye-Diallo A, Toure AT, Toure-Kane NC, Diop-Ndiaye H, Gueye-Ndiaye A, Samb-Gueye ND, Karam F, Cisse MF, Gessain A, De The G, Mboup S;;;; Bacteriologie-Virologie/Hopital Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal; HHV8 is related to Kaposi sarcoma. Senegal is known for its low KS prevalence even among people living with HIV/AIDS. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the presence of HHV8 and to evaluate its sero-prevalence in Senegal. Method: We performed our study on 1375 people whose age was range between 0 to 65
Comparison of HIV prevalence in gay men surveyed through the unlinked anonymous GUM survey and the gay men's sexual health survey in England.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11490); Gill ON, McGarrigle CA, Dodds JP, Mercey DE, Fenton KA, Johnson AM;;;; Department of HIV & STI, Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, United Kingdom; Multiple methods of convenience sampling are currently used to survey gay men. Combining results from surveys could provide an estimate of HIV prevalence within different sub-populations of gay men. Method: A comparison of two surveys in 2001 that measured HIV prevalence in gay men using unlinked anonymous
Spectrum of HIV-related Illnesses at the National Social Security Hospital (Almenara Hospital) in Lima, Peru: Implications for HIV Vaccine Trials.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11494); Corey D, Gutierrez L, Salazar R, Tabet S;;;; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, United States; Efficacy trials designed to evaluate the effect of HIV vaccines that stimulate HIV-specific cytotoxic T-cells and treatment trials that assess novel anti-HIV therapies will need to evaluate clinical endpoints in addition to surrogate markers of progression. Knowledge of the spectrum of HIV infection is impo
Evolution of HIV epidemic - Indian scenario over 18 years.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11498); Maniar JK;;;; K.J.Somaiya Medical College & Research Centre, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India; Background : It is universal fact that HIV epidemic is matured in India . The reported data on HIV statically to UNAIDS / WHO of 3.8 million PLWH is a tip of iceberg. We aimed to study evolution of HIV epidemic in India over 18 years. Methods : Study period- August 1986 to December 2003.
Evaluating the effectiveness of youth focused communication intervention in Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11502); Akioye MR;;;; INSTITUTION, LAGOS, Nigeria; This study is to measure the effectiveness of the means of communication to the youths in Nigeria . This is necessary to measure how successful media campaign has been. It is also to find out the most effective means of communication to the youths. The study assesses knowledge of youths on HIV/AIDS, where t
Unsafe injections: a potential source of HIV spread in Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11506); Akhtar A, Aslam M, Zafar MI;;;; D.H.Q. Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan; The prevalence of HIV is still very low but the risk behavior that could lead to HIV epidemic is reported to exist among Pakistani community. WHO and UNAIDS have long resisted the suggestion that injections are an important driver of the epidemic. In Asia, if we do not get that message out, the epidemic cou
Prevention behind the bars.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11510); Bhutak HC, Kabra R, Thakkar H;;;; Project Support Unit, Ahmedabad, India; Prison itself is a place where most people are brought due to their risky and unlawful behaviour in civic society. Many of these inmates are under trial and period depends upon case load. In fact, many of prisons are over crowded due to various reasons. It creates environment inside the prison, which may be fav
Change in behavior of drug addicts: a potential source of HIV spread in Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11514); Akhtar A, Aslam M, Zafar MI;;;; D.H.Q. Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Pakistan is situated in a geographical region where the hemp and poppy grow and cultivated illegally in abundance. The increasing population of drug addicts is a source of increasing concern for Pakistan, as this is the vulnerable population to HIV. To assess the change in behaviors of drug addic
Condom use and HIV prevention among female sex workers in Tema, Ghana.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11518); Akumatey B, MacQueen KM, Guest G;;;; University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; HIV/AIDS related projects often provide condoms as a preventive measure, and more so in HIV prevention trials. The question is, providing condoms does not necessarily mean that those who receive them also agree that condoms protect them, which is crucial if we are to assume that they will use them.
Use of different interventions for decreasing HIV transmission among drug users in Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11522); Akhtar A, Aslam M, Zafar MI;;;; D.H.Q. Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan; ISSUES; The drug addicts are at higher risk to infectious and communicable diseases like HIV/AIDS, STIs, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B& C. HIV linked to drug addicts especially to injecting drug users (IDUs) is now spreading alarmingly in many developing countries of Asia. Drug users also function as a bridging grou
Strategies for the professional qualification in HIV infection and AIDS surveillance in Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11526); Barreira D, Ramos AN Jr, Dhalia CB, Branco CA;;;; Department of Community Health - Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza - Ceara, Brazil; Issues : The need for new strategies in the development of the surveillance process is justified by the dynamics change of HIV infection, transmission and scientific progresses. With this objective, training programs were implemented in Brazil through the Basic Course of Epidemiological Surveillance HIV/AIDS. This stud
DETERMINANTS OF HIV RISKY BEHAVIORS AMONG DRUG USERS IN FAISALABAD PAKISTAN: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11530); Akhtar A, Aslam M, Zafar MI; Even most of the drug addicts are literates but they do not know the mechanism of spread and prevention of HIV. Further, they are married, having a long duration of use and have risky sexual behavior. All these factors including, the use of shared contaminated needles make an excellent chain of HIV transmission. The potential for HIV epidemic rates with sample population is exceptionally high, once the virus enters this vulnerable group.
Tuberculosis as opportunistic disease in AIDS related to the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11534); Silva G, Barreira D;;;; National STD/AIDS Program - Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil; There are about 100,000 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) a year and about 600,000 individuals infected by HIV in Brazil . HIV has been causing great impact in the history of TB, and there are no doubts about the influence of TB in the clinical evolution of individuals with HIV/AIDS, worsening quality of life
Causes of death among human immunodeficiency virus infected patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11538); Dell'Agnolo RC, Ho YL, Santos SS;;;; 'Casa da Aids', Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine (HC-FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil; Several causes contribute for death in HIV infected patients, including opportunistic infections, adverse reactions of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, and cardiovascular events. The use of HAART and opportunistic infections prophylaxis has led to a reduction in AIDS mortality, however lethality remain higher
Condom use among HIV-Positive Thai men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11542); Masingboon K;;;; Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand; To determine stages of change for condom use (intention and readines to adopt consistent condom use behavior) during sexual contact with both primary and causal partners among HIV-positive Thai men, and to identify predictors of stages of change for condom use among HIV-positive Thai men. Method: The Transt
California HIV prevention indicators.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11546); McCandless RR, Myrick R, Lemp G, Truax S, Aoki B, Johnson D;;;; Universitywide AIDS Research Program, University of California, Oakland, CA 94610, United States; Develop measures for tracking progress toward HIV prevention in California. Collaborators include the California State Office of AIDS and the University of California s Universitywide AIDS Research Program. In addition to summary measures, we were interested in tracking selected high risk sub-populations and lo
Molecular- genetic variability of HIV-1 in Russia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11550); Karamov E, Lukashov V, Kornilaeva G, Pavlova T;;;; I.D.Ivanovsky institute of Virology, RAMS, Moscow, Russian Federation; Background. At the beginning of 2004 year there were registered more than 260,000 HIV cases in Russia , estimated>1 million HIV cases. The majority of all HIV infected patients are injection drug users (IDUs). Methods. We have assembled the collection of sera samples from HIV-1 infected patients originating from divers
A context-specific HIV prevention intervention for a special population: black gay men in an under-resourced African context.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11555); Kruger A, Snyman ME;;;; OUT - LGBT Well-being, Tshwane, South Africa; Issues Gay men are regarded internationally as a high-risk group and research has shown that they cannot be targeted for HIV/AIDS prevention in the same way that heterosexuals are targeted (Hamilton, 2003). Despite this fact, and the fact that South Africa s HIV/AIDS pandemic is among the fastest growing globally (
Adequate zinc intake is strongly associated with lower incidence of diarrhea in HIV+ drug users.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11559); Campa A, Huffman F, Sales S, Xue L, Phillips JC, Daniel V, Duan R, Timothee H, Holmes D, Flambert R, Adams A, Baum MK;;;; Florida International University, Miami, United States; In advanced HIV-infection, the incidence of chronic diarrhea is 30-70%. Chronic diarrhea decreases survival and response to antiretroviral therapy. Zinc (Zn) deficiency has been linked to increased severity of diarrhea, while Zn supplementation is associated with improved diarrheic condition. This study eva
Prevalence of hepatitis C in HIV-infected persons--findings from an interview project in the United States.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11563); Campsmith ML, Teshale EH, Nakamura GV;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States; Worldwide an estimated 42 million persons are infected with HIV and 170 million infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). As both viruses share modes of transmission, prevalence of co-infection can be high (for example, in persons who ever injected drugs [IDU]). Co-infection can affect the progress and treatme
Seroprevalence of Syphillis in HIV/AIDS in an HIV clini in Trinidad and Tobago.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11567); Omo-Igbinomwanhia NE, Adams T, Lezama S, Rosemand H, Edwards J;;;; Medical Research Foundation Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Some of our HIV/AIDS adults were diagnosed HIV - positive when they were being evaluated for other Sexually Transmitted Disease. In our clinic at the Medical Research Centre a total of 327 patients were studied to ascertain the Sero Prevalence of Syphilis (STD) using VDRL test amongst HIV/AIDS adults patien
STD, HIV/AIDS prevention among gay men and men who have unprotected anal sex with other men in public sites in Mexico City.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11571); Vargas Payan Hector VP, Hernandez JJ;;;; Colectivo Sol, Mexico, Mexico; Mexico City has numerous public sites where men have unprotected sexual exchanges (PSUS) with other men. Field observation strongly suggested a considerable number of STI/HIV infections might occur in PSUS with health-seeking behaviours almost inexistant. Designing and implementing outreach strategies to reduce
Syndromic Management of STIs in Public Sector Hospitals.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11575); Ghauri AK, Shah SA, Memon MA, Abbas SQ;;;; Sindh AIDS Control Program, Karachi, Pakistan; STI Clinics are established in public sector by AIDS Control Program at District Headquarter/Teaching Hospitals in the province of Sindh for the management of sexually transmitted infections on Syndromic basis to prevent HIV transmission in the general population. The paper presents the data collected from
Successful HIV prevention in Eastern Europe: the case of Bulgaria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11579); Hagan H, Vassilev Z, Lyubenova A, Tomov N, Vasilev G, Krasteva D, Des Jarlais DC;;;; NDRI, New York, NY, United States; Lying along the Balkan route of heroin trafficking between central Asia and western Europe, Bulgaria experienced an outbreak of injection drug use in the 1990s. Bulgaria is also surrounded by countries where HIV prevalence in injection drug users (IDUs) has increased rapidly. To prevent similar outbreaks, n
Alcohol, smoking and human herpesvirus 8 infection: associations among women, heterosexual men, and homosexual men with AIDS in the U.S.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11583); Mbulaiteye SM, Atkinson JO, Whitby D, Wohl DA, Gallant JE, Royal S, Goedert JJ, Rabkin CS;;;; Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Smokers have lower risks of both classical and AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (KS). However, the effect of smoking on risk of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is unclear. Methods: We evaluated associations with HHV-8 seropositivity among 2795 participants of the AIDS Cancer Cohort (ACC) Study enrolled fro
Developing a methodology for Second-Generation HIV Surveillance (SGS/HIV).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11587); Soto J, Kintin F, Kone A, Traore C, Alary M, Joseph G, Akom E, Viens P;;;; Centre de cooperation internationale en sante et developement, Quebec, Canada; SGS/HIV concept was developed by WHO to provide a better public health response for monitoring, intervening and planning, in the context of different HIV/AIDS epidemic states that evolve within high-risk sub-populations. Despite the interest created, few SGS/HIV experiences have been reported and most of the be
Effective contraception in preventing MTCT and orphanage.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11591); Hubacher D, Taylor D, Gallo M;;;; Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States; The AIDS epidemic and its consequences are made worse by unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive women. Effective contraception can play an important role in preventing both vertical transmission and orphanage. Because of differences in typical use, contraceptive methods will vary in how they change the c
Working together, working for health.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11595); Johnston C, Dhalla N, O'Sullivan T;;;; ASIA, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada; The Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS (ASIA) has developed an HIV/AIDS community based research project with a complimentary education and prevention program using cultural and language specific methodology for Asian migrant, prostituted, and trafficked women. The overall purpose of this project is to determin
Violently exposed sex traders believe they are at-risk, but engage in risky behaviors anyway.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11599); Meeks C, Ostella C, Cottler L;;;; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States; Risk for HIV/AIDS has been concentrated among female sex traders whose risk is attributed to both substance use and sexual risk. We hypothesized that violently exposed sex traders (VST) would report higher levels of risky substance use and sexual behaviors compared to non-violently exposed sex traders (NVST
Developing a practical HIV surveillance system for a migrant population: a binational collaboration for surveillance of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis in Mexico and California, USA.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11603); Lemp GF, Magis C, Hernandez MT, Sanchez MA, Bravo-Garcia E, Aoki B, Ruiz JD, Drake MV;;;; Universitywide AIDS Research Program, UCOP, Oakland, California, United States; Issues : There is growing concern that the Mexican migrant population in California is at increasing risk for HIV, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and tuberculosis ; however, relatively little is known about the extent of these epidemics among this population. Description : The California-
Higher plasma zinc (Zn) levels and Zn intake is associated with decreased respiratory symptoms in Zn deficient HIV+ drug users in Miami.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11607); Baum MK, Phillips JC, Daniel V, Xue L, Duan R, Sales S, Lai S, Santiago S, Campa A;;;; Florida International University, Miami, United States; Zinc deficiency is linked to frequency, severity and duration of respiratory infections, while Zn supplementation is associated with prevention and improvement of respiratory symptoms. Zn deficiency is prevalent in HIV+ individuals, particularly those using illegal drugs, and contributes to HIV morbidity an
A simple model for the impact of antiretroviral therapy on HIV incidence and prevalence.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11611); Burattini MN, Lopez LF, Massad E, Coutinho FA;;;; School of Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; The natural history of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection/transmission is well understood today. It is now accepted that the viral concentration in the circulating blood (viraemia) and other organic fluids determines the probability of transmission and the clinical course of the infection. The
Assessment of needs for HIV prevention among different segments of men who have sex with men (MSM) in the cities of Rosario and Cordoba, Argentina.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11615); Maiorana A, Sivori H, Kegeles S;;;; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States; 33% of AIDS cases in Argentina are among MSM. Prevention efforts for MSM, however, have been limited, organized by small volunteer organizations, and concentrated on AIDS awareness, educational campaigns, and condom distribution. This study assessed the HIV prevention needs among different segments of MSM a
Sero-Positive women at the female detention center.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11619); Espinoza EE;;;; VIVO POSITIVO, Santiago, Chile; Sero-positive women deprived of freedom were in a state of great vulnerability since no institution had taken into account this specific topic so far. This is what motivates the following work. The following objectives were established: to promote the STIs and HIV/AIDS prevention in jails; to train
Assessing mode and location of infection among HIV-positive individuals.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11623); Im C, Ho W, Douglas S, Metzger D;;;; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States; HIV prevention interventions need to be both behaviorally and geographically targeted. The development of new methods to assess mode of HIV transmission and the geographic location of recent HIV infection has the potential to improve the efficiency of prevention efforts. This pilot study sought to assess th
HIV vaccines and African Americans.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11627); Young AT;;;; Community Education Group, Washington,DC, United States; This study was designed to assess the knowledge levels of African Americans participating in Gay and Lesbian Pride events Washington,DC. African Americans have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials across disease areas including oncology (cancer), diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. In
Monitoring the impact of HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns; Ethical and scientific considerations in post-campaign evaluationsi.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11631); Ogunrinade AF;;;; University of Technology, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica; The current spate of awareness campaigns against HIV/AIDS have a celebratory character to it ! Many tertiary and other institutions have HIV?AIDS awareness days which comprises of activities such as musical and drama shows, wearing of message-encrypted T-shirts and other souvenirs, formation of human-chain HIV ribbons,
Integration of HIV/AIDS and reproductive health: A human rights perspective.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11639); Roseman MJ, Gruskin S, Ferguson L;;;; International Health and Human Rights Program, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States; The rates of HIV infection among women continues to grow. As was predicted, in some parts of the world the number of women infected with HIV has already surpassed the number of infected men. Over the last ten years, discussions around reproductive health and rights at the international level have begun to addre
Multiple blood-borne infections in injection drug users.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11643); Fisher DG, Reynolds-Fisher GL, Branson CM, Itatani C;;;; California State University, Long Beach, United States; In addition to HIV, hepatitis A , B, and C are prevalent infections among injection drug users (IDUs). All four infections are associated with the IDU lifestyle. It would be useful to estimate the distribution of multiple infections in this population. Methods: A mobile testing program has been able to perf
Encouraging informed decision-making re:VCT in young people in the Pacific.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11647); Rasili SS;;;; AIDS Task Force of Fiji, Suva, Fiji; Pacific Island states have a low HIV prevalence/high risk behavior profile and GFATM, funds are placed to access ARVs in teh near future. There is however still little information and fewer user-friendly services for young people hence still much fear surrounding the issue of testing. There needs to be more opp
Abstinence and HIV/AIDS among youth.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11651); Em C, Lach S;;;; SCY, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; In late 2003 with support from FHI, SCY conducted a survey titled Young People and HIV/AIDS Prevention in 9 schools around Phnom Penh, with results indicating that most students believe that their parents are too busy to discuss HIV/AIDS, STIs or Reproductive Health with their children. Most students have h
Strategys for the prevention for HIV/AIDS in the community of migrante workers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11655); Guerrero Cordova L;;;; COMUSIDA, Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico; We have been working with migrante workers of Guerrero and Michoacan who work temporarly in Autlan, Jalisco 12 hours a day. In this piriod of time they work men, women and children. 60% of the community don t know how to read and write, 5% don t speak spanish wish the intertament it reduces to television. The m
The implementation of lao youth HIV/AIDS/STI response project at the district level.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11659); Buttvong S;;;; Burnet institute, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic; The project has been implementing the National Youth HIV/AIDS/STI Plan at the district and village levels 1998-2001 (Phase I) and 2001-2004 (Phase II). Experience from Phase I showed that parents and elderly people strongly support participation by their children in HIV/AIDS prevention activities. The polit
Is lime/lemon juice an effective microbicide?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11663); Potts M, Perlman D, Mandara M, Prata N, Campbell M;;;; University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States; There is an urgent need for a microbicide that women can use to protect themselves against HIV when they cannot persuade their partners to use a condom, but research on artificial microbicides is still many years away from a potentially marketable product. In vitro studies of lemon/lime juice demonstrate th
Global AIDS Program approach to informatics infrastructure development and capacity building in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11667); Mock PA, Jeeyapant S, Chantharojowong N, Morgan WM, Rujijanakul W, Chunwimaleung S, Chantawatawong R, Karuchit S, Thaineau V, Johnson MC, Tappero JW, Levine WC;;;; Thailand MOPH - U.S. CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand; In Thailand , information technology (IT) and informatics played a vital role in evaluating the short-course antiretroviral regimen for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) and subsequent monitoring and success of the national PMTCT program. Although IT is essential for monitoring and evaluati
Standardizing Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) for vaccine trial participants who become HIV infected in future HIV Vaccine Trial Network (HVTN) efficacy trials.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11671); Fuchs J, Tabet S, Buchbinder S, Zerbe A, Celum C;;;; HIV Research Section, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, United States; Efficacy trials designed to evaluate the impact of cell-mediated HIV vaccines on disease course will measure surrogate markers of progression [e.g., CD4 count, viral load (VL), and time to initiation of ART]. Developing a standard treatment protocol for vaccine trial participants who become HIV-infected and
Trends in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in women in the City of Sao Paulo, 1985 - 2000.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11675); Tancredi MV, Waldman EA;;;; Referral and Trainning Centers for STD / Aids - Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; The participation of women in HIV/Aids Epidemic occurred later and in a less expressive way than in men, but it increased faster in Brazil as in many others countries. This is an ecological study describing temporal trends of HIV/Aids in the City of Seo Paulo, from 1985 to 2000. Methods: The objective was t
HIV/AIDS prevention for adolescents in South Jakarta.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11679); Shrestha N;;;; CUSO Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Adolescents are at the center of the pandemic in terms of transmission, impact, and potential for changing the attitudes and behaviours that underlie this disease. Adolescents are vulnerable because they often do not know how serious the problem of HIV/AIDS is, as many do not have access to information. Due to the lack
Reinvestigation of AIDS cases classified in the category of transfusion exposure, Brazil, 1999/2000. Brazil; 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11683); Soares BM, Fernandes MF, Abib AR, Carvalho ML, Felga MC, Santana RS;;;; Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria - SES - SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; A recent study conducted in Sao Paulo proposed that the real extent of transfusion-associated AIDS cases could be masked due to certain difficulties in the investigation process. For this reason, and considering the coming implementation of a Blood Surveillance System in Brazil , The National Program of
AIDS awareness and high-risk behaviors among drug abusers of high socioeconomic class in Bangladesh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11687); Rahman M, Zaman MS, Sakamoto J, Fukui T;;;; Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Bangladesh is facing serious problems related to drug abuse. This study was designed to examine HIV/AIDS awareness and HIV-related high-risk behaviors among drug abusers of high socioeconomic class in Bangladesh. Methods: We investigated AIDS awareness, drug abuse pattern and HIV-related risk behavior among
Analysis of mortality in two centers of attention for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) in Nicaragua.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11691); Quant Duran C, Porras-Cortes G, nurinda Cardenas S, alvarez Morales R;;;; Hospital Roberto Calderon, Managua, Nicaragua; Since the first case of AIDS in Nicaragua (1987), a total of 1,167 PLWAs have been registered until September 2003. The young and economically active people have mainly been the most affected population. In Nicaragua, unlike the developed countries, the lack of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) as well
What is known about occupational HIV transmission in health care settings in resource- poor countries?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11695); Gold J, Tomkins M, Bates N, Melling P, Resnik S, Sheather J;;;; Albion St Centre, Sydney, Australia; Extrapolating the accepted low occupational HIV infections rates seen in resource rich countries, to resource poor settings may be both misleading and an underlying cause of HCW morbidity and mortality. A review of the literature on occupational exposures was undertaken followed by a workshop of cl
Predicting condom use of Indonesian heterosexual young adults: an application of the theory of planned behaviour.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11699); Simon S, Paxton SJ;;;; Psychology Department, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; The HIV/AIDS epidemic classification of Indonesia has progressed from a low to a concentrated level as a result of recent rapid rises in HIV prevalence among at-risk groups (USAID, 2003). Indonesian young people are not generally considered at high risk but new evidence indicates that many young people are
Prevention of HIV in the MSM, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community in Fiji.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11703); Perera CJ;;;; NGO, Suva, Fiji; Social isolation is a situation common to many people who experience same sex attractions. This isolation is often fueled by a sense of insecurity about the reaction of others, such as the church community or family members, to discovery. Many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender identifying young people will go to g
Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: An ecologic analysis of 125 developing countries.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11707); Drain PK, Halperin DT, Bailey RC, Hughes JP, Klausner JD, Holmes KK;;;; University of Washington, Seattle, United States; Both religious practices and male circumcision have been associated with the epidemiology of HIV and other infectious diseases, but these relationships remain unclear. Methods: We used linear regression to evaluate the relationships between country-specific infectious disease and predominant religion data c
VCT uptake among deferred youth blood donors in Honduras.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11711); Ricca J, Vinelli E, Duron J;;;; American National Red Cross, Washington, United States; Deferred youth blood donors are at elevated risk for HIV and can be a target for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT). Traditionally, once screened and deferred, youth deferees are simply lost to follow-up, missing an opportunity for prevention. It was not known if deferees would accept VCT services if offere
Building the Firebreak around the Epidemic - School AIDS Education Program, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11715); Rout S, Mendonca V, Datta-Ghosh M;;;; NACO, New Delhi, India; India has a large population of adolescents~220 million. Evidence that the epidemic has moved into general population and that young people are amongst the most vulnerable has led to a growing sense of urgency for action. Strong political support and commitment has enabled India to chart new territ
Epidemiological study of Cryptosporidium infection among HIV/AIDS patients in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11719); Srisuphanunt M, Suvedyathavorn V, Suputtamongkol Y, Arnantapunpong S, Viwatwongkasem C, Satitvipawee P;;;; Faculty of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand; A cross-sectional analytical study to determine the prevalence and identify potential factors associated with Cryptosporidium infection among HIV/AIDS patients was conducted at Rajavithi Hospital, Siriraj Hospital, and Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Hospital during August 2002 to March 2003. Methods: In t
High-Risk Behaviors and HIV Positive Status among VCT Clients in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11723); Tran DT, Luu MN, Nguyen HT, Hoang TN, Chong PS, Kamb ML, Luu CM, Pham HT, Le HT;;;; CDC/Global AIDS Program - Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam; Anonymous, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services were initiated in Quang Ninh for the first time in January 2003. We sought to identify modes of HIV transmission in VCT clients in order to focus HIV prevention services appropriately. Method: We reviewed individual client data from January through O
Towards meeting the need: Estimates of male and female condom distribution from public sector primary health facilities in South Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11727); Smit JA, Beksinska M, Kleinschmidt I, Ramkissoon A, Mabude Z, Hlazo J, Rees H, Marumo E, Wilson J;;;; Reproductive Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Durban, South Africa; Effective distribution of condoms is an essential part of HIV and STI prevention and management, and the South African Department of Health extensively promotes and distributes male condoms, at no cost to clients, through public sector primary health care (PHC) clinics. South Africa is also one of few count
Alcohol use and risky sexual behavior among adolescents in low income slum communities in Mumbai, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11731); Singh SK, Schensul JJ, Gupta K;;;; Internal Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India; Adolescence is a formative stage in sexual and reproductive maturity. It is marked by experimentation outside the context of family and under the influence of friends/peers. One area of experimentation is sexuality, which for youth frequently involves limited knowledge and unsafe sexual practices. This paper explores t
Community-based Condom Social Marketing: An Effective Method for HIV/AIDS/STI Prevention for Female Sex Workers (FSWs).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11735); Bhatt DD, Suhowatsky S, Satyal R, Davies J;;;; Family Health International, Kathmandu, Nepal; Issues : FSWs are marginalized in Nepali society, and report although knowledge levels are high regarding risk reduction through safer sex practices, access to condoms through conventional outlets (pharmacies, chemists, etc.) is low due to stigma surrounding the purchase of condoms, and inconvenient locations/hours of
Qualitative Research on High Risk Behaviors and Influencing Factors among Drug Users in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, PR China.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11739); Chen H, Cheng F, Li JH;;;; WHO China Office/Chinese CDC, Beijing, China; To understand the high risk behaviors and influencing factors among drug users, and bring the bridge between scientific evidence and effective interventions fitted the unique local situation. Methods: The qualitative interview method in SASHwas adopted to conduct in-depth interviews with 101 drug users from
The quality of informed consent in a clinical research study in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11743); Duncombe CJ, Chuenyam T, Pace C, Grady C, Wendler D, Forster HP, Emanuel EJ, Phanuphak P, McNay LA, Tavel JA;;;; HIV-NAT, The Netherlands, Australia, Thailand Research Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand; Few quantitative studies provide data that assess the quality of the informed consent given by clinical research participants in developing countriesMethods: 141 participants (60% male, 40% female) in ESPRIT, a randomized trial of subcutaneous recombinant interleukin-2 ( IL-2 ) plus antiretrovir
Addressing HIV/AIDS through Adolescent Reproductive Health Project.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11747); Khondkar L, Harun A, Amin S, Uddin N;;;; Save the Children UK, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Addressing reproductive health related issues and behavioral practices of adolescents in Bangladesh remains a challenge because of religious and cultural barriers increasing the chances of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS. Save the Children UK has been implementing a project on adolescent reproductiv
Estimating the number of HIV cases that would be reported in Sri Lanka using mathematical modeling.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11751); Samarakoon S, Thayaparan P, Sivayogam S;;;; National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka is a country with low HIV prevalence. Only a cumulative total of 507 cases were reported to the National STD /AIDS Control Programme (NSACP), Colombo. However, the estimated number living with AIDS is between 4800-7200. Type-1 mathematical model was prepared to estimate and project the minimum num
Evaluation of the detuned antibody test in Australia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11755); McDonald A, Cunningham P, Kelleher A, Kaldor JM;;;; National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; In Australia , surveillance for newly acquired HIV infection provides an indication of the recent pattern of HIV transmission through reports of the date of last negative or indeterminate antibody test, or HIV seroconversion illness prior to HIV diagnosis. Because a negative test followed by a positive test
Determination of HIV-1 subtypes (A-D, F, G, CRF01_AE) by PCR with novel designed primers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11759); Yagyu F, Terao Y, Okame M, Okitsu S, Ushijima H;;;; Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Institute of international Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; HIV-1 has a huge genetic diversity. So far, 9 subtypes have been isolated, namely, subtype A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J and K. It has been reported that the pathogenicity differs in each subtype. The result of this epidemiological study might be a useful tool for the developing countries, who are facing the threa
Factors affecting the knowledge of HIV and safe sex practice among the brothel based CSWs in Bangladesh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11763); Begum K, Isherabhakdi P, Mannan S, Kalam A;;;; IEDCR, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bangladesh is low country for HIV infection, but risk factors for rapid spread exists in and around the country. The study identifies the factors and their effects on knowledge of HIV transmission and safe sex practice among the brothel based CSWs. Nine hundrad and eight CSWs from the different brothels of the countr
Perceptions of clinical trial participants of research and access to therapy in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11767); Duncombe CJ, Chuenyam T, Phanuphak P, Pace C, Grady C, Bebchuk JD, Wendler D, Tavel JA, McNay LA, Forster HP;;;; HIV-NAT, The Netherlands, Australia, Thailand Research Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand; Many clinical trials are conducted in developing countries. Participants in trials may not have access trial therapy at the end of the trialMethods: 141 participants (60% male, 40% female) enrolled in ESPRIT, a randomized trial of recombinant interleukin-2 ( IL-2 ) plus antiretroviral therapy (ART) versu
Prevention of HIV/AIDS among youth and adolescents in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11771); Ngumbi ME;;;; Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, Nakuru, Kenya; The Behaviour change / reproductive health education for youth programme (peer counselling program ( PCP )) addresses adolescent reproductive health issues within the context of the Catholic Church framework. A 1996 diocesan survey revealed that the youth engage in high-risk sexual and anti-social behaviour. In
Clinical lab monitoring and quality HIV/AIDS care.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11775); Sebulime G, Dutki M, Chiza R, Nasuna K, Biryahwaho B;;;; Laboratory for Reference & Quality Assurance [HRL], UVRI, and Entebbe, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda; Globally governments are pledging increasingly more access to the use of anti-retroviral drugs [ARVs] for persons living with HIV/AIDS [PLWAs]. International trade negotiations continue to yield low prices for branded pharmaceuticals and generic ARVs. Quality of care is an important element in providing for an i
Can Cervical Neoplasia be prevented in HIV patients?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11779); Desai M, Desai B, Naik EG, Shah V, Nadler J;;;; Institute for AIDS Care and Comfort, Vadodara, India; There have been several reports of cervical dysplasia being associated with HIV/AIDS around the world. The present study was conducted to determine if cervical neoplasia can be prevented in HIV patients in Indian scenario, a develoiping country settings. Methods: 62 serologically confirmed HIV positive wome
The rapidly emerging epidemic of HIV in Karnataka.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11783); Washington RG, Blanchard JF, Moses S, Gurnani V, Bidari D, Jangay SM, Ramesh BM;;;; India-Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project, Bangalore, India; Karnataka is classified by the National AIDS Control Organisation as one of the six high prevalence states in India . The classification is based on the annual sentinel surveillance. Since 2002 surveillance was expanded to include every one of the 27 districts in the state. The data of 2003 was collected fr
Youth, HIV infection and AIDS in Africa; A nightmare of our time.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11787); Assey AB;;;; Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute/Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es salaam, Tanzania; The study examines the current update of HIV/AIDS with special interests in youths in Africa; their proportion in general population and prevalence of HIV/AIDS among them. The causal factors of their vulnerability are reviewed in great detail. Such aspects like socioeconomy, issues of urbanization, lack of
Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of HIV infection in Uzbekistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11791); Kondo MK, Kurubanov FK, Tanaka YT, Shima TS, Mizogami MM, Imai MI;;;; Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Chigasaki, Japan; To investigate an epidemiological dynamics of HIV-1 infection and the molecular characteristics of circulating strain in Uzbekistan (a former Soviet Union country located in central Asia)Methods: Epidemiological data were collected through a population survey conducted in 1987-2002 in the national AIDS Cent
Impact of a multi dimensional Intervention approach in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the community.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11795); Ogunbowale A, Adedeji O, Akinyemi Z;;;; Lagos, Nigeria; HIV/AIDS is on the rise in Nigeria ; with a prevalence of 5.8% it has become a National crises. Heterosexual Intercourse accounts for about 80%of transmission of the Virus. Clients of sex Workers constitute the bridge between the Female Sex Workers (FSW) and the community for the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Descr
Condom Social Marketing. Increasing rural access through Non traditional Condom Outlets.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11799); Ogunbowale A, Adedeji O, Akinyemi Z;;;; Lagos, Nigeria; Nigeria has a population of about 120 Million people,60% of which reside in rural Communities. National HIV/AIDS sero-prevalence is 5.8%. Prevalence in the rural areas is however higher. HIV/AIDS is transmitted mainly through heterosexual intercourse. Commercial Infrastructure in the rural areas is underdevelop
Experience with the handheld mini-computer as a data collection tool among adolescents in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11803); Aueaksorn W, Jeeyapant S, Naorat S, Jenkins RA, Chantawatawong R, Chaikummao S, Mock PA, Tappero JW, van Griensven F;;;; Thailand MOPH - U.S. CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Computer-assisted self-interviewing is an efficient and more accurate method to collect HIV risk behavior data than interviewer- or self-administered questionnaires. Handheld mini-computers may provide a cheaper, more mobile and long lasting battery-powered alternative to desk-top computers. During
Peer Education program for HIV/AIDS prevention among high risk population in Cambodia-Thai border province.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11807); Mom N, Nak S, Heng S, Ly S, Sok P, Green K;;;; CARE Cambodia, Sre Ambel, Cambodia; Sre Ambel, Koh Kong, having a large mobile population, is one of the provinces worst affected by HIV/AIDS in Cambodia . The HIV prevalence among the military is over 3 times the national average. Peer education was one of the core activities that CARE Cambodia implemented to prevent new infection o
Challenges in community based HIV/AIDS services in HIV/AIDS prevention programs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11811); Gombe EA, Kimanzi JK;;;; The Association of People with AIDS in Kenya (TAPWAK), Nairobi, Kenya; The infrastructure to deliver quality HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation services is difficult for many poor countries most affected by the AIDS pandemic. One aspect of these services would be voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) a special discipline, which is highly advanced, and well paying. Many countries
Involvement in HIV prevention of first generation AIDS orphans.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11815); Mangu Nguz Y, Lond Kov A, Hild S;;;; The Society of Women Against Aids in Africa (SWAA/RDC) , Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of fhe; Many people between the ages of 20 and 30 years old lost their parents at the beginning of the HIV pandemic in the DRC. It was many years ago, when many first generation HIV orphans contracted the disease themselves and died leaving a second generation of HIV orphans that the movement was born. Man
Client characteristics and risk factors for HIV infection at 3 VCT centers in Malawi.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11819); Aberle-Grasse J, Killam WP, Newman DR, Limbe WE, Davis M;;;; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi; VCT services need to expand in Sub-Sahara African countries for prevention of HIV transmission and as an entry point into care. Malawi is poised to expand its VCT services and can take advantage of VCT service data to date. This study was carried out to describe VCT clients demographic and behavior charact
HIV Prevention among Primary School Pupils in Lagos, Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11823); Ibrahim RR;;;; Nigeria Union of Teachers, Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria; The issue of HIV prevention became necessary in primary schools because of the alarming rate in the spread of the infection. Based on this, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Lagos State Wing, deemed it necessary to create an awareness programme on the prevention of HIV among primary school pupils in Lagos, Nigeria
Towards a human rights approach in HIV/AIDS program design and implementation through clients' involvement - TASO (Ug).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11827); Sebbanja P, Coutinho AG, Nabiryo C;;;; The AIDS Support Organisation(TASO), Kampala, Uganda; Human rights approach in HIV/AIDS programming is a critical issue. UNAIDS has highlighted its importance and guidelines to address the issue have been developed and disseminated. TASO established in 1987 has continually incorporated human rights concerns in program implementation. Clients involvement in all is
Spectrum of AIDS Defining Events in HIV Patients in Georgia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11831); Gogichaisvhili SH, Gochitashili N, Sharvadze L, Tsertsvadze T;;;; Infectious Diseases, AIDS & Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; To describe the spectrum of AIDS defining events (ADE) in HIV patients during diagnosing AIDS to understand the natural history and disease progression in Georgian patients. Methods: Retrospective study of all adult HIV patients in Georgia who developed first ADE by CDC definition has been conducted. All pa
Adolescents-Ambassadors of change.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11835); Vadukoot VA;;;; NGO, Mumbai, India; It has been found out that 60% of the newer HIV infections are found to be in the age-group of 15 -29 years. Young people are getting sexually active earlier. Even today, not all adolescents are being given correct & consistent information about growing up & HIV/AIDS issues. School is one place where th
Perceptions about STIs and HIV/AIDS: Findings from a Study on Bangladeshi Adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11839); Harun A, Khondkar L, Amin S, Uddin N;;;; Save the Children UK, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Adolescents are exposed to high risks related to reproductive health such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But addressing these issues in Bangladesh remains a challenge due to religious and cultural barriers. A baseline knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) survey was conducted in four ur
Estimating the causal effect of HAART in preventing AIDS and death: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11843); Sterne JA, Hernan M, Ledergerber B, Rickenbach M, Weber R, Tilling K, Egger M;;;; University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; In countries where it is available, HAART has led to dramatic reductions of AIDS and death in HIV-1 infected individuals. However, in the absence of randomized trials (RCTs) comparing HAART with no therapy, the exact size of this effect remains unknown. Methods: We used data on 3,881 patients from the SHCS,
The evolution of therapeutic assistance for carriers of HIV/AIDS in the city of SaoPaulo.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11847); Khoury Z, Silveira OS, Pereira HM, Gagizi EN, Abbate MC, Mesquita F;;;; STD/Aids Coordination of Sao Paulo City Health Department, Sao Paulo, Brazil; To describe the evolution of the distribution of antiretroviral medicines and its tendency to decrease the mortality rates in Aids cases in the City. Sao Paulo is the biggest city in Brazil , with a population of, 11 millions people. According to theSTD/Aids National Coordination 257.780 cases of A
HIV/AIDS awareness and high-risk behaviors among rickshaw pullers in Dhaka city.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11851); Rahman M, Morita S, Fukui T, Sakamoto J;;;; Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; By and large, Rickshaw pullers in Dhaka city are migrated population from rural Bangladesh . They are about 300,000 in number, and prone to have HIV infection through high-risk sexual behaviors as they usually keep their spouse in rural area. This study was designed to examine their AIDS awareness, high-ris
Rising prevalence of HIV Kaposi's sarcoma (HIV KS) in KwaZulu Natal(KZN), South Africa(SA) A retrospective review over an 18-year period: 1984- 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11855); Mosam A, Coovadia HM, Bodasing U, Aboobaker J, Jordaan JP;;;; Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa; KZN is the epicentre of the AIDS epidemic in SA with a prevalence of 33% in 2002. HIV-1 is a potent cofactor for HIV KS, an under appreciated public health issue in SA. The prevalence of HHV 8 is 22-74%. The high seroprevalence of HIV and HHV 8 and non-availability of ART in SA have been responsible for the
Prevention & Care of HIV/AIDS amongst migrants and street children.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11859); Ellath Kavinkare V;;;; Project Concern International, New Delhi, India; High prevalence of Sexually transmitted infection (STI) among the migrant laborers and street children in Indian cities and their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is a cause for concern. Lack of preventive knowledge, treatment and proper care facility is an impetus to the pandemic. As the said target population is str
Long-term survivorship in pre-and post-HAART eras: evidence from European HIV surveillance data.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11863); Louro CZ, Portugal P;;;; FCM-UNL, Lisbon, Portugal; Patterns of survival have changed dramatically since the introduction of HAART. Data: HIV surveillance data has been collected from 1984 onwards, in Portugal . Nation-wide notifications of AIDS cases are registered in a unique database. By September of 2002 the data comprised 20974 individual observations.
Condom awareness and factors affecting safe sex practice among National University of Lesotho students.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11867); Mduma RM, Mawanda MN;;;; University, Roma, Lesotho; With an estimated HIV prevalence rate of 30%, Lesotho is among the worst affected countries. Practising safer sex through correct and consistent use of condoms is among the recommended HIV risk reduction strategies. We conducted a rapid condom assessment among our peer students at the Lesotho National Unive
Psychodramatic brief psychoterapy program for sexual addicts.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11871); Vieira A, Guerra EG;;;; Unifesp - Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Some authors state that as much as 6 % of the american population may present some degree of addictive sexual behavior. Among its many features, it includes higher risk of sexual violence, unwanted pregnancy and mainly contamination with sexually transmitted diseases. Methods: We have developed a brief psyc
An ethnographic investigation of "Hatbhattis" in urban slums at the time of AIDS epidemic in India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11875); Mondal S, Singh SK;;;; International Inhstitute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India; The present paper is an outcome of WAF sponsored collaborative ethnographic study by IIPS, India and ICR, USA for the prevention of HIV among youth in low-income urban slums in India. This paper aims at assessing the impact of the presence of a large number of hatbhattis (dingy unlicensed pubs where specia
Trends in Kaposi's Sarcoma, prostate cancer and other malignancies in Uganda, 1982-2000: a retrospective analysis of pathology reports.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11879); Kaharuza FM, Ransom R, Mermin JH, Wabinga H, Odida M, Downing R, Malamba S;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Uganda, Entebbe, Uganda; Correlating changes in the incidence of specific cancers with trends in HIV prevalence could both support already known relationships, and raise the possibility of other unrecognized associations between HIV and certain malignancies. Methods: A retrospective review of pathology records obtained from 1982 to
Surveying the frequency of people who have donated blood for the HIV check up at Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization In the first half of 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11883); Kasraian L, Torab Jahromi SA;;;; Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran; Introduction: The safety of blood and it s products are very important in promoting the level of health in a community, and the safety of blood and its product depend on the health condition of the donors and in spite of screening tests, because of the window period there is the possibility of aids being transmitted th
Prevalence of Viral Markers - HIV, HBV, HCV. In Andhra Pradesh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11887); Prasad TL, Damayanti K;;;; Deputy Director (STD), Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society, DMHS Complex, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad, India; Introduction: Andhra Pradesh, in terms of HIV prevalence has been placed in second position in India after Maharashtra. All districts have witnessed the incidence of HIV epidemic. In majority of the districts the ANC prevalence is more than 1% and in certain the districts it has crossed the 2% figures.
Sexual Health : Result of Psychological Advice and Social Market Condon.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11891); Mc Britton MM, Barros CB;;;; Barong, Brazil, Brazil; Issue - The vulnerability of the excluded people before HIV/Aids, it s unquestionable. In the uptown of Sao Paulo, Brazil , the population, specially the women and the youth, find only a few stimulations to practice safe sex. Description - In order to motivate a new behaviour, the professionals of the NGO, Barong, made
Accessing HIV VCT services by Youth in Uganda: Voices of those who accompany youth to services.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11895); Kirumira KE, Bofumbo L, Kakande N, McCauley A, Milka JA, Scott G, Lukenge D, Lukanika H;;;; Makerere University Sociology Department, Kampala , Uganda; Background Privacy and confidentiality rank high among preferences for youth who seek VCT services. Privacy is crucial when choosing a test site and deciding whom to tell ones decision to test. Some youths tell no one about their decisions to test. Yet others are accompanied for VCT services. Some let the accompanying
Are they source or victims?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11899); Jain SG, Nagar V;;;; Project Support Unit, Ahmedabad, India; Gender differential is one of the most important driving elements in the precipitation of the AIDS epidemic The status of women being so low results in women having no control over her own body. At the same time, Sex workers are often subject to a great deal of stigma, exploitation and violence. Due
Knowledge, attitude and practices of Egyptian workers towards HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11903); Ahmed Abd El-Rahman I;;;; MOHP, Cairo, Egypt; HIV/AIDS spread is linked with development of global economy, trade and travel. Even in countries with low prevalence, early actions are essential to avoid impacts on economy. Methodology: a random sample of 1256 workers representing industrial workers 624 and tourism workers 632 was selected by cluster sam
Analysis of HIV related deaths at an Urban Hospital in South Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11907); Schulze D, Jentsch U, Venter WD, Jaffray I, James S, van der Horst C, Chita G, Sanne IM;;;; University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; HIV related deaths in local hospitals are increasing. Publications utilizing death registries to analyse these deaths are lacking. Methods: Retrospective review of a Johannesburg hospital mortuary death register. Recorded causes of death from 2000 to 2003 of 3 selected months were reviewed. The HIV related
Love and respect towards Female Sex workers; an appropriate way of HIV/AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11911); Neupane R;;;; General Welfare Pratisthan, Hetauda, Nepal; Love and respect can change the risk behavior of Female sex worker, an experience of GWP. In Nepal , sex work is hatred profession. But many women are involving in this. They do sex to feed themselves. Some of them are living in the street and used to contact different types of mobile clients with o
Epidemiology of subtype c in sub-Sahara Africa: relationship between HIV prevalence and subtype c epidemiology.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11915); Monosi B, De Oliveira T, Seebregts C, Cassol S;;;; HIV-1 Molecular Virology and Bioinformatics Unit, Africa Centre, Doris Duke Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; The reasons for the explosive spread of HIV subtype-C are still unknown. Unbiased sampling, combined with in-depth phylogenetic analyses and systematic mapping of the changing distribution and prevalence of subtype C, is needed to better understand the evolutionary history and enhanced transmission of C vir
Epidemiological survey of TB/HIV patients in a national referral tuberculosis centre.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11919); Mirsaeidi SM, Zargari L, Tabarsi P, Amiri M, Mansouri SD, Masjedi MR, Velayati AA;;;; National Research Institute of tuberculosis and Lung diseases, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran; Human immunodeficiency virus is the most important risk factor for activation of tuberculosis . We evaluate epidemiologic character of our admitted TB/HIV patients. Methods: As a prospective program, We have registered all patient with confirm TB/HIV diagnose since June 2001. Demographic information (age, s
Population-based HIV surveillance in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: challenges of obtaining informed consent.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11923); Mkhwanazi DO;;;; Africa Centre for Health & Population Studies, Mtubatuba, South Africa; In population-based HIV serosurveillance, it is essential that the community understand the research objectives and the type of information that will be collected from them for ethical reasons and in order to increase participation in the research. We discussed our experiences of obtaining informed consent duri
The AIDS risk is decreased by SARS in the mass media.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11927); Calamusa A, Carducci A, Verani M, Casini B, Lucchesi N;;;; University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; The role of media in the AIDS information has been important, like numerous surveyings on several groups of populations have showed. The monitoring that the Health Communication Observatory has lead on three italian daily paper underlined a clear evolution of AIDS phenomenon in the press, with some characte
Responding to the Diverse Rights and Needs of Young People: The Caritas model in Egypt.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11931); Aziz Y, Malek A, Kozman S, Bahr R, Moustafa S, Wahib H;;;; Caritas Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt; Issue. Without comprehensive prevention among youth, harm reduction, treatment and care programs there will continue to be a growing vulnerability to HIV. Critical to reducing vulnerability for young people is the need to develop programs, which are integrated and comprehensive. Description. Caritas AIU in
Community preparedness and invovement in HIV vaccine trials.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11935); Goliath PC, Stuurman M, Ogle L;;;; South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Cape Town, South Africa; Recognising the importance of and prioritizing the important development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine, the South African government established SAAVI in 1999, with funding from the Ministries of Science and Technology, Health and Eskom, a prostates. For any HIV/AIDS vaccine clinical trial to be successful, it is impe
MSM : A natural phenomena.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11939); Nagar V, Jain SG, Thakkar H;;;; Project Support Unit, Ahmedabad, India; MSM group (Gay, bisexual and transgender) is basically a discriminated population. Social and familial issues have to be focused. Family members are to be sensitised. HIV/AIDS has challanged our thoughts. Hiding MSM activity is bigger issue than hiding High Risk Behaviour activity. Considering the
Thailand HIV Sero-Sentinel Surveillance, 1989-2003, experiences learned.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11943); Sangwonloy O, Plipat T, Thanisawanyangkoon S, Rattanasuporn N, Ungchusak K;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Nonthaburi, Thailand; The objective of this study is to review the experienced learned from the sero-surveillance implementation in Thailand . The national sero-surveillance system was first established in 1989 by Bureau of Epidemiology (BoE), Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH). It was implemented in 14 of 71 (20
Study of risk factors for HIV transmission and peer education in Romanian prisons.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11947); Qaramah A;;;; Institution, Bucharest, Romania; With a view to prospective preventive interventions for prison system, an assessment of high-risk behaviors among inmates was done. Survey undertaken in 2001 had involved nine units and took into account eligibility criteria for a representative sample of 1,000 inmates. Methods: Based on a personal intervie
Socio-economic characterization and economic costs evaluation of HIV patients with internment history between 1996-2001.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11951); Nossa PS, Carvalho AL, Silva CF, Cravidao F, Cunha JG, Melico-Silvestre AA;;;; Minho University, Braga, Portugal; Between 1996 and 2001 (research period), were enrolled 565 HIV patients HIV with internment history in a Infectious Diseases Department. This research enclosed four main goals: (1) patients socio-demographic feature and transmission categories characterisation; (2) HAART relation with mortality and morbidit
Accessibility and utilization of VCT services by youth in Uganda : improving counselors' satisfaction.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11955); Kirumira KE, Kakande N, Milka JA, Scott G, Apicella L, McCauley A, Lukenge D, Lukanika H;;;; Makerere University Sociology Department, Kampala, Uganda; Training staff to work sensitively with young people is a crucial condition for establishing youth-friendly VCT services. When clients are appreciative, counselors feel valued. This paper reports on counselor job satisfaction in a program that asked young clients and counselors their suggestions for improvi
Sex/health education as a means to prevent HIV/AIDS infection among street children in Cote d'Ivoire.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11959); Soura BD;;;; Centre for Health Education Prevention And Reasearch, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Issues : Over the last few years HIV/AIDS became a deep concern for all ivorians. The seroprevalence rate is around 10 to 12% and we have about 1 000 000 people living with this disease. Some prevention campaigns have been conducted but unfortunately some groups such as street children are let behind. A survey about th
When overprotection can be harmful: ethical, legal and social challenges of enrolling adolescent participants in South African HIV prevention studies.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11963); Singh JA, Abdool-Karim Q, Abdool-Karim SS, Gray A;;;; Centre for the AIDS Porgramme of Research in South Africa, Durban, South Africa; Current South African law does not stipulate a minimum age of consent for research. On the other hand, law that is due to come into force in 2004 would make it unlawful to enroll adolescents in HIV observational studies without first obtaining parental consent. In its ethical guidelines the South African Medica
HIV/AIDS prevention interventions targeting out-of-school urban slum youth; an explorative descriptive study from kampala district Uganda.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11967); Kivumbi HN, Kaharuza FM;;;; Oxfam International, Kampala, Uganda; Background:11.8 million youth live with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Out of school youth in urban slums are at a higher risk of HIV/AIDS infections. Researchers have reiterated on the paucity of data on how to reach youth out-of-school, for HIV/AIDS prevention. The aim of this survey was to describe HIV/AIDS prevention interven
Promoting good practice for HIV/AIDS education in school settings: comparative research in Sub-Saharan African countries.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11971); Panchaud C, Gorga A;;;; International Bureau of Education UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland; school is a key institutional setting for HIV/AIDS prevention. An increasing number of materials for HIV/AIDS education has been developed and good practice exists already. The appraisal of such material is therefore important in order to concentrate on dissemination and transfer of good practice.
Strengthening the health management infromation system: Kenya experience.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11975); Barasa MK, Wambugu S;;;; Family Health International, Mombasa, Kenya; IssuesWithout reliable, relevant health information, health care managers and providers cannot make decisions to allocate resources effectively, improve the quality of health services, or address epidemics such as HIV/AIDS. As health systems are re-structured, the demand for sound information and the skills to manage a
HIV-1 subtype in relation with perinatal transmission among seropositive pregnant women in Tamilnadu - South India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11979); Srihari BJ, Jacob SM, Sundaravalli A, Lakshmi Devi B, Samuel NM;;;; Department of Experimental Medicine, TN Dr MGR Medical University, No 69 Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai-32, India, Chennai, India; High maternal viral load and low CD4 counts were associated with perinatal transmission. The role of virus determinats in MTCT has not been well established yet. So far there is no clear evidence for subtype specific variation in virulence or transmission; hence it is proposed to assess the role of HIV-1 su
Sexual Behaviour and Attitudes of Pre-university Students in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, 2004.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11983); Patel BN, Vieira GC;;;; State University of feria de Santan, Bahia, Brazil; Since 1985 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has implanted Health EducationPrograms to prevent the transmission of IST and HIV/AIDS. This study was undertaken to study the sexual behavior and attitudes of pre-university students in Feira de Santana. A cross sectional study design was employed. Students of preparatory cl
Long term monitoring of HIV/AIDS in the Czech Republic (1987 - 2003).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11987); Bruckova M, Maly M, Vandasova J;;;; National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic; The national programme of mapping the spread of HIV/AIDS started in 1987. It has been improved over the years and additional variables have been followed up. The data collected are submitted monthly to the Ministry of Health and other governmental and non-governmental institutions. The data are of use for t
Epidemiological features of a sample of sexual addicts in Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11991); Vieira A, Guerra EG;;;; Unifesp - Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Sexual addiction refers to a set of sexual behaviours in wich the degree of choice or freedom over frequency, intensity, moment, kind of practice or kind of partner is impaired. It is related to higher risk of sexual violence, unexpected pregancy, psychological suffering and transmission od STI and AIDS. In
Getting it right: designing an evaluation of an INGO-led HIV/AIDS prevention programme in resource poor settings.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11995); McPherson S, Samuels F, Chikukwa P, Bertozzi S, Gutierrez JP, Dandona L, Molina D, Quevedo M, Narendra B;;;; International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Brighton, United Kingdom; Issues A clear need exists for rigorous evaluations of prevention programs. International NGOs increasingly feel the need to demonstrate impact of their programs. In 2003 IHAA began a rigorous evaluation of a large-scale prevention program in three countries. The experience illustrates some of the key evaluations issue
STI and HIV prevalence in Vilnius sex workers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C11999); Caplinskas S, Jarasuniene R, Kulsis S;;;; Lithuanian AIDS Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania; Background. In 1999 a focus group including 56 female sex workers (SWS) soliciting on the streets was formed to regularly investigate their STI/HIV sickness rate in the Lithuanian AIDS Centre (LAC). In 2002 the group decreased up to 49 women: 1 died with drug overdose, 2 did not paid any visit more, 4 were incarcerated
Profile of average VCT client and quality of VCT services in Dowa district hospital.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12003); Haitas N, Funsani M, Harutyunyan V, Pertsinidou I, Vassilopoulou VA;;;; MSF Greece, Athens, Greece; MSF- Greece has established VCT services in Dowa district hospital ( Malawi ) since 2001 through 24 counselors, trained according to the National VCT guidelines. Aim of this study is to reveal and compare social status of VCT clients and HIV positive people and to assess quality of VCT services.
HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care in Kampala district uganda: Do individuals' beliefs, attitudes and perceptions reflect their knowledge?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12007); Kasasa S, Najjemba R, Mbona NT, Muhwezi E, Rutaremwa G, Lwanga JB, Wabwire FM;;;; Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda; In spite of the high number of Ugandans estimated to be infected with HIV by the end of 2002, current information from hospital-based sentinel surveillance data in the country shows a decline in HIV prevalence. This has been attributed to both political and NGO efforts. Although significant strides have bee
Female condom, a device of feeling empowerment: An experience from Dhaka, Bangladesh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12011); Enamul Hoque AS;;;; CARE Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Safer sex practices are difficult to street based female sex workers, as the level of harassment is high in the street. Rape and extortion, etc. conducted routinely by the clients, local thugs, and police and identified as major obstacles in promoting condom use among street based sex workers. CARE
Youth to youth peer education initiative - Ethiopian Red Cross Society.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12015); Getahun MG;;;; Ethiopia Red Cross Society, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; IssuesThe Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) - HIV/AIDS program has launched, in and out-of school peer-to-peer education in 20 branches to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS by empowering the youth through: provision of accurate, continuous, scientific and consistent information on HIV/AIDS and adolescent reproducti
Breastfeeding (BF) practices of HIV seropositive women in a PMTCT project.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12019); Abashawl A, Gudetta B, Lulseged S, Awano T, Adamu R, Kumbi S, Isehak A, Coberly J, Bedri A, Sweat M, Ruff A;;;; JHU, Baltimore, United States; NIGAT project is a clinical trial in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia , evaluating the efficacy of ARV in preventing HIV transmission through breastfeeding. The project follows both breastfeeding (BF) and non-BF seropositive women. Method: Women are counseled at the time of enrollment and are offered subsidized infant
Improving the quality of STI treatment and care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA)in health facilities.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12023); Olatunji OO;;;; National association of Nigeria nurses and midwives, Lagos, Nigeria; Background; it is estimated that about 3.4 million people in Nigeria are infected with HIV. Nigeria is one of the countries that have gone beyond the epidemics threshold of 5%. Lagos state with a small land mass is believed to have largest population in country (about 12 millions) resulting in overcrowding and poor hou
Integration of VCT/HIV services in FOSREF's Sexual and Reproductive Health youth friendly centers.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12027); Supplice AS;;;; Institution/NGO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; It is well known that the young people need specific, adapted Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services. Those services need to be given in youth friendly settings and centers, which are familiar to the youth. In 1995, FOSREF opened its first center in the capital, over the last 8 years, FOSREF has develope
Assessment of the needs of CSW-s located in Dowa district (Malawi) in health care services and condom supply, as the preparatory work for organisation of outreach medical services.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12031); Harutyunyan V, Haitas N, Vassilopoulou V;;;; MSF Greece, Athens, Greece; There are 2 major centres of CSW activity in Dowa district: Lumbadzi and Chezi. Quantity of CSW-s in those centres varies from 15-60. This study was conducted to determine their needs in health care services, with emphasis on STI & HIV/AIDS prevention and STI treatment. Methods: Appropriate questionnair
Clinical progression of HIV infection in a peruvian cohort: the lethal effect of TB co-infection.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12035); Vivar A, Vera M;;;; Loayza Hospital, Lima, Peru; Clinical progression and natural history of HIV infection in Peru , were HAART is not widely accesible was not yet assessed in clinical cohorts. Methods: We conducted the evaluation of a retrospective inception cohort in the HIV Clinic at the Loayza Hosptal in Lima. Epidemiological and clinical data were ob
Fosref's experience in "entertainment-education" as an HIV/AIDS prevention program as a best practice for behavioral change among youth and adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12039); Supplice AS;;;; Institution/NGO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; IssueFOSREF which is an NGO has started working since 1995 in the field of sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention programs for youth and adolescents. Based on a study done in 1994, FOSREF recognized the importance of focusing of youth and adolescents due to the increasing problems that they were facing
The empowering Africa's young people initiative.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12043); Omare AM;;;; Africa Regional Youth Alliance, Nairobi, Kenya; The Empowering Africa s Young People Initiative is a collaboration of seven organizations representing the world s largest Youth Movement. It is envisioned as a long-term effort to build-up, coordinate and expand youth programs that combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic by drawing upon the core competencies of each orga
Lesions space occupants brain in patients with HIV infection.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12047); Jimeno AJ, Garau MG, Iranzo VI, Oltra AO, Perez JP, Ballester JB, Abril VA, Garcia MG, GDeltoro MG, Ortega EO, Valero IV, Herrera AH, Pavon MP;;;; Hospital General , Valencia, Spain; OBJECTIVES: Characteristics of HIV patients that were diagnosed of lesions space occupants brain (LSOB) using neuroimage are analizedMATERIAL AND METHODS: We revised the clinical histories of patients that were hospitaled in our Center presenting with neurologic findings since January 1999 until December 2003. We selec
Creating strategic partnerships; 1st regional sex workers workshop in Sub-Saharan Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12051); Otieno PO, Macharia AW;;;; Sourcenet Development Organization, Nairobi, Kenya; General The main aim of the workshop was to create sustainable strategic partnerships to address the plight of sex workers in the Sub-Sahara Africa from a social-cultural, economic, political, health, legal, gender and human right perspective. Specific Form collaborative networks and links of expe
Trends of HIV transmission categories according to age in the State of Sao Paulo- 1980-2002.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12055); Caminada S, Tayra A, Guibu IA, Santos NJ, Jamal LF, Gianna MC, Holcman MN, Ruiz EA;;;; Sao Paulo State Health Department STD/Aids Referral and Training Center (CRT), Sao Paulo, Brazil; The profile of cases reported during the 20 years of the AIDS epidemic in the State of Sao Paulo has changed. The expanded availability of anti-retroviral drugs (ARV), decreased mortality and changes in the case reporting definition have played a major role in these changes. The present study aims to analyz
Enhanchment of IDus through harm reduction program.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12059); Khumanthem I;;;; Care Foundation, Imphal, India; Ex-IDUs as a role models play a real important role in leading the current users to total abstinence which is indeed the ultimate goal of Harm Reduction. The Care Foundation, an ex-users organization has been implimenting a project called RIAC project sponsored by National AIDS control Organization
Health care seeking behavior among HIV-infected women in Tamilnadu, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12063); Rajasekaran S, Loo V, Paramesh P, Jeyaseelan L, Warren D;;;; Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, India; In India , discrimination against women may present additional burdens for women who seek care for HIV-related illness. However, little is known about the care of HIV-infected women who are not commercial sex workers and are not attending an antenatal clinic. We examined socio-demographic characteristics an
The Economy of sex work.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12067); Ogbogu IO, Ogbogu OI, Odutolu O;;;; WHED, Abuja, Nigeria; Studies carried out by WHED have shown that people turn to prostitution when there is no viable alternative to meeting basic needs, such as food, clothing and shelter for themselves and their families. Women working for low-wages in factories, market-places, bars and restaurants also engage in informal commerci
Internet in HIV/AIDS prevention among young people.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12071); Katarzyna Walkowska-Iwianska K, Maria Rogalewicz M;;;; The National AIDS Center, Warsaw, Poland; 10% people living with HIV in Poland are between 14-28, 50% are between 20-29.58% of Internet users in Poland are young people. Due to a rapid use of Internet it seemed to be natural to take this opportunity and use the chance of fast reaching of information about prevention of HIV/AIDS. Certain conditions shou
Knowledge concerning HIV/AIDS among general population in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12075); Khumtong S, Pongutta S;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology,Department of Disease ControlMinistry of Public Health,, Nonthaburi, Thailand; HIV infection and AIDS remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Thailand . The result of HIV/AIDS related knowledge in Behavior surveillance is useful to establish the new intervention education programs. To describe knowledge about HIV/AIDS among the general population in Supan Bu
Demographic and laboratory evidence of non sexual transmission of HIV in Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12079); Odaibo GN, Bamgbose G, Jegede AS, Olaleye DO, Omotade OO, Sankale JL, Kanki P;;;; Department of Virology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; HIV infection continues to rise in Nigeria despite efforts to curtail the spread of the virus. While heterosexual transmission remains the predominant mode of its spread in Africa, recent reports suggest the need to target other routes for intervention. In this report we present evidence of high rate of non
Teaching HIV/AIDS in schools. Uganda Experience.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12083); Nabireku NI;;;; Institution, Kampala, Uganda; In Uganda , the HIV/AIDS pandemic has reduced to 6%, however, there is a high prevalence among the youth between 15- 24years. There fore, this calls for an intensive programme to target the Young peopleThis presentation has models that encourage young people (adolescents and teenagers) to acquire the skills (ps
HIV prevalence trends in the city of Buenos Aires: Results from sentinel surveillance among pregnant women, 1998-2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12087); Cornelio CI, Belzum S, Gimenez JC, Fuse V, Meraldi N;;;; Hospital Pirovano-Secretaria de Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Time trends in maternal prevalence could reflect the general prevalence of HIV infection and description of some socio-cultural characteristics of infected woman has informed the targeting of health promotion and HIV testing. AIMS: To describe trends in prevalence of HIV-1 seropositivity in pregnant women i
Trust and confidentiality in use of VCT service by female sex workers (FSWS).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12092); Ogbogu IO, Ogbogu OI, Odutolu O;;;; WHED, Abuja, Nigeria; Many sex workers in Idu village in Abuja Nigeria are willing to know their HIV status but there is lack of access of VCT. Secondly there is the problem of double stigmatization and discrimination (being sex workers and being HIV positive). The lack of trust and confidentiality in public health institutions comp
Condom Vending machines: private & community sectors initiative.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12096); Yuntadilok N;;;; Bureau of AIDS,TB & STI, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; From MOPH Epidemiology data in 2003, about 25% of HIV positive individuals in Thailand are in the15-29 year age group. Another national behavior surveillance survey conducted during 2002-2003 found that there is a change in sexual partners, from sex workers to non-sex workers. From numerous national surveys, th
Perceptions on care for HIV/AIDS infected persons among out of school youth in Kenya: Findings from the 2002 Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BSS).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12100); Wanyungu J, Baltazar G, Cherop M, Marum L, Mwangi M;;;; National AIDS and STI Control Program, Nairobi, Kenya; Provision of home-based care is increasingly recognised as the most viable care option in resource constrained countries and communities that shoulder a large HIV/AIDS burden. Further, home based care helps to reduce stigma and discrimination of infected persons. Methods: A structured questionnaire was comp
Implementation of joint HIV/AIDS and TB prevention program through School Health Education (SHE) in post conflict region. International Organization for Migration (IOM) experience in Kosovo (FYR).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12104); Szilard I, Komlosi A, Barath A, Begolli I, Jakab G;;;; International Organization for Migration, Budapest, Hungary; During the 1999 crisis in Kosovo, the general health of the population as well as the education system and structures were compromised. In addition as a result of the political uncertainty, now in the post conflict period, the region is highly exposed to trafficking of human beings and illegal drug trading. All
Comparison of HIV testing results in target groups in three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12108); Caplinskas S;;;; Lithuanian AIDS Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania; Background. Research has followed an aim to find out if officially reported HIV prevalence in three Baltic countries does meet the real epidemiological situation. Up to 2003 there were 397 officially reported HIV cases in Lithuania , in Latvia - 620, in
Cryptococcal meningitis during late haart era: a persistent a life-threatening disease.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12112); Larussa D, Cingolani A, Moretti F, Finazzi MG, Bossolasco S, Foresti S, Arcidiacono MI, Mazzarello G, Vigo B, Mussini C, Ammassari A, d'Arminio Monforte A, Cinque P, Lorenzini P, Loiacono L, Grisetti S, Antinori A;;;; INMI L.Spallanzani, Rome, Italy; HAART has decreased incidence of cryptococcosis by approximately one-half. Methods: nested longitudinal study on a national cohort of patients (pts) with neurological diseases HIV-related. Results: 83 first episodes of criptococcal meningitis (CM) were notified to Italian Registry Neuro AIDS (IRINA) from Ja
HIV/AIDS among children in Ukraine.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12116); Sherbinskaya AM, Kruglov YV, Marcinovskaya VA, Sherstiuk EN, Molchanez OV, Smyrnov PL;;;; Ukrain AIDS Center, Kiev, Ukraine; Rapid growth in the number of HIV cases in Ukraine and the increasing role of heterosexual transmission have resulted in a situation where more and more women of childbearing age are getting infected with HIV: from 23.4% in 1996 up to 38% in 2003. Due to the increase of HIV positive cases among pregnant women there is
The impact of HIV infection on primary care access and emergency room use in Vancouver, Canada.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12120); Kerr T, Ishida T, Lai C, Shannon K, Grafstein E, Tyndall MW;;;; British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada; Vancouver s Downtown Eastside (DTES) has attracted national attention due to high rates of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection. The objectives of this study were to assess access to primary health care and determinants of emergency room (ER) use among participants in the CHASE study. Methods: CHASE is a pro
Lessons learned from the evaluations of 30 HIV/AIDS CBO projects in southern Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12124); Hartwig KA, Rosenberg A, Merson M;;;; Yale University, New Haven, United States; Many community based organizations (CBOs) in southern Africa conducting HIV/AIDS prevention interventions and home based care services are new agencies simultaneously developing skills in organizational management and HIV/AIDS interventions. Given lack of experience and intervention priorities, monitoring and e
Research on HIV risk behaviours of the Romanian IDUs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12128); Iliuta C;;;; ARAS - Romanian Association Against AIDS, Bucharest, Romania; Most services offered by RHRN members focus on increase access to, the demand for and use of clean injecting equipment. For the purpose evaluate the current services and designing better ones was made a research in 2 steps (qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey). Part of the quantitative survey is made in pa
Blood borne and Sexually-Transmitted Infections (STI) in patients infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tb) in Argentina.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12132); Pando Pateiro MA, Avila MM, De Salvo C, Feola M, Lado I, Hoffman M, Schvachsa N, Sanchez JL, Weissenbacher MC;;;; Centro Nacional de Referencia para el SIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Introduction: A previous study has shown an HIV prevalence of 16.6% in patients with pulmonary Tb infection from hospitals of Buenos Aires. Since HIV infection is frequently associated with other blood borne and viral STI, the aim of the present work was to determine infection with hepat
Cross-sectional study of sexual behavior and knowledge about HIV among Thai youth in three provinces of Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12136); Chemnasiri T, Khumtong S;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Bangkok, Thailand; To track the HIV/AIDS related behavioral changes among teenagers in three provinces of Thailand . Methods: The survey was conducted in three provinces of Thailand: Suphanburi, Mukdahan and Burirum. Participants aged 15-24 were selected by two-stage cluster sampling with proportional to size technique. Stage
Assessing the risk of HIV among the youth in an urban poor community in the Philippines.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12140); Ocampo V, Aplasca-delos Reyes MR;;;; Medical Center Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa City, Philippines; The youth are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because they tend to experiment with behaviors that put them at risk of acquiring this disease. This study aims 1) to determine the sexual behaviors of the youth in an urban poor community and 2) to assess their level of knowledge about the transmission and prevention of
Causes of fever requiring hospitalisation in patients with HIV/AIDS in western Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12144); Diero LO, Siika AM, Nyandiko WM, Njeri RL, Sidle J, Wools-kaloustian K, Fife K;;;; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; Fever is a major reason for hospitalisation of patients with HIV/AIDS. Understanding the likely causes of fever will help to establish treatment and prophylaxis strategies. We describe the clinical and laboratory findings of HIV/AIDS patients admitted with fever in a Teaching Hospital in Kenya
Evaluation of AIDS case reporting system.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12148); Jaratsist S;;;; Ministry, Bangkok, Thailand; AIDS case reporting system is implementation mechanism for the bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of public health in Thailand to compile and improve the quality of data needed for informed decision-making and planing at national, regional and global levels. These activities are to strengthen regional structures
Incidence of HPV DNA & Cervical Dysplasia in HIV Positive Female Patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12152); Acharya V, Mathur D, Gupta R, Garg S, Rangoli R;;;; SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India; Cervical cancer is the most common of female cancer in India . Incidence rate 20-40/100,000 Women per year (ICMR) Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia is an important Biological risk marker in HIV infected Women. CIN is common finding in HIV-Positive patients. In 1993, CDC included invasive cervical cancer in
The natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in adults in Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12156); Jaffar S, Grant A, Whitworth J, Smith PG, Whittle H;;;; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; About 30 million African people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS; yet data on the natural history of infection with HIV on the continent are sparse. Methods: We reviewed the literature on the natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in African adults. Medline, Embase and Pubmed databases were s
Epidemiological and clinical features of HIV-2 infection in Spain.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12160); Toro C, Rodes B, Aguilera A, Caballero E, Rodriguez C, Calderon E, Poveda E, Tuset C, Martin AM, Garcia J, Ortiz de Lejarazu R, Eiros J, Benito R, Guelar A, Bassani S, Soriano V;;;; Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; The HIV-2 Spanish Study Group was constituted in 1990 to survey and describe the main characteristics of HIV-2 infection in Spain . Herein, we present data up to December 2003, by examining report forms from the HIV-2 National Registry Database. Methods: Serologic and genetic analysis are required to consid
Making VCT centres a sustainable service in the public health sector.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12164); Bukusi D, Mulindi S, Musau F, Namwebya JH;;;; Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya; VCT has proved to be a major preventive strategy in the fight against HIV/AIDS. A Challenge in developing countries has been to make services sustainable. KNH, a large public health institution has launched a VCT service working with partners. There have been startup costs, staffing, capacity building, maintena
Perinatal HIV transmission rates in Thailand before the implementation of National Programme for Prevention of Mother-Child HIV Transmission.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12168); Areechokchai D, Plipat T, Rattanasuporn N, Sittimanee R;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; In 2000, Thai Ministry of Public Health implemented the programme for Prevention of mother-child HIV transmission (PMCHT) for all HIV positive mothers. This study determines the availability of the PMCHT services and a perinatal HIV transmission rate before PMCHT became a national programme. Method: A retro
The impact of HIV-infection on age-specific TB notification rates in Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12172); Toskin I, Williams B, Nunn P, Mansoer J, Dye C;;;; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; In many countries the high prevalence of HIV has led to dramatic increases in the incidence of TB. However, it is clear that there are substantial variations in the rates of both diseases within countries. Methods: We examine changes in the age-specific TB notification rates over 12 years for different dist
HIV/AIDS related behavioral surveillance survey among general population in Burirum 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12176); Chemnasiri T, Sriwongchai S, Sangwanloey O, Plipat T, Klirat P, Rattanasuporn N;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Bangkok, Thailand; To study the changes of behavior which related to HIV/AIDS among general population aged 15-49 years which reside in Burirum longer than 6 months. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey. The participants were selected randomly by two-stage cluster sampling technique and collected data by interview
Should geographical intervention replace targeted intervention: A community prevalence study from Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12180); Blanchard J, Reza-Paul S, Ramesh BM;;;; University of Manitoba, Wninepeg, Canada; Karnataka is one of the high HIV prevalence States in India . In order to design an appropriate prevention program, there is a need to better understand transmission dynamics as well as socio-cultural determinants. Methods: A community prevalence study (behavioral and biological) was undertaken in Bagalkot
Epidemiologic trends of HIV/AIDS in Turkey.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12184); Altan P;;;; Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey; The total number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in the period between 1985-2003 is 1,712. In this study it has been aimed to compare HIV/AIDS trends observed between 1985-2003 in Turkey . Method: Data for the period 1985-2003 on HIV/AIDS reported from 81 Provincial Health Directorates to MOH have been collected
HIV/AIDS related behavioral surveillance survey among commercial sex workers in Prachuapkhirikhan 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12188); Changtong D, Muangkleng R, Limsiri B, Chemnasiri T, Plipat T;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Nonthaburi, Thailand; To study general information, AIDS prevention knowledge, sexual intercourse with different types of partners, and consistent condom use. Methods: The self-administered questionnaire was used in data collection process. There were 54 questions in the questionnaire which combined by 2 parts of general informa
Prevent the transmission of HIV AIDS sensitizing teenagers through a massive campaign, using a universal language, the music.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12192); Homs LI, Ruvalcaba FC;;;; State Council for the Prevention of AIDS (COESIDA), Guadalajara, Mexico; Jalisco state has the third highest accumulated rate of AIDS cases in Mexico . 80% of these cases (7,233 reported and 11,000 unreported), are concentrated in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara. There are about 45,000 individuals with HIV in Jalisco who haven t developed symtoms. Massive campaigns have been do
Delayed HIV infection diagnosis, access to healthcare and behavior before learning diagnosis among HIV-infected patients.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12196); Lugo Colon RG, Romaguera A, Barbera MJ, Ocana I, Force L, Knobel H, Vilaro J, Masabeu A, Marincovich B, Segura F, Caro E, Casabona J;;;; CEESCAT Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain; The HIV epidemic remains a public health issue worldwide where still infected people living without knowing their status and others diagnosed at late stages, leading to miss opportunities to care and prevention. The aims were to describe the access to care and awareness regarding HIV, epidemiological and be
Amount of change in AIDS related mortality.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12200); Rius C, Gonzalez JR, Esteve A, Binefa G, Puigdefabregas A, Casabona J;;;; Centre for Epidemiological Studies on AIDS of Catalonia. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain; In Catalonia between 1991 and 1996 AIDS was the first cause of mortality among young people. Thereafter, AIDS mortality dramatically decreased with the introduction of HAART. Reports from different countries have claimed for a slow down of this decrease during recent years. The objective of this study is to
AIDS, Prevention and Youth: a qualitative study about social programs in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12204); Monteiro S, Cecchetto F, Rebello SM;;;; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; A literature review about social policies directed to youth in Brazil shows that there are few interventions based on the youth protagonism. Social projects tend to define youth behavior as deviant or risky, mainly when dealing with lower income population, not taking into consideration their specific social pr
Community let prevention program for young men with have sex with young men in Guatemala City.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12208); Zapeta LB;;;; OASIS, Guatemala, Guatemala; According to a recent central american study; between men who have sex with men, 56% are young between 18 to 24; that they present an incidence of 11,5% in HIV AIDS. It s for that reason the work between young gay people and of vulnerable groups is inescapable priority. The difficulty to offer infor
Constructing collective spaces for expression and dialogue: strengthening the community of sex workers for STI/HIV prevention in Corumba, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12212); Lippman SA, Donini A, Bortolanza E, Laudari C, Simonetti C, Pereira C, Kerrigan D;;;; Projeto Encontros, Corumba, Brazil; Sex workers (SW) may experience social vulnerability to STI/HIV transmission due to discrimination, which discourages participation in public life and forging of cohesive communities. Stigma further deters sex workers from seeking prevention and care services, obtaining social benefits and civil rights. Descrip
Sexually transmitted disease situation in Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12216); Rattanasuporn N, Plipat T, Sangwanloy O;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease ControlMinistry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; In Thailand reported STD case since 1974 by survey STD patients in hospital and STD clinic, follow up patient and contract case,control source of commercial sex establishment, couselling and knowledge about prevention sexual transmitted disease. This study was to determine the trend of STD prevalence in Tha
Screening/testing for HIV of jail inmates of Central prison I& II of Sukkur.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12220); Arain S;;;; Sukkur Hospital Opposit Dig Office Sukkur, Sukkur, Pakistan; The above study was conducted to screen the Jail inmates and identified the +ve cases to have authentic data. The main objective of the study was to document seroprevelance of HIV infection among the Jail inmates of Sukkur. Methods: Jail inmates were approached through motivators and workers of the NGO. Tho
Are black women more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than other women in Brazil?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12224); Lopes F, Buchalla CM;;;; Epidemiology Department of Sao Paulo University School of Public Health, Sao Paulo, Brazil; In Brazil , it is the black population, and especially black women, that present worst living/health conditions. Recent research has shown they have less access to information, anti-HIV testing and condoms, and lower perception of infection risk. This work aimed to identify factors contributing towards incr
General and specific knowledge about HIV/AIDS among out of school youth in Kenya.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12228); Munyisia E, Marum LH, Cheluget B, Cherop M, Wandia E;;;; National AIDS/STD Control Programme, Nairobi, Kenya; The possession of accurate knowledge about HIV/AIDS, its transmission, and prevention is critical in the prevention of HIV infection and stemming the stigma and discrimation of infected and affected persons. In Kenya , over 90% of the population are aware of HIV/AIDS, however, this study was interested in a
PSI intervened by the militaries to fight against STI/HIV/AIDS during the political war.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12232); Z Sylvain DM;;;; PSI/CI, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; SituationThe HIV epidemiological situation of CI is a big concern. 10 to 13% of pregnant women are infected. 17 to 25% in the army. 15% of people working in enterprises. 31% of sex-workers. This situation is so increased that it s a really obstacle for development in many sector. When talking about HIV, militaries are
HIV diagnoses among women who have sex with bisexual men, 1999-2002.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12236); McDavid K, Li J, Lee LM;;;; CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Women diagnosed with HIV disease who report heterosexual contact with bisexual men (WHCBM) are not well described in the current literature. It has been suggested that in some geographic areas these women may represent a substantial proportion of the women who are at risk for HIV from heterosexual contact.
High risk of clinical progression in HIV-seropositive patients with discordant response to HAART.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12240); Nicastri E, Angeletti C, Chiesi A, Palmisano L, Sarmati L, Vella S, Andreoni M;;;; IRCCS L. Spallanzani, rome, Italy; To assess the durability of the clinical, virologic and immunologic response to HAART, a longitudinal observational study was performed enrolling 3,239 HIV infected patients treated with HAART for a median of 48 months in 53 Italian infectious diseases wards. Materials: The patients were classified according
The experience to promote prevention in the biggest warehouse of Latin America.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12244); Bortolato RB;;;; C.P.A. Paulo Cesar BONFIM, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Introduction: The Center of Prevention and Assistential Paulo Cesar Bonfim (CPA) is a service of health specialized in sexually transmissible illnesses (STI)) and HIV/AIDS in the quarter of the Lapa, region west of the city of Sao Paulo. In the same region is localized the CEAGESP - that is the biggest warehouse of pro
HIV positive in Newly Mothers: comparative review in the County of Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo (Brazil).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12248); Neves LA, Villella MR, Reis MC, Neves FR;;;; County of Ribeirao Preto's Health Public System, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; Recent data publicized by UNAIDS point out the growing incidence of AIDS outbreak in women and poor people. In Ribeirao Preto, the articulation among all levels of assistance allows the observation of mothers-to-be and their babies. This review aims to identify the occurrence of positive HIV in newly mother
KAP of AIDS/HIV among high risk groups in Alexandria, Egypt.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12252); Arafa MA;;;; High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria, Egypt; The study objective was to study the knowledge, attitude and practices of AIDS and HIV among high risk group in Alexandria, Egypt , understanding how knowledge oh HIV relates to personal risk perception. A cross sectionalstudy was performed in the city of Alexandria amnog different groups of high risk persons of gettin
Risk factors for viral hepatitis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12256); Pando Pateiro MA, Bibini M, Marone R, Maulen S, Fernandez M, Weissenbacher MC, Sanchez JL, Avila MM;;;; Centro Nacional de Referencia para el SIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Introduction: A recent study performed in Argentina has shown an HIV prevalence of 13.8% in a population of MSM in Buenos Aires City. HIV infection is frequently associated with other sexually transmitted infections (STI). In order to better define risks for other STI, we determined evidence of infection with
Morbidity and mortality characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients admitted to Hacettepe University Adults' Hospital, Turkey.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12260); Ozkaya-Sahin G, Tumer A, Zarakolu P, Sain-Guven G, Yilmaz G, Unal S;;;; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; Determine sociodemographic, morbidity and mortality characteristics of HIV infected patients admitted to a tertiary care university hospital over a period of 17 years in order to guide establishment of appropriate preventive and therapeutic approaches for Turkish population. Methods: The charts of all HIV/A
Single dose nevirapine for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in a Nigerian setting.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12264); Pam S, Sagay A, Egah D, Imade G, Omoregie R, Adekwu O, Sankale J, Kapiga S, Idoko J, Kanki P;;;; AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria; An ongoing project in Jos- Nigeria , aims to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV infection. Pregnant women and their newborn infants are targeted. Methods: All consenting antenatal women are screened for HIV infection after voluntary counselling. Consenting HIV infected women are further counselled o
Collecting the essence of man: semen collection for HIV transmission studies in Malawi, Africa.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12268); Price MA, Hoffman IF, Chilongozi D, Martinson FE, Malanda J, Tembo T, Cohen MS;;;; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, United States; Because semen is the primary vehicle for STI/HIV male to female sexual transmission, its collection and analysis are vital. We examined the barriers to collecting semen in Malawi . Methods: In the context of a study to explore the relationship between T. vaginalis and HIV, selected men attending Malawian ST
Projeto Rua Paim: STD/HIV/AIDS prevention among transvestites and sex workers in their living places at Sao Paulo, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12272); Passador LH, Dos Santos AL, Da Silva FF, Brunetti JM, Pinto TC;;;; APTA - Association for AIDS prevention and care, Sao Paulo, Brazil; The Projeto Rua Paim aims to promote STD/HIV/AIDS prevention among transvestites and their social network, including sex partners, male and female sex workers. The background for the developed actions is the understanding of their vulnerability and the needs to promote resilience. The intervention
Young people initiative in schools.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12276); Kumar P;;;; Institution, Kakinada, India; With the financial assistance received from Andhra Pradesh State AIDS control Society and UNICEF we have taken up a massive programme of AIDS awareness for 9th and 10th class boys and girls in East Godavari District for 2 years i.e. 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. During the year 2002 we could reach 79,613 students from 580 s
Featuring post-delivery women positive for HIV test, sheltered by Ribeirao Preto County (Brasil).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12280); Villella MR, Neves LA, Neves FR, Reis MC;;;; County of Ribeirao Preto's Health Public System, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; The AIDS outbreak consists of one of the major problems in Public Health nowadays. Knowing the patients` features is of great importance in order for us to propose effective actions on prevention and assistance. This review aims to feature women positive for the HIV test who have just given birth and who we
Safety rules in the Harm Reduction implementation - professional HIV infected risk preventive maintenance on workplaces.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12284); Protopopov A;;;; AIDS Fund 'East-West' (AFEW), Kiev, Ukraine; Harm Reduction strategy will be realized on Ukraine since 1997. Presently harm reduction activity is realized in 26 regions of Ukraine. Since 2002 was created Ukrainian Harm Reduction Association (UHRA), which include 26 organizations. Harm Reduction of Ukraine has its professional and methodical base, but has n
Reinforce the information, reduce the stigma, and create conscience in young people through a massive campaign designed specifically for them, Red Code Operation.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12288); Ruvalcaba FC, Homs LI;;;; State Council for the Prevention of AIDS (COESIDA), Guadalajara, Mexico; The State of Jalisco has the third highest accumulated rate of AIDS cases in Mexico . There are about 45,000 individuals with HIV in Jalisco who haven t developed symptoms. Before this panorama of serius social health risk, we find extremely important to develop programs to prevent and inform in order to reduce
Relapsed Kala Azar (KA) in HIV positive patients as a clinical condition to start ARV: A study of 11 patients in North-West Ethiopia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12292); McDermid C, Torres V, Yibeltal M, Abate A, McAllister T;;;; MSF, Humera, Ethiopia; Humera is a Kala Azar and HIV endemic area located in North West Ethiopia . Medecins Sans Frontieres in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health provide comprehensive care including high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and treatment of Kala Azar for patients with both infections. Methods: Patie
Survival by age and sex after diagnosis of AIDS In a Referral Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12296); Ruiz EA, Holcman MM, Domingues CS, Jamal LF, Rodrigues N, Santos NJ, Monteiro AL, Bueno SM;;;; CRT DST/AIDS, Sao Paulo, Brazil; The STD/AIDS Training and Referral Center (CRT-DST/AIDS) has a specialized service for treating STD/HIV/AIDS patients. The aim of the present study was to estimate survival among patients diagnosed with AIDS in 1996, 1997 and 1998 at CRT-DST/AIDS. Methods: Information on age and sex was collected for all pa
An ethical framework for the care of volunteers in HIV vaccine trials in developing countries.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12300); Barugahare B;;;; Joint Clinical Research Centre, Kampala, Uganda; The issue of level care owed to research participants in HIV clinical trials in developing countries, who become infected has not been resolved despite the ongoing debate and the current ethical guidelines including the UNAIDS guidelines which are specific for HIV vaccine trials. The central ethical question is
An investigation into the development and impact of HIV support programmes for UNDP South Africa staff.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12304); Christian R;;;; UNDP, Pretoria, South Africa; The UNDP is involved in assisting social and economic development in countries world wide. Their focus has been primarily external because of the enormity of the development tasks which they have undertaken as an international organisation. This external focus has, however been undertaken at the expense of care
Capacity building of health care providers for HIV counseling skill: Baseline data on workers at National Naval hospital Lagos.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12308); Echoga AD, Olumide EA, Lawoyin TO, Owoaje E;;;; Command & Staff College, Navy Faculty, Jaji-Kaduna, Nigeria; The HIV/AIDS epidemic is most devastating in sub-Saharan Africa where most of those living with HIV/AIDS do not know that they carry the virus. Reasons for this include ignorance, a lack of sustainable counseling and testing services and widespread stigma attached to HIV/AIDS. Potential clients most often d
Risk factors of HIV infection in pregnant women in Northern Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12312); Sagay AS, Imade GE, Kapiga S, Omoregie R, Egah DZ, Falusi AO, Ekwempu CC, Uju AC, Sankale JL, Idoko JA, Kanki P;;;; APIN Project, Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos, Nigeria; The first case of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria was reported in 1986 and by 2002, with a national sero-prevalence of 5.8%, 1.4 million people have died and 3.47 million are living with the disease. Clearly, the HIV epidemic is flourishing in Nigeria and interventions to control this scourge must first elucidate the l
AIDS, education and citizenship among low-income youths: a case study of a NGO based in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12316); Monteiro S, Moraes DR, Moreira E;;;; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Despite advances in biomedical, political and social fields, many problems still challenge HIV/Aids epidemic control, such as the discrepancy between practices and theoretical-conceptual reflections about educational/preventive approaches, and the increased vulnerability of impoverished social groups to HIV. It
CD4 T-lymphocyte determinations in HIV-1 uninfected women from Uganda and Zimbabwe participating in the hormonal contraception and risk for HIV-1 acquisition (HC-HIV) study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12320); Walker C, Mackay W, Rwambuya S, Mukasa JB, Bakka H, Mmiro F, Mugerwa RD, Chipato T, Muchini A, Mwali M, Nyamapfeni P, Padian N, Kwok C, Morrison CS, Salata RA;;;; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States; Limited information exists about CD4 cell counts in HIV-uninfected African women. This information is needed as the range of CD4 counts vary widely in health and disease and both acute and chronic illnesses in African populations may affect lymphocyte subsets. Methods: We are conducting a longitudinal cohor
An experience on counselling to pregnant women at a public urban hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12324); Pagani L, Fernandez Cabanillas G, Gonzalez V, Pablos E, Gonzalez P, Weisbrot G;;;; Rivadavia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina; HIV epidemic in Argentina is rapidly increasing among women as shown by the Man/Woman ratio (in 1991 was of 9.5:1 and in 2002 was 2.8:1). Most of these women have a poor social and cultural status, and attend public hospitals and health centres. Despite of different prevention campaigns at governmental and non
The Church and Condom issues- An experience in a faith-based organization.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12328); Atobatele AO;;;; The Redeemed AIDS Program Action Committee, Lagos, Nigeria; The issues concerning the use of condoms as a means of preventing HIV through sexual transmission continue to generate a lot of controversy and concern in faith-based setting. Over-emphasis on the use of condom is promoting stigmatization as some Christians tend to associate HIV infection with promiscuity. Desc
Osteopenia a problem in HIV Infected postmenopausal women.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12332); Gopalakrishnan G, Kojic M, Goh M, Tashima K, Amori R, Flanigan T, Cu-Uvin S;;;; Brown University, Providence, United States; With an aging HIV(+) population, the skeletal consequence of menopause needs to be assessed. This pilot study hypotheses that HIV(+) postmenopausal women(PMW) are at a greater risk for osteopenia and osteoporosis than age, race and sex matched normal population. Methods: Retrospective chart review of all HI
HIV infection trends in the Sindh Province of Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12336); Shah SA, Ghauri AK, Memon MA, Shaikh SA, Abbas SQ, Kristensen S;;;; SACP, Karachi, Pakistan; Pakistan only has about 1,700 reported HIH infection cases. Out of these, 497 cases have been reported by the Sindh Province. However, WHO / UNAIDS estimates about 74,000 HIV infected people in the country. The AIDS Control Programme of the Sindh Provincial Government has established 10 HIV testing centers throughout
Economic evaluation of a health education program for developing STDs (including HIV/AIDS) among female garment factory workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12340); Rasu RS;;;; University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, United States; Garment industry exports were USD 4,584.75 million in the fiscal year of 2001-2002 in Bangladesh . About ninety percent of the workers in this industry are female. A job in this industry not only brings economic independence for the worker herself, but it also increases the income of the entire family. The personal, fa
Building knowledge and skills credibility of peer education through integrated intervention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12344); Bodiroza A, Stakic S;;;; UNFPA, New York, United States; Peer education continues to be one of the most popular approaches in sexual and reproductive health for young people. There is a global body of evidence that peer education when integrated with other prevention strategies, and when solid training and supervision are guaranteed, can be very effective in promoting behavi
Injection drug users' (IDUs') preferences for ways to receive new needles/syringes: evidence from a cross-border HIV prevention project in Ning Ming County (Guangxi), China and Lang Son Province, Vietnam.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12348); Hammett TM, Wei L, Ngu D, Yi C, Meng D, Van LK, Phuong NM, Des Jarlais DC;;;; Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States; In this intervention, IDUs are offered a choice of receiving new needles/syringes directly or vouchers redeemable for new needles/syringes in participating pharmacies. Methods: We used process data to monitor total numbers of needles/syringes provided and patterns of IDUs preferences for the two methods. In
Estimated impact of Anti-retroviral therapy on morbidity and mortality of HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12352); Miiro GM, Nakiyingi JS, Mutonyi G, Watera C, Grosskurth H;;;; Medical Research Council, Entebbe, Uganda; To limited long-term data on effectiveness of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, we projected morbidity and all-cause mortality rates, assuming similar CD4 cell recovery of Swiss HIV cohort after 4 years of ART. Methods: Using data collected in 7.5 years by ongoing procedures derived from
Relation between the practice of HIV-testing and the officially registered HIV-cases.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12356); Scherbinskaya AM, Grund G, Kruglov YV, Andrushchak LI, Marcinovskaya VA, Bochkova LV;;;; Ukrainian AIDS Centre, Kiev, Ukraine; HIV-cases have been registered in Ukraine since 1987. According to the official statistics, the percentages of sexual transmission of HIV infection increased during the last years, while the transmission through injecting drug use decreased accordingly. The question arising is: to what extend are newly registere
Strengthening strategies for sexual workers in Talcahuano.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12360); Canto RC;;;; VIVO POSITIVO, Santiago, Chile; In Chile sexual commerce is neither a felony nor considered as a trading activity, however, more than 60.000 women survive thanks to it. There are no clear policies protecting women working; sexually transmitted deseases and HIV/AIDS and/or educational and laboral reinstate. This project was carrie
Behavorial change and prevention among CSW.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12364); Charles EC;;;; Institution /NGO, Port- au-Prince , Haiti; FHI/ Haiti , through Projet Lakay managed by FOSREF, a partner, gives to female commercial sex workers the opportunity to work together in the fight against HIV/AIDS. CSW have visited Projet Lakay to receive information, psychological support as well as medical services for STI, VCT and HIV/AIDS or just to meet
Seroprevelance of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C among female commercial sex workers in Hyderabad, Pakistan.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12368); Shah SA, Memon MA, Soomro S, Kazi N, Kristensen S;;;; SACP, Karachi, Pakistan; We collected base-line seroprevalence data on HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C at the initiation of a STI/HIV/AIDS prevention project among female commercial sex workers (FCSW) in Hyderabad (the second most populated city of the Sindh province in Pakistan ). All FCSWs were approached through trained outreach
HIV/AIDS Epidemiological surveillance: case of sentinel surveillance for the year 2002 in Mali.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12372); Minta D, Bougoudogo F, Modieli A Z, Dembele M, Dembele O, Sidibe AT, Traore HA, Simaga SY;;;; Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Bamako, Mali; The objective of our work is to evaluate the prevalence of HIV/AIDS amondg pregant women Who regularly visit the primary helth center during sentinel surveillance of 2002 in Mali . Our work is a descriptive study, taking a transversal form. It covered june to september 2002 in the district of Bamako, as well as in the
Knowledge, altitiude, practice of unsafe sex among the youths in Agbani, Enugu State Nigeria.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12376); Onah B;;;; community developement education foundation, Enugu, Nigeria; Owing to the increasing incidence STDs,HIV/AIDsneed arose to assess and evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of in-school adolescents/youths on unsafe sex. Particularly, in the communities and among the vulnerable age groups of 15+ 25 years. METHODS: Three (3) multi-stages Random Sampling tec
Characteristics of HIV patients admitted to an infectious diseases unit in Lima-Peru from 1990 to 2000.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12380); Zamudio C, Seas C, Hernandez K, Ramos R, Verdonck K, Schrooten W, Maguina C, Echevarria J, Legua P, Gotuzzo E;;;; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Introduction: HIV infection has changed the spectrum and the mortality rate of infectious diseases across the world. We present here a description of morbidity and mortality associated to HIV in an infectious diseases unit at a public reference teaching hospital. Methods: A retrospective study was conduced, including a
Strengthening the HIV/AIDS surveillance system, a developing country experience: Guatemala.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12384); Hernandez DB, Aguilar JS, Klein RE;;;; Centro de Estudios en Salud Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala; HIV/AIDS cases have been reported in Guatemala since 1984. The Epidemic is in a low to concentrated level. The surveillance HIV/AID wasn t respond to the need of providing quality information data for decision- making. Therefore technical assistance was provide. Strength the HIV/AIDS National Sur
Focus groups with youngsters: Constructions of gender and sexuality and their relation to HIV/AIDS prevention.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12388); Acosta-Perez E, Serrano-Garcia I;;;; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; Half of all HIV cases worldwide occur among people 25 years old or younger. In Puerto Rico at present there are 29,000 cases of AIDS and 5,000 cases of STI of which 20% are under 25. This situation has motivated researchers and educators to begin preventive interventions with youth. We carried out an explor
Men who have sex with men: vulnerability through sexual behavior.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12392); Ferraz EA, Quental I, Schwenck C, Costa NF;;;; Bmfam- Bem Estar Familiar no Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; This study deals with the main results of a survey that collected information on men who have sex with men (MSM) considered a vulnerable group to HIV infection in the south of Brazil in order to develop HIV/AIDS prevention strategies. Although HIV prevalence among overall Brazilian population has decreased
Health and sexuality workshop: Evaluating the changes in the sexual behavior, among psychiatric outpatients in two public day hospitals in Rio de Janeiro State.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12396); Mann CG, Oliveira BO, Oliveira CS;;;; Psychiatry Institute of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; The Workshop was implemented in 1996 at Psychiatry Institute - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. This program aims at discussing issues that are closely related to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. It gives orientation on how to deal with sex in a safe manner and it includes basic information about HIV
HIV and HCV co-infection among street-recruited injection drug users in San Juan, Puerto Rico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12400); Reyes JC, Robles RR, Colon HM, Rios E, Marrero CA, Matos TD, Calderon JM, Shepard EW;;;; Center for Addiction Studies, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection among injection drug users (IDUs) is a growing global health concern, particularly in Caribbean countries such as Puerto Rico , where injection drug use is the main mechanism of HIV transmission. The aims of this study were to estimate rates of HIV
Modeling the impacts of HIV prevention policies: The role of uncertainty and sensitivity analyses in guiding future research.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12404); Barth-Jones DC, Essenmacher L;;;; Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States; Epidemiologists and public health policy makers can benefit greatly from the epidemiological insights provided by mathematical/computer simulation models of the population-level impacts of HIV prevention policies. More importantly, the use of such dynamic models is an essential tool for epidemiologists and
Acculturation to discrimination in the U.S. and HIV risk among Asian immigrant MSM.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12408); Wilson PA, Yoshikawa H, Chae DH;;;; New York University, New York, NY, United States; No studies have examined whether immigration factors such as birth in the U. S. or years in the U. S. predict HIV risk for Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) MSM in the U. S., nor whether acculturation to discrimination experiences in the U. S. (racism, homophobia, anti-immigrant discrimination) may be r
Sexual and reproductive health in the armed forces and the National Police of Peru.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12411); Paredes PL;;;; Comite de Prevencion y Control de la Policia Nacional y de las Fuerzas Armadas-Coprecos, Lima, Peru; The themes of sexuality, reproduction, and HIV /AIDS are not properly treated in Military Schools, for officers and subaltern personnel. And the HIV/AIDS is a big problem with this population. The Committee for Prevention and Control of STI and HIV/AIDS in the Armed Forces an the National Police (C
Unmasking the HIV epidemic in the northern parts of India-The key to control.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12415); Bhattacharya M, Joshi PL, Kapilashrami MC;;;; National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi, India; Effective countrywide HIV surveillance generated data based on which the country has been divided into three regions, the generalized epidemic in states of Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur and Nagaland concentrated epidemic in Goa, Gujrat & Pondicherry and others classified und
I-Track: Enhanced surveillance of risk behaviours among injecting drug users in Canada -pilot phase.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12419); Choudhri Y, Lydon-Hassen K, Hennink M, Millson P, Morissette C, Stanwick R, Archibald CP;;;; Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; An enhanced surveillance system (I-Track) to track HIV associated risk behaviours among injecting drug users (IDU) is being established in Canada . This abstract presents selected results of the pilot study undertaken during October 2002-August 2003 at participating centres across Canada. To desc
A concentrated epidemic: is epidemiology delaying an adequate response to MTCT in Peru?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12423); Daoussi R;;;; Vineeta Rastogi Foundation, Washington DC, United States; Since the first AIDS case in children was detected in 1987, 338 cases have been officially reported. Perinatal transmission accounts for 3% of AIDS cases. Without ARV, the rate of MTCT is 30%, reduced to 8% with Zidovudine prophylaxis started in 1996. Replacement feeding is encouraged. However, 80% of the i
Is HIV-1 transmission in Russia augmented by liquid opiate use?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12427); Heimer R, Abdala N, Irwin K, Borodkina O, Tolstov Y, Grund JP, Kozlov AP;;;; Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States; Introduction: One aspect of the drug injection in Russia is the household manufacture, sale, and use of liquid opiates. We sought to determine the role of these practices in the massive HIV-1 epidemic in Russia. Methods: To simulate manufacture and storage of homemade liquid opiates production, either HIV-1 contaminate
A trial of the effectiveness of the diaphragm for HIV/STI prevention in South Africa and Zimbabwe: Why are women not eligible?: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12431); Lince N, Blanchard K, Gappoo S, Chidanyika A, Ramjee G, Chipato T, Dinat N, Ellertson C, Padian N;;;; Ibis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, United States; The cervix is the primary infection site for many STIs; evidence indicates the cervix has a high concentration of HIV target cells. Cervical barrier methods (CBs) could prevent pregnancy and HIV/STIs. Data on the feasibility of large CB trials is sparse. Recruitment of eligible participants is essential to
Influences of gender in risk behaviors for HIV and STDs in adolescents of Bolivia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12435); Antunez D, Uriona C, Espinoza M;;;; SEXSALUD, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Currently, Bolivia is withstanding a concentrated epidemic of HIV. Since 2001, 35% of the new cases registered with HIV/AIDS, correspond to adolescents between 15 and 24. National experiences of prevention of HIV in this age group are scarce, including sexual risk behavior studies for HIV and STDs infection, it
Common reproductive and sexual health practices of women involved in prostitution in Madrid, 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12439); Grande M, Griebel C, Virseda C;;;; Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network, Santiago de Chile, Chile; As a sector, female sex workers do not see themselves as beneficiaries of the public health system of their countries of origin. But this situation does not change their decision to migrate to developed countries. In this way the migration policies of rich has a devastating impact on the conditions under wh
Barriers to condom use in Montego Bay, Jamaica.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12443); Nnedu ON, Salihu HM, Campbell-Forrester S, Alexander J, McCorvey S, Jolly PE;;;; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States; Research studies have shown that use of condoms can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and pregnancy. However, condom use is low in Jamaica despite the rise in the rate of HIV infection. This study was conducted to determine what factors influence condom use among indivi
HIV intervention response rates for drug injecting and/or crack smoking women.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12447); Sterk CE, Elifson KW, Theall KP;;;; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Injection drug users (IDUs) who also smoke crack may be at greatest risk for infection with HIV as well as other blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections and in most need of positive behavior changes. Methods: Three hundred and thirty-three women (aged 18-59 years) were randomly assigned to one of tw
Twelve year changes in HIV risk behaviors among IDUs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12451); Metzger DS, Eisenberg M, Fiore D, Davis-Vogel A, Navaline H, Woody GE;;;; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States; Understanding the long term changes in HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users has important implications for the design and implementation of HIV prevention interventions as well as interpretation of outcomes. Methods: As part of an ongoing seroincidence study, 415 IDUs were followed in semi-annual b
HIV/AIDS workplace education: public/private sector-engagement.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12455); Branson CA, Bravo LG, Zuniga H, Cajina R, Jean J;;;; CDC Business and Labor Respond to AIDS Programs, Silver Spring, MD, United States; As we enter the third decade of HIV/AIDS, we recognize the diversity of the global pandemic. At the end of 2003, an estimated 40 million people globally were living with HIV, and over 90% of those were aged 15-49. These men and women are the backbone of the workforce and economy of their countries. A strong, he
Campaigns of prevention for users of injectable drugs with focus in harm reduction.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12459); Siqueira M;;;; Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil; Context: The materials of campaign destined to the users of injectable drugs aiming at to reduce the infection for the hiv by means of sharing needles and syringes has a function to facilitate the access of agents of harm reduction to the population-target. In this direction, campaign materials that assume definitive v
Cost-effectiveness of an environmental-structural HIV intervention in the female sex industry in The Dominican Republic.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12463); Sweat MD, Kerrigan D, Moreno L, Rosario S, Gomez B, Jerez H, Weiss E, Barrington C;;;; Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, United States; A 100% Condom Intervention in sex establishments in Thailand has been cited as a model structural and environmental intervention. We undertook a study in The Dominican Republic to assess the impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness of two adapted 100% condom intervention models developed on the bas
Monitoreo and evaluation of HIV prevention interventions in Injectable Drug Users in Mexico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12467); Morales S, Lozada R, Magis C, Saavedra JA;;;; CENSIDA, Mexico, Mexico; One of the greatest obstacles to evaluate and monitorear prevention interventions in IDUs is the difficulty to approach them. This is because of the drug s use is illegal and it becomes a clandestine practice. For this is difficult to establish a frame of sampling that could be repeated for the study of beh
Population based method for active TB and HIV case finding in difficult to reach high risk individuals.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12471); Mwandagalirwa K, Simbayi LC, Bahati E, Kabuya G, Crispin F, Herman C, Weir S, Van Rie A;;;; UNC-DRC, Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of fhe; In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV and TB control programs mainly focus on passive case finding. Conventional HIV and TB control efforts may fail to access difficult-to-reach individuals with increased likelihoods of HIV and/or TB infection. The scale of the HIV-related TB epidemic urgently demands innovative and e
Acceptance of voluntary counseling and testing and treatment for HIV among pregnant women in Ghana.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12475); Holmes CN, Preko PO, Frimpong GA, Ehiri JE, Jolly PE;;;; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, Birmingham, United States; This study was conducted to assess acceptance of HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and antiretroviral treatment by pregnant women in Kumasi, Ghana . A cross-sectional survey of 501 pregnant women attending the Manhyia Polyclinic in Kumasi, Ghana was conducted. Methods: Prenatal women who expressed
Prevention of STD/AIDS with low-income men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12479); Nascimento P, Medrado B, Lyra J, Galvao K, Vieira N, Noronha A;;;; Instituto Papai, Recife, Brazil; Our researches with men from a poor community in the city of Camaragibe/PE, northeast Brazil , clearly showed a reproduction of a self-destructive model of masculinity by these men, where the notion of self-care is not part of everyday life, making their vulnerability to STD/AIDS evident. We are wo
Y-PEER: Raising awareness, sharing knowledge, promoting behavior change, preventing HIV/AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12483); Bodiroza A, Stakic S, Curcic J, Bilic I, Kirjakovski A, Vasileva M, Aksamitauskaite I, Nikolic D, Tsereteli N, Karadag O, Oshovskyy V, Passov A, Manea A;;;; UNFPA, New York, United States; Y-PEER is a virtual network of organizations supporting youth peer education in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It shares information on peer education through its Web site (www.youthpeer.org), including standards, national training curricula, and information on specific countries. Y-PEER helps coordinate nongovernmen
Effectiveness of a community mobilization campaign to prevent HIV among injecting drug users.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12487); Gibson DR, Flynn NM, Kegeles SM, Ballesteros SJ, Pappas L, Mitchell J, Reininga E, Clancy L, Britton J, Moss AR, Ginsberg M, Coates TJ;;;; School of Medicine, University of California, Davis and Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UC San Francisco, Sacramento, CA, United States; Community-level interventions have been shown effective in altering numerous behavioral risk factors, including HIV risk behavior among gay/bisexual men. We evaluated the impact of a community-level HIV prevention campaign among injecting drug users (IDU). Methods: The multi-component campaign included smal
Connecting the dots: HIV risk reduction for incarcerated men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12491); Bay E;;;; Special Audiences, Inc., Newark, New Jersey, United States; In northern New Jersey (USA), HIV rates in women continue to climb (47% of all new infections). One strategy to reach this population is through their sex partners, many of whom have histories of incarceration (their HIV infection rates are estimated to be 40-50%). HIV+ peers presented a play and p
The role of a ten day detoxification program in HIV prevention in Puerto Rico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12495); Rosado R, Bayron G, Torres AL;;;; Nuevo Horizonte Detox Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico; In Puerto Rico the most frequently HIV infection factor is through intravenous drug use. Official statistical data states, that almost 50% of the cases reported have acquired the virus through this method. The situation is worsened by the fact that intravenous drug users increase in number everyday, which also
Model development on HIV/AIDS information system at the regional and provincial levels.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12499); Fongsiri T, Yannarungsri T, Netnoi P, Pinyothammakorn S;;;; Bureau of AIDS,TB and STIs, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; The Bureau of AIDS, TB and STIs of Thailand plans to develop the HIV/AIDS information system which is necessary to plan the prevention and control procedures. The aims are to create a network of information system and to develop systematic data collection, database and computer software related to HIV/AIDS
First international cooperation and AIDS prevention successful experience (Peru-Spain).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12503); Mola G;;;; UNICEF Santiago de Chile, Las Condes, Chile; The NGOs who are members of the 2002 network, after the XIVth InternationalConference on AIDS in Barcelona, firmly consider the need to begin work in cooperation for development projects, regarding specific VIH/AIDS topics, presented and executed by entities whose social objectives are also exclusively linked to
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTC) of HIV/AIDS in the Atlantico State, Colombia: a pilot study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12507); Manjarres Barros V, Perez MJ, Garcia BD, Haag L, Larrotta VM, Noriega D, Fragozo SY, Mora JC, Sibaja AE, Garcia BR;;;; Francois Xavier Bagnoud Foundation, Barranquilla, Colombia; It is estimated that 140,000 adults and children were living with HIV/AIDS in Colombia by the end of 2002. In the Atlantic State (northern region of Colombia), 1,663 cases of HIV/AIDS had been identified by May 2002. Most of the new HIV infections occurred in heterosexual young people (79%) of whom 25% were
The Migration and Mobility of HIV Positive Gay Men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12511); Edem-Hotah J, Robinson E;;;; Public Health Directorate, Lambeth Primary Care Trust, London, United Kingdom; Issues Many studies around the world report patterns of migration that facilitate the transmission of HIV. The patterns vary between different countries. In developed countries migration studies are often the result of resource allocation issues. At the end of September 2003, the UK Health Protection Agency Communicabl
Identifying high risk injection drug users and intervening to reduce that risk.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12515); Heimer R, Grau LE, Zelterman D, Tulupyev A, Bluthenthal RN, Marshall PA, Singer M;;;; Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States; Introduction: Assessments of risky behaviors should be used to identify ways to improve HIV prevention interventions that target drug injectors. We have used behavioral data to pinpoint weaknesses in prevention programs and define groups of injectors at greatest risk for HIV transmission. Methods: Detailed behavioral d
HIV and STD risks in women at Angolan military clinics: Challenges for female partners.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12519); Ortiz DJ, Bing EG, Ernesto F, De Deus J;;;; Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, United States; Objectives: Female partners of military personnel are at risk because these men are away from home for extended periods of time, travel outside of the country into nations with high infection rates and have more power and money than civilians ( UNAIDS 2000). This leads them to engage in higher risk behaviors such as us
Evaluating three videos for HIV prevention among Haitian heterosexual men from a gender perspective.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12523); Rosado R, Ortiz B, Ana Luisa B, Osuna M, Margron E;;;; Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Haiti is the Caribbean country with most AIDS cases. The most common mean of infection is unprotected sex with heterosexual men. Past research has shown that Haitian men have very traditional beliefs regarding gender roles and sexuality (machismo) that place them, and their partners, at risk for HIV infection.
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV/STI infection in eastern and western parts of the parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12527); Garrett AD, Tint K, Fogo C, Jolly PE;;;; University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Epidemiology, Birmingham, United States; Clinical data have shown that eastern and western parts of the parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica greatly differ in number of HIV and STI cases. In the western section of the parish the incidence of HIV/STI is much higher than in the eastern section. A questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of th
Drug sharing and injecting networks in Bangladesh: implications for HIV transmission.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12531); Rahman Z, Koester SK, Wiebel WW, Baatsen P, Kelly R, Saidel T;;;; University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, United States; Surveillance in Bangladesh indicates that HIV the prevalence among needle exchange participants in Dhaka has risen to 4%. To augment surveillance and inform intervention, we conducted a qualitative assessment examining injecting networks, the injecting practices of their members and the contextual factors i
Burden of disease by HIV/AIDS. Brazil, 1986-2000.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12535); Pluciennik AM, Couttolenc BF, Marques HH, Latorre MR, Santos NJ, Waldvogel B, Aveiro MI, Caiaffa W, Cornetta VK;;;; University of Sao Paulo-School of Public Health, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Introduction: HIV/AIDS epidemic started in the early eighties in Brazil , affecting primarily young adults and bringing about the loss of years of life, due to disease and death. Objectives: To estimate the burden of disease by HIV/AIDS in Brazil and its five regions in three different periods of time, according to ant
Social support and network characteristics soon after onset of injection drug use: associations with HIV/ HCV infection.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12539); Fuller CM, Latkin CA, Ompad DC, Galea S, Wu Y, Edwards V, Vlahov D;;;; Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, United States; Social network/support characteristics affect risk and protective behaviors against HIV and have informed innovative HIV intervention strategies among adult, well-established IDUs. Identifying such characteristics associated with HIV and/or HCV early on in an injection career (when infection risk is elevate
Knowledge of STD/HIV/AIDS and adolescent sexuality: an intervention using a methodology of peers in Peru-2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12543); Grande M, Aronsson C;;;; Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru; The experience of methodology of peers in adolescents motivated the study of a group of adolescents in the area to investigate their knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behavior concerning STD/HIV/AIDS, sexuality and the response to the intervention of an Peer Educator/Promoter (PEP). Method: Longitudinal pros
Sampling orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) - Including children not living in a household setting.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12547); Turner AG, Monasch CR, Barrere B;;;; Sampling Consultant, New York, United States; Reliable estimates and characteristics on orphans and other vulnerable children will depend on the ability to capture a representative sample of this group among all children. Information on orphans is currently being collected through household surveys. Estimates of orphan prevalence would be under-stated thro
Sexual behavior and condom use among injection drug users recruited in outreach settings, HIV Testing Survey, 2002.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12551); Drake AJ, Sanchez TS, Gallagher KM;;;; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States; Although injection drug users (IDU) are thought to be primarily at increased risk for HIV infection through sharing of contaminated injection equipment, they are also at risk through sexual behaviors. Methods: The 2002 HIV Testing Survey was a cross-sectional multi-site behavioral surveillance project of pe
Describing Polish HIV/AIDS epidemiologic trends in different risk groups in relation to new forthcoming geopolitical system.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12555); Serafinska SS, Smolinski PS, Kesik EK;;;; Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland, Wroclaw, Poland; European Union enlargement in May 2004 will enforce future members (including Poland ) to adapt their policy to UE internal legislation. This concerns social and health policy,as well. Polish accession will move UE borderline to the East. Analysing present tendencies of hyper increased HIV/AIDS ratios in th
Reproductive choices of HIV-positive women in Vellore, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12559); Buck J, Lionel J, Gopalakrishnan G, Cu-Uvin S, Flanigan T, Mayer K, Jasper P;;;; Brown University, Providence, United States; HIV prevalence is nearly 1% in antenatal clinics in south India , yet no study has evaluated the reproductive choices available to these women or decisions they make. Methods: Retrospective chart review was done to investigate the deliveries, terminations, and sterilization procedures of women testing posit
Strategies of HIV prevention utilising a rapid test.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12563); Orofino GC, Gennero L, Altini P, Pagano E, Scuccimarra E, Arboatti I, Patrucco S, Bronzino MP;;;; Division A of Infectious Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy; During the last four years, in our Centre we have promoted a lot of projects on HIV prevention, in collaboration with local NGOs and Associations. The principal aim was to promote HIV testing in the general population and in particular in those people with high risk exposure and/or with some objective or subjec
Changes in depression, drug use, and risk among HIV positive IDUs: a 12 year follow-up.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12567); Eisenberg M, Metzger DS, Fiore D, Davis-Vogel A, Navaline H, Woody GE;;;; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States; There is increasing interest in long term changes in psychiatric status, drug use and risk behavior among injection drug users, particularly those who are HIV positive. Method: As part of a 12 year seroincidence study among IDUs from Philadelphia, 314 subjects with stable sero-status were examined regarding
Risky behavior to HIV infection of injectable drug users in Tijuana, Mexico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12571); Morales S, Lozada R, Magis C, Saavedra JA;;;; CENSIDA, Mexico, DF, Mexico; A survey was made to know the main HIV indicators and behavior in IDUs in Tijuana city, from September 15th to December 30th 2003, this city is included in the prevention in vulnerable populations project financed by the World Bank. Methods: In narrow collaboration with the state and municipal programs of H
Living with HIV-The perception of brazilian adolescents.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12575); Cromack LM, Picazio C, Lopes V, Eliana C;;;; Center of Adolescent Health Care of Rio de janeiro State University -Brazil Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil has 222356 cases of Aids, 4956 are adolescents. With a greater rate of growing among girls. Objectives: To detect the perception of adolescents about living with HIV and their evaluation of the health services that assist them in order to improve their quality of live. Methods: There were implemented
Innovation in the massive means campaigns of prevention of the VIH/SIDA in Mexico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12579); Garcia Frias JG, Saavedra Lopez JS, Egremy Mendivil GE;;;; Health Ministery, Mexico, Mexico; From year 2002 a structural change in the campaigns of diffusion in massive means was registered, looking for that really they hit to target group according to the communication objectives: to fortify the perception of the risk of infection of the HIV/AIDS by sexual transmission and of promoting the use of cond
Study on self perception of exposure to HIV risks in an adolescent group in Rosario city - Argentina.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12583); Carabajal JJ, Gomez Alonso R;;;; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Facultad de Psicologia, Rosario, Argentina; The individual strategies faced to the HIV prevention is related to multiple factors, filling a fundamental place the own perception that each subject has, about its own vulnerability in front of the HIV exposure. Objetive: To identify the self perception of HIV infection risk degree and its relation with a
HIV/AIDS and STI risk perception among male sex workers in the Dominican Republic.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12587); Arredondo MR, Sanchez LS, Padilla MB, Matiz A;;;; Amigos Siempre Amigos, Inc., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Traditionally in Santo Domingo, the sex work is treat like as a female activity. We feel the need to know more about the male sex work. This study give to us several in formations about this world. To learn the risk perception of HIV/AIDS among male sex workers in the
STI, HIV and AIDS prevention in Lima-Peru. An educational program intervention for sex workers within a framework of human rights and gender equity.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12591); Campos JM, Guevara PM, Ramos EP;;;; ONG CEPESJU, Lima, Peru; It has been very difficult to work with this high risk group because in countries like Peru , prostitution is very stigmatized and implies that female sex workers are not accessible or hide. HIV prevention programs have seen SWs as a group with higher HIV infection prevalence rates and forget their sexual right
Legal care des PLHA in Togo. Experience of the club of lawyers promotion and defense of the rights of PLHA in Lome.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12595); Alognon AF, Vouley KC, Mondji KC, Sokpoh JK;;;; Institution, Lome, Togo; To plaed whith the political, lagislative and executive powers for the creation of laws which protect the specific rights of PLHA. To make the national opinion including the PLHA aware of the existence of their rights and the necessity to respect them. To defend where need be the right of PLHA before legal
Bisexuality and trust, new high risk factors against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12599); Sanchez LE, Arredondo MR, Padilla MB, Matiz A;;;; Amigos Siempre Amigos, Inc., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; The incidence of sexual contacts among both sexes to obtain some type of profit, either financial or other kind, has increased in the city of Santo Domingo. This has become one of the highest risk factors facing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially when it goes along with the element of trust. To le
HIV/AIDS prevention and education for commercial sex workers in Jamaica: an exploratory study and need assessment.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12604); Campbell A, Campbell P;;;; Institution, Kingston, Jamaica; Aim: To help identify the information necessary to suggest educational and preventive strategies designed to promote risk-reducing practices among Jamaican commercial sex workers. Methods: Employing a qualitative research design, the study presents the results of 27 in-depth interviews with a wide variety of Jamaican c
Knowledge and perception of risk regarding sexually transmitted diseases in Peruvian women.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12608); Morfin R, Sanchez SE, Castro M, Sanchez E, Roca J;;;; Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru; This study examined knowledge and perception of risk towards sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among a group of Peruvian women from Cruz de Motupe, a small community within San Juan de Luringancho in Lima, Peru. Methods: A community-based survey was conducted in Cruz de Motupe from June through August of
Prevalencia of HIV infection and behavior in men who has sex with other men in a Mexican cities.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12612); Rosales R, Morales S, Magis C, Saavedra JA;;;; CENSIDA, Mexico; From15 of September to the 30 of December of 2003, a survey of prevalence of VIH and the main indicators of behavior of VIH in Men was carried out who have sex with other Hombres (HSH) in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in where later actions of prevention for these population will be developed, wi
Unequal treatment: confronting disparities in access and use of services in New York City.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12616); Poulcallec-Gordon C;;;; Social Intervention Group Columbia University, New York, United States; The enormous resources spent on HIV treatment and services for those living with HIV/AIDS with a minimal emphasis on a myriad of competing social welfare concerns for those deemed at risk has not proved effective for numerous street-based female sex workers in New York City. In collaboration with F
Mass media campaing for AIDS prevention among teenagers in Mexico.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12620); Egremy G, Saavedra J;;;; National AIDS Program Mexico, Mexico city, Mexico; HIV/AIDS is a major problem in teenager s sexuality. It is very important to evaluate all preventive strategies specially directed for this group in order to replicate those that had been successful. Since 1996 the mass media campaing for AIDS prevention consisting in posters, brochures, TV and rad
HIV prevalence in 32 Mexican States: a new methodology.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12624); Bravo-Garcia E, Magis C;;;; Centro Nacional para la Prevencion y Control del VIH/SIDA, Mexico, Mexico; To estimate the HIV prevalence in the 32 Mexican States. Methods: Analyzing the AIDS cases, deaths by AIDS and HIV infected reported in the last five years, a new method was designed to estimate the HIV prevalence in the 32 Mexican states. Results: Mexico has a concentrated epidemic (0.28% HIV prevalence in
Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, and HIV infection among injecting drug users in Bangkok: A serologic survey for developing an immunization program for injecting drug users.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12628); Sunthornchart S, Vinmutsuthon A, Netpianvanit K, Maneesinthu K, Trairat N, Donchalermpak S, Subhachaturas W, Supawitkul S, Virapat P, Levine WC, Tappero JW;;;; Department of Health, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Bangkok, Thailand; Narcotic treatment clinics for injecting drug users (IDUs) in Bangkok may be an appropriate setting for preventive immunization because this population regularly accesses services that facilitate follow-up. An immunization program such as hepatitis B , may simulate the likelihood of adherence to future p
African American adolescent sexual relationship types.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12632); Eyre SL;;;; University of California, San Francisco, United States; Of the major U. S. racial-ethnic groups, African Americans are the most likely to have sexual intercourse as adolescents. They also have the highest incidence of HIV infection. Identification of sexual relationship types for African American adolescents could account for the probability of high-risk sex and
More frequent offering of HIV tests by clinicians, but not additional patient information, may increase HIV testing rates in Malawi.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12636); Lau C, Muula A, Kalanda R, Horwitz G, Misiri H;;;; Blantyre Adventist Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi; Knowledge about an individual s HIV status informs possible management options on the part of both patients and health care workers. Evaluation of HIV testing experience and propensity to undergo testing in Malawi will facilitate optimization of testing practices. Methods: Cross sectional, descriptive study
Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection using a nucleic acid probe assay in Ubon Ratchathani: continued high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in northeastern Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12640); Karnkawinpong O, Suksripanich O, Bollen LJ, Virapat P, Sa-nga-wong S, Siddhi W, Pobkeeree V, Sianglum W, Promsook S, Supawitkul S, Tappero JW, Levine WC;;;; Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Office of Disease Control, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand; Background : Although symptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined markedly in Thailand with the implementation of the 100% condom program in the 1990s, STI clinics do not routinely screen attendees for chlamydial infection or gonorrhea with sensitive diagnostic tests. We assessed the prevalence of chlam
Perinatal HIV outcome monitoring system evaluation.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12644); Pongutta S, Janaramanee P, Malahom P, Rattanasuporn N, Plipat T;;;; Bureua of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Nonthaburi, Thailand; In 2001, Bureau of Epidemiology developed a new surveillance system, Perinatal HIV Outcome Monitoring System (PHOMS), in 4 provinces from 4 regions to monitor and evaluate the national programme for prevention of mother-child HIV transmission (PMCHT). This study will evaluate the performance of this new sur
Treatment of Kaposi's Sarcoma with Liposomal Daunorrubicin (daunoxome) is associated with less side effects and similar efficacy compared to other treatment options.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12648); Madruga J, Araujo F, Bandeira AC, Marcacao F;;;; CRTA/Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Our objectives were to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of a lipossomal form of daunorrubicin (daunoxome) with other agents in AIDS patients with KS admitted to the Centro de Referencia em DST/AIDS [CRTA]- a specialized public facility for AIDS treatment in Sao Paulo/BrazilMethods: From 1998 through
Evaluation of AIDS case reporting in Sukhothai.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12652); Jaratsist S;;;; Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand; To measure efficiency and effectiveness of AIDS case reporting, illustrative best lessons learned, and outline ways to enhance AIDS case reporting. Methods: Comparison of parallel cross-sectional patients and AIDS case reporting from 9 public hospitals, reporting AIDS case was performed at the qualitative,
Scaling-up condom promotion among sex-workers (SWs) and their clients in Viet Nam.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12656); Ricard D, Long T, Huan T, Kinh N, Tam N, Ong G;;;; Aids Division, MoH, Hanoi, Vietnam; In Viet Nam HIV is mainly spreading among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and Sex-Workers (SWs). In addition of having more IDUs and SWs infected with HIV, there is also a real risk of facing a generalized epidemic with HIV spreading into a larger community. Until recently preventive activities among SWs were a sen
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and transmission among tenth and twelfth grade students in Delhi, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12660); Shah M, Ambalam S;;;; , Evanston, United States; Between 3.8 and 4.6 million people were HIV+ in India in 2002 and an estimated 40% of these individuals were 15-29 years old. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS is an essential component of efforts to reduce disease transmission. This study documents high school students knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and preven
Prospective study of susceptibility profiles of strains of Candida albicans and non-albicans in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome and oral candidiasis in a developing country in South America.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12664); Sanchez-Vergaray ES, Rivera J, Callacna Silva M;;;; Infectious Diseases Unit - National Hospital Hipolito Unanue, Lima, Peru; Over the past four decades infections due to Candida species have steadily increased. Such infections represent an important cause of morbidity for severely ill hospitalized patients. The rate of fungal infections is increasing because the important amount of AIDS patients. Mucosal Candidiasis is the most c
Building capacity for HIV/AIDS epidemiology and surveillance through short course training, Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12668); Thanisawanyangkoon S, Tanpradech S, Plipat T, Sangwonloy O, Rattanasuporn N, Teeraratkul A, Tappero J, Levine W;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology, Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Nonthaburi, Thailand; In 2001, the Bureau of Epidemiology developed an annual short-course Epidemiologic Training Program on AIDS for provincial HIV/AIDS/STI epidemiologists consisting of a 5-week workshop, on-the-job data analysis, and a surveillance system evaluation. Over 3 years, 63 officers from 30 provinces have taken this
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and sexual behaviors of the MSM community in Connecticut: A universal model for reducing transmission of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the developed World in 2004.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12672); Blick G, Gretz S, Garbera A, Sideleau R;;;; Global Health Organization, Inc., Norwalk, United States; Media coverage of HIV/AIDS in the developed world has decreased since the advent of HAART. HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and other STD transmission rates have been rising since 2001 in MSM communities worldwide. Global Health Organization (GHO) founded the CT HIV/AIDS/STD Task Force in July 2003 to create a universal mod
HIV-1 subtype in relation to perinatal transmission among seropositive pregnant women of South India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12676); Srihari BJ, Jacob SM, Sundaravalli A, Lakshmi Devi B, Samuel NM;;;; Department of Experimental Medicine, TN Dr MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai, India; High maternal viral load and low CD4 counts were associated with perinatal transmission. The role of virus determinats in MTCT has not been well established yet. So far there is no clear evidence for subtype specific variation in virulence or transmission; hence it is proposed to assess the role of HIV-1 su
Injecting drug users' behavior, epidemiological survey data in Shymkent city.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12680); Yerasilova MS;;;; Republican AIDS Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Due to the HIV/AIDS morbidity growth among the population of Shymkent city and necessity to estimate an epidemic situation on HIV-infection, Virus of Hepatitis C (VHC) and syphilis in the injection drugs users group (IDU) an epidemiological survey (ES) was carried out during the period 1 - 31 July, 2003. Descri
PMTCT Programme Implementation in Malaysia: a 5 Year Experience.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12684); Ahamad J;;;; Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; HIV screening of antenatal mother as components of prevention of transmission of HIV from mother to their children was introduced in Malaysia in 1998. Method: Voluntary as an op-out option is given to all mothers attending antenatal services in Government Clinics. Mothers are screened using rapid test kit.
Information and prevention and AIDS and co-infections in the Chinese community in Paris and its suburbs: examples of work done by ARCAT Paris.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12688); Lin TW;;;; ARCAT, Paris, France; The Chinese popultation living in Paris and the surrounding areas is made up, in large part, of people who only speak Mandarin. Living in a closed milieu, this is a vulnerable population due to the language barrier, a tradition of secretiveness, taboos such as sex and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It seems more
Testing in rural areas: experience of alavi / burkina faso.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12692); Belem D, Ouedraogo J, Tiendrebeogo JA;;;; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Introduction: The fight against STDs and HIV/AIDS involves a change in behavior. The propagation and distribution of information needed to alter behavior is manifested by actions that entail direct actions within members of a particular community. These actions are aided by community based organisations such as ALAVI.
The experience of Burkina Faso (2003) in the management of project BKF/05/01/12 lutte contre le VIH/SIDA financed by the UNFPA.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12696); Ouedraogo J, Tiendrebeogo JA;;;; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Introduction: The project is excuted by the Secretariat permanent du Conseil National de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et les IST (SP/CNLS-IST). The associated partners are: a)l Association des Femmes Africaines Face au SIDA (AFAFSI) b) l ALAVI (Association Laafi La Viim) c) l Association pour la Promotion de la Jeunesse Af
Quality voluntary counselling and testing for HIV servises in resource limited countries: experience from Tanzania, 2003.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12700); Ndenzako F, Phil M;;;; WHO Country office for Tanzania , Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; As an entry point for HIV/AIDS prevention, VCT provides different advantages to clients, families, communities and the country at large. More over VCT is crucial to other strategies of HIV interventions like PMTCT. In Tanzania where VCT services has been established over the past 8 years, more need to be done to establ
Challenges of referral voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) in Lagos.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12701); Amusa B, Pius U, Okoro OD;;;; Youth Action Rangers of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria; The early detection of HIV/AIDS has made VCT a reliable choice to prevention and management of HIV/AIDS. In Nigeria , voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is not as common in other African and European countries in the world and this is attributable to the lack of knowledge of the benefits derivable from it,
AIDS-associated Mmcoplasmas infections in patients with nongonococcal urethritis and mucopurulent cervicitis.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12705); Lai W, Wang H, Shi M, Su X;;;; Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China; The incidence of sexually transmitted HIV infections is quickly increasing at present in China , and the prevalence of AIDS-associated mycoplasmas (including Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma penetrans, Mycoplasma pirum and Mycoplasma fermentans) infections in sexually transmitted disease population is unkn
Educational needs of nurses regarding AIDS.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12709); Moghaddasian S, Abdollahzadeh F, Haghayegh Amin MH, Mohammadalizadeh S, Rakhsha K;;;; University, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran; The most important program to combat AIDS is the education of the public and those responsible for the management and treatment of AIDS patients, i.e. health care workers. The educational needs of these workers should be determined and specified in order that effective steps toward designing the relevant ed
Dimensions of msm activity in Dhaka, Bangladesh: assess risks of HIV/STI transmission, develop prevention programs.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12713); Haque MR;;;; NGO, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bangladesh denies the existence of male-to-male sexual behaviours, yet these are visible in public sites, occur within gender-performative roles. MSM often define each other as Kothi (usually anally penetrated and effeminate), non-Kothis or Panthis (usually penetrates and ordinary man ), or Do-Parathas (bo
The prevention programs targeted at youth and teenagers with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12717); Morozov A;;;; Regional Charitable Social Organisation 'IMENA+', St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; The ten-fold increase in the number of people with HIV/AIDS in Russia during last year demonstrates the great need of prevention programs targeted at youth and teenagers, who show a higher risk to HIV due to nonsufficiant sexual and health education, limited access to HIV diagnostics and treatment, incapability
Implication of the young in the prevention of STI/HIV/AIDS in educational circle.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12721); Toa LD, Touhon MT;;;; Ruban Rouge Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Cote d Ivoire is currently the hardest hit country in West Africa,. As such, various activities are undertaken in order to reduce the impact of the epidemic. However, these actions are only of short durations and do not involve stakeholders. This is why, RRCI initiated this peer educators training project to in
Knowledge retained by peer educators on HIV/AIDS and STI transmission after training.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12725); Peng T, Christie C;;;; CARE International in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; A recent evaluation of the life skills education process used in CARE s Youth Reproductive and Sexual Health project, Sewing a Healthy Future , assessed whether young people trained as peer educators in garment factories have retained knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS/STI transmission. Method: Using a variety of
HIV/AIDS Prevention in Public Places of Homosexual Encounter.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12729); Becerra MA;;;; SIDACCION, Santiago, Chile; In Chile , AIDS has affected mainly homo- and bisexual men or men who have sex with other men (HSHs, in Spanish). Official statistics recognize that the homosexual transmission constitutes the major spreading channel of the epidemic, attributing about 70 to 75% of notifications of HIV and AIDS to this factor. D
Peer support - Men who have sex with men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12733); Martins dos Reis AL, Cerqueira M, Freitas LC, Harrad DI, Mendes L, Nascimento C, Pedrosa F, Stefani M;;;; Grupo Gay da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Issues : Before 1998 in Brazil there were only around 30 AIDS prevention programmes aimed at Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). In 1994 this category represented 37% of AIDS cases. The low number of projects was attributed to the lack of technical capacity of gay organisations and social exclusion of the gay population.
Lifeblood: creating a space for HIV prevention in the lives of Melbourne gay men.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12737); Kennedy M, Batrouney C, Murphy D, Spina A;;;; Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre, Melbourne, Australia; HIV notifications in Victoria ( Australia ) followed a steady downward trend from 235 in 1993 to 140 in 1999 but, in 2000, notifications rose to 198 and this upward trend continued with 218 notifications in 2001 and 234 in 2002. The greatest increase occurred among gay men with new diagnoses more than doubling
Streetwalking prostitutes who are engaging in ongoing HIV testing are more likely to remain HIV negative.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12741); Lorber KR, Weiner AP;;;; Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York City, NY, United States; This presentation looks at women who had multiple testings for HIV and the relationship of such testing to HIV status and their use of condoms and drugs. Methods: During 1998-2003, an Outreach Van from FRom Our STreets with Dignity (FROST D) HIV tested 638 female sex workers of whom 20.5% (n=131) were teste
Re-messaging AIDS awareness campaigns in community engagement for the Prime-Boost HIV vaccine phase III trial in Chon Buri and Rayong, eastern Thailand.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12745); Thaitawat N, Buraparat D, Chaiwong V;;;; Prime-Boost HIV Vaccine Phase III Trial Office, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Over the past decade, Thailand s AIDS awareness campaigns have focused on the modes of HIV transmission. Social messaging to support this knowledge-based campaign were also developed over the years: first to create fear of a painful death, then acceptance of People Living with AIDS, and most recently AIDS can b
Blinded Sero-Prevalence in patients at Bach Mai National Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12748); Trinh TT, Le HD, Nguyen HD, Ho AT, Kamb ML, Luu CM;;;; CDC/Global AIDS Program - Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam; Vietnam s National Hospital in Hanoi receives patients from 25 northern provinces. We sought to identify the extent of blood borne infections in the National Hospital in order to provide data on utility of blood screening and universal precautions. Methodology: From March - October 2003, leftover blood of i
Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in an African context: perceived problems in accessing the services and the drugs for mothers and babies.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12754); Tarwireyi F, Chitate E;;;; Kapnek Charitable Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe; Background The Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV has scaled up in most African countries. Different drug regiments are being utilized in different countries. Unlike in developed countries, accessing the services and the drugs in an African context is a big challenge for the women and babies in both rura
Lost to follow-up in perinatal HIV outcomes monitoring system.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12757); Pongutta S, Plipat T, Rattanasuporn N, Sangwanloy O;;;; Bureau of Epidemiology,Department of Disease Control, Nonthaburi, Thailand; The national programme for prevention of mother-child HIV transmission (PMCHT) has been implemented since 2000. The follow up of the children to determined their HIV status was one important part of the programme. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of the lost to follow-up of chi
Men who have sex with men and AIDS prevention in Bamako (Mali).: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12761); Broqua C;;;; IRD - UR107, Paris, France; The aim of that research is to understand logics of social and sexual relationships between men who have sex with men in Bamako ( Mali ) and the way these men are dealing with HIV risks. Methods: One year long participant observation (june 2003 - june 2004) and biographical interviews with a dozen men who h
Evaluation of Hospital VCT Services, India.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12764); Shantha S, Ramachandan M, Nataraj S, Mahanty B;;;; Department of Immunology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India; Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is a key entry point to prevention, treatment and care. By July 2003, India had established 452 VCTs, 245 located in the six high prevalence states. The VCT at Stanley Medical College (SMC), situated in Chennai, in the high prevalence state of Tamil Nadu, started provi
National Asian and pacific islander men who have sex with men knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12768); Ocampo HB;;;; Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, San Francisco, United States; The Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Data Collection Tool is an important method for Asian and Pacific Islander communities to collect data for ourselves on the HIV related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors (KABB) of our communities. This data collection tool, when used consistently by all par
Efficacy of an alcohol and HIV prevention curriculum adapted for use in South African schools: results of a pilot study.: Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C12771); Bennie T, Bhana A, Zimmerman RS, Cupp PK, Feist-Price S;;;; Human Sciences Research Countil, Durban, South Africa; Previous research in the United States has demonstrated that combined classroom and media interventions designed to be novel and participatory are more effective in reaching adolescents--particularly those most likely to engage in sexual risk-taking. These interventions have been found to be particularly si

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