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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia introduced a youth condom sale in 2000 with a brand name Successâ¢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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Condomâ¢, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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-
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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%
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
