CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING AND CONDOM PROMOTION IN AFRICA - IMPACT ON HIV AND GONORRHEA RATES
CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING AND CONDOM PROMOTION IN AFRICA - IMPACT ON HIV AND GONORRHEA RATES
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.268.23.3338
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发表时间:
1992-12-16
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
HULLEY, S
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作者:
ALLEN, S;SERUFILIRA, A;HULLEY, S
Objective.-We evaluated the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counseling on self-reported condom and spermicide use and on corresponding HIV seroconversion and gonorrhea rates in urban Rwandan women.Design.-Prospective cohort study with 2 years of follow-up, comparison of outcome variables before and after an intervention, and condom use measured in a control group that did not receive the intervention.Setting.-Outpatient research clinic in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.Participants.-One thousand four hundred fifty-eight childbearing women, 32% of whom were infected with HIV, were enrolled in a prospective study in 1988, and followed at 3- to 6-month intervals for 2 years. Follow-up was available for 95% of subjects at year 1 and 92% at year 2.Interventions.-An acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) educational videotape, HIV testing and counseling, and free condoms and spermicide were provided to all participants and interested sexual partners.Main Outcome Measures.-Self-report of compliance with condom-spermicide use and observed incidence of HIV and gonorrhea.Results.-Only 7% of the women reported ever trying condoms before the intervention, but 22% reported condom use with good compliance 1 year later. Women who were HIV-positive were more likely to adopt condom use than HIV-negative women (36% vs 16%; P