title: [Contact tracing in HIV infections].
abstract: The HIV counselling and testing clinic at the Oslo City Board of Health started in April 1986 to monitor its programme to encourage HIV-infected persons to inform their partners. By 1 April 1989, 65 of 233 potentially identifiable case contacts reported by 167 index patients had been tested and shown to be HIV-antibody positive. For 30 of the case contacts the main reason for seeking counselling and taking a HIV-antibody test was being told that their partner was HIV-infected. We discuss the effectiveness and acceptability of the programme.
authors.affiliation: Seksjon for tiltak mot AIDS, Etat for miljørettet helsevern, Oslo.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kristoffersen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology