Effects of counselling on knowledge about HIV-1 among transfusion recipients and their partners. Transfusion Safety Study Group.
The present study determined how much HIV-1-positive persons knew about AIDS, and HIV-1 transmission and prevention, in comparison with HIV-1-negative controls in a predominantly heterosexual cohort. The subjects were blood donors, blood recipients, hemophiliacs, and their sexual partners. A 16-item questionnaire about AIDS, HIV-1 transmission, and knowledge of safe sexual practices was administered to 228 subjects to determine background information. The HIV-1-positive cohort answered more questions correctly (mean = 8.5) than did the HIV-1-negative cohort (mean = 6.5), largely as a result of general information about AIDS among those with steady sexual partners. All persons, however, were poorly informed about HIV-1 transmission and safe sexual practices. Thus, there is a great need for effective counselling.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco 94143.
Donegan
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Curran
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Shelley
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003376:Counseling; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires