[Present situation of health care setting for patients living with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 in medical institutions of Japan].
We investigated the present health care situation in medical institutes of medical doctors who are the members of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV) -research group headed by Prof. Yamada through mailing-questionnaire. It was revealed that there are many HIV-treatment-related problems in medical institutes, included a refusal to accept a newly-diagnosed HIV-infected patients or to conduct surgical treatment on them. Furthermore, it was also clarified that there are quite a many HIV-infected patients who were not informed their HIV-status yet, thus causing secondary-HIV-infection to their sexual partners. From these results, urgent drastic measures to solve these problems are needed for the caring patients living with HIV.
Matsuda
J
J
Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine.
Yamada
K
K
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014342:Truth Disclosure