title: Characteristics of clients tested for human immunodeficiency virus infection at the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Center in Zagreb, Croatia.
abstract: The objective of this study was to present some epidemiological characteristics of persons tested for HIV/AIDS at the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCT) Zagreb that was founded in November 2004. The majority of clients tested were between 25 and 29 years old and had a secondary level education. 78% of the clients tested reported one risky behaviour in the past, the majority of which was attributed to risky heterosexual behaviour (having unprotected sexual intercourse). 35% of the clients reported having never or only occasionally used condom with a non-regular partner. 30% of the clients with a history of injecting drug use reported that they never "shared" injecting equipment. The results presented in this paper could be a useful tool for public health officers when targeting interventions for HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: Zagreb Public Health Institute, Zagreb, Croatia. mirjana-lana.kosanovic@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Mirjana Lana
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kosanović
authors.forename: Branko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kolarić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003376:Counseling; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012042:Registries; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population