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The voluntary acceptance of HIV-antibody screening by intravenous drug users.
  • Published Date:
    1987 Jul-Aug
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 102(4):391-394
  • Language:
    English
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    Public Health Rep
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    Intravenous drug abusers in a methadone program in Minnesota were offered HIV-antibody screening to determine the degree of interest in screening and extent of infection. Thirty-nine (85 percent) were willing to be tested. Only seven refused. All patients were aware of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and their high risk of exposure to the AIDS virus through sharing of injection paraphernalia. None reported exposure to additional risk factors, such as homosexual or bisexual activity or having received a blood transfusion. Of the patients tested, none was positive for HIV antibodies. The high degree of patient interest in screening was unanticipated as was the lack of positive laboratory findings for HIV antibodies. Factors associated with acceptance of testing included patient awareness of high seroprevalence rates, indifference to potential negative social consequences of positive HIV-antibody status, and the voluntary nature of the testing. These findings raise a cautious sense of optimism about HIV-antibody screening for similar risk groups.
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  • Pubmed ID:
    3112849
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  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
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      Personal Author:
      Alderman, B W; Baron, A E; Savitz, D A;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):410-414
      Description:
      This case-control study investigated the potential association between ambient levels of carbon monoxide in a pregnant woman's neighborhood of residence and her chance of delivering a low birth weight infant. Low birth weight infants and normal birth...
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    2. Job achievements of Indian and non-Indian graduates in public health: how do they compare?
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      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):372-376
      Description:
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      Published Date:
      Jul-Aug 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4)
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Rhoades, E R; D'Angelo, A J; Hurlburt, W B;
      Published Date:
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      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):356-360
      Description:
      The Indian Health Service (IHS) was transferred from the Department of Interior to the Public Health Service in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1955. At that time, the general health of Indian people substantially lagged behind th...
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    5. Inventory of surveys on smoking.
      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
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      Source:
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      Description:
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      Source:
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      Description:
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      File Type:
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    7. Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 4 : table of contents
      Published Date:
      Jul-Aug 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4)
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
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      Description:
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      Personal Author:
      Levy, A S; Stokes, R C;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):398-403
      Description:
      The objective of this study was to determine how the sales of various segments of the high fiber and nonhigh fiber, ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal market were influenced by a health message advertising campaign about the possible benefits of a high fiber,...
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Dolan, M P; Black, J L; Deford, H A; Skinner, J R; Robinowitz, R;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):395-398
      Description:
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    11. Increased infant mortality in Jersey City.
      Personal Author:
      Berman, S M; Shapiro, E; Hogue, C J; Halpin, G J;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):404-409
      Description:
      The infant mortality rate for 1982 in Jersey City, a medium-sized urban community, was found to have increased sharply from that for 1981. An investigation by health officials revealed that the increase occurred only among infants delivered to Jersey...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.07 MB]
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      Personal Author:
      Macdonald, D I
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):377-385
      Description:
      Sex education continues to gain prominence as a critical factor in current challenges to the nation's public health. Adolescent pregnancy, with its frequently adverse consequences for the health and well-being of both mother and child, has reached un...
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Baum, C; Hsu, J P; Nelson, R C;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):426-429
      Description:
      An epidemic of abuse with "T's and blues" began in the late 1970's in which pentazocine-Talwin tablets ("T")--and the antihistamine tripelennamine (known as blues) were crushed, dissolved together, filtered, and injected intravenously. The resulting ...
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Rhoades, E R; Reyes, L L; Buzzard, G D;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):352-356
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):349
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Bertrand, J T; Proffitt, B J; Bartlett, T L;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):420-426
      Description:
      The health care profession is witnessing a shift in focus from the interests and needs of the service provider to those of the potential consumer in an effort to attract and maintain clients. This study illustrates the role that marketing research ca...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.16 MB]
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      Personal Author:
      Rhoades, Everett R.; Hammond, John; Welty, Thomas K.; Handler, Aaron O.; Amler, Rovert W.;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):361-368
      Description:
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      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Sundwall, D
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):349-351
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Kuthy, R A; Wulf, C A; Corbin, S B;
      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):415-420
      Description:
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      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.15 MB]
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1987 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(4):438-444
      Description:
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      File Type:
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