Effects of counselling on knowledge about HIV-1 among transfusion recipients and their partners

and the Transfusion Safety Study Group

K. Miller Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143, USA(and other participating institutions)

E. Donegan Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143, USA(and other participating institutions)

P. Curran Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143, USA(and other participating institutions)

T. J. Shelley Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143, USA(and other participating institutions)

Abstract

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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