Naslov
Characteristics of Clients Tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection at the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Autori
Kosanović, Mirjana-Lana ; Kolarić, Branko

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 30 (2006), S2; 115-119

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre; HIV testing; risky behaviour; condom use; sharing of injecting

Sažetak
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.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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