Final Program and Oral Abstracts [International Conference on AIDS (8th: 1992: Amsterdam, Netherlands)]

POSTER DISCUSSIONS

THURSDAY, 23 JULY 1992

13.00-14.15

PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS IN THE DECISION TO
DECLINE ZIDOVUDINE (AZT) TREATMENT IN HIV
SEROPOSITIVE GAY MEN
Todak, George*; Kertzner, R.*; Remien, R.*; Lin, S.*;
Williams, J.*; Ehrnardt, A.*; Friedman, R.*; Et Al.;
*HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NY
State Psychiatric Institute; New York; UNITED
STATES
PROPHYLACTIC DRUG USE AMONG NEW YORK
CITY (NYC) AIDS PATIENTS
Weisfuse, Isaac*; Temu, D.*; Thomas, P.*; *New York
City Department of Health, Bureau of Disease
Intervention Research; New York; UNITED STATES
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PoD 5582 SESSION 262
Thursday, 23 July 1992
Time:13.00-14.15
Poster Area: Amstelhal, Row T13
Session title: GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON BLOOD SAFETY
Poster Discussion
Discussant: Jean Emmanuel, ZIMBABWE

PoD 5583

A STUDY OF THE COMMERCIAL BLOOD DONOR
SYSTEM IN AHMEDABAD (INDIA) & IMPLICATIONS
FOR HIV CONTROL
Bhattacharya, Radium*; Dalwadi, V.N.*; Parekh, V.*;
*GAP (SIRMCE); Ellisbridge; INDIA
PREVENTION OF TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED HIV
INFECTION IN HONG KONG BY THE BLOOD
TRANSFUSION SERVICE
Leong, Susan*; Lin, C.K.*; Mak, K.H.*; *Hong Kong
Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service; Kowloon; HONG
KONG
COMPUTER-BASED INTERVIEW FOR SCREENING
BLOOD DONORS FOR RISK OF HIV TRANSMISSION
Locke, Steven*; Kowaloff, H.*; Hoff, R.*; Safran, C.*;
Popovsky, M.*; Cotton, D.*; Finkelstein, D.M.*; Et Al.;
*Beth Israel Hospital, Center for Clinical Computing,
Harvard Medical School; Boston; UNITED STATES
COUNSELING AND DONOR RETENTION ARE
POWERFUL TOOLS IN REDUCING HIV-1 SEROPREVALENCE AMONG BLOOD DONORS
Mbabazi, Edith*; Kataaha, P.*; Watson-Williams, E.*;
*Ministry of Health, Nakasero Blood Bank; Kampala;
UGANDA
DEFICITS IN BLOOD SUPPLY AND TRANSFUSION OF
HIV UNSCREENED UNITS IN THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
Pena, Clotilde*; De Moya, E.A.*; Forsythe, S.**;
Gomez, E.*; Coleman, E.**; *National Program on
AIDS (PROCETS); Santo Domingo; DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC; **Family Health International/AIDSTECH.
REDUCING THE PREVALENCE OF HIV POSITIVE
BLOOD DONORS BY DIRECT QUESTIONING OF THEIR
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Vinelli, Elizabeth*; Pavon, L.*; *National Blood
Program, Honduran Red Cross; Comayaguela;
HONDURAS
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