Validation of reported risk exposure in persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection
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To validate reported risk exposure in persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection, the New South Wales Health Department in collaboration with the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research commenced enhanced surveillance of HIV risk exposure in 1994. The enhanced surveillance included all new diagnoses of HIV infection, where reported mode of infection was other than male homosexual contact or vertical transmission. Of the 116 notifications of HIV followed up for 1994, 63 cases were available for analysis. Twenty cases (32%) had risk exposure categories reassigned of which nine were revised to male homosexual contact. Doctors were more likely to be satisfied with reported risk exposure in females than in males and least satisfied with the exposure category ’unknown’. Although no unusual modes of transmission of HIV were uncovered through this study, the process gives patients the opportunity to request investigation into the mode of acquiring HIV infection and may raise awareness amongst doctors of the importance of adequate contact tracing and counselling.
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