Concerns about AIDS in general practice
BMJ 1996; 312 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7026.285 (Published 03 February 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;312:285
- Marian A W Moons, research fellowa,
- Loe Peters, coordinator of consumer researcha,
- Aad I M Bartelds, coordinator of Dutch Sentinel Practice Networka,
- Jan J Kerssens, senior research fellowa
- a Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, PO Box 1568, 3500BN Utrecht, Netherlands
- Correspondence to: Dr Peters.
- Accepted 1 November 1995
General practitioners are regarded as well placed to help prevent the transmission of HIV infection.1 2 3 In 1988 a study was started in the Netherlands to get more information on concerns about AIDS among the non-infected population and on the general practitioner's role in providing advice and health education about AIDS. In this paper we present the results after five years (April 1988-April 1993).
Subjects, methods, and results
Since April 1988 general practitioners participating in the Dutch sentinel practice network recorded all face to face consultations with non-infected patients in which the subject of AIDS was brought up, either by the patient or by the general practitioner. When the subject of AIDS was a substantial part of the consultation, the general practitioners filled in a questionnaire giving information on the contents of this HIV related consultation and on the patient. If an arrangement for HIV testing was made the result of …