Henquet C J, de Wit R F, van Vloten W A
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1989 Sep 30;133(39):1942-3.
Educative campaigns on the danger of HIV infection have been quite successful. Within a decade the number of cases of gonorrhoea has sharply fallen. However, fear of AIDS does to some extent increase the demand for medical examination for sexually transmitted diseases. This explains why there is a discrepancy between the total number of consultations in the outpatient department and the actual number of cases of gonorrhoea diagnosed. From 1987 onward more time is being spent per consultation on counselling concerning HIV and prevention of HIV transmission by discouraging risk-bearing sexual practices. The numbers show that the target group has been reached successfully. In the University Hospital of Utrecht about half the patients with positive HIV serology were known before 1987 in the outpatient department for sexually transmitted diseases of that hospital. In the near future it will be mostly the venereal diseases clinics that will deal with the increasing demands concerning HIV.
关于艾滋病毒感染危险性的教育宣传活动相当成功。在十年内，淋病病例数急剧下降。然而，对艾滋病的恐惧在一定程度上确实增加了对性传播疾病医学检查的需求。这就解释了为什么门诊部的咨询总数与确诊的淋病实际病例数之间存在差异。从1987年起，每次咨询花费更多时间进行关于艾滋病毒的咨询，并通过劝阻危险的性行为来预防艾滋病毒传播。数据表明已成功覆盖目标群体。在乌得勒支大学医院，约一半艾滋病毒血清学呈阳性的患者在1987年之前就在该医院性传播疾病门诊部被发现。在不久的将来，主要将由性病诊所来应对与艾滋病毒相关的不断增加的需求。
