Molesworth A M
PHLS AIDS Centre, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London.
Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev. 1997 May 30;7(6):R77-82.
Health districts in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland were surveyed in 1996 to collect summary information about people with diagnosed HIV infection who received care under the statutory services in 1995. The survey provided demographic and epidemiological information about the prevalent caseload by area of residence, and the extent to which patients with diagnosed HIV infection travelled to obtain care related to it. A total of 13362 people with diagnosed HIV infection were reported to be resident and treated in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland in 1995. Forty-four per cent of these were treated outside the health district where they lived, with regional specialist centres attracting patients from wider areas. At least 13% received care from more than one treatment centre. This national survey of prevalent diagnosed HIV infections provided public health specialists with information relevant to their own localities without compromising confidentiality. This information complements surveillance data from confidential AIDS case diagnosis reports, laboratory reports of HIV infections, and the unlinked anonymous HIV prevalence monitoring programme, all of which contribute to the assessment and projection of demands on health and social services, and provide evidence on which to develop and direct national and local health campaigns.
1996年，对英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的卫生区进行了调查，以收集有关1995年在法定服务机构接受治疗的确诊艾滋病毒感染者的汇总信息。该调查提供了按居住地区划分的流行病例的人口统计学和流行病学信息，以及确诊艾滋病毒感染者为获得相关治疗而前往就医的范围。据报告，1995年共有13362名确诊艾滋病毒感染者居住在英格兰、威尔士或北爱尔兰并在当地接受治疗。其中44%在其居住的卫生区以外接受治疗，地区专科中心吸引了来自更广泛地区的患者。至少13%的患者接受了不止一个治疗中心的治疗。这项对确诊艾滋病毒感染流行情况的全国性调查为公共卫生专家提供了与其所在地区相关的信息，同时又不损害保密性。这些信息补充了来自保密艾滋病病例诊断报告、艾滋病毒感染实验室报告以及无关联匿名艾滋病毒流行率监测项目的监测数据，所有这些数据都有助于评估和预测对卫生及社会服务的需求，并为制定和指导国家及地方卫生运动提供依据。
