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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1987
MEANWHILE, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
THE RESULT OF A SECOND SURVEY CONDUCTED TO FIND OUT PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES TOWARD AIDS AFTER THE LAUNCH OF THE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON AIDS IN APRIL 1987.
ALSO ANNOUNCED THE CHANGE IN EDUCATION AND
ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS, VIRTUALLY ALL ADULTS WERE AWARE OF AIDS, WITH A GREATER PROPORTION OF THEM CLAIMING TELEVISION AS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF LEARNING ABOUT THE DISEASE.
THE SURVEY RESULT INDICATED THAT INCREASINGLY MORE PEOPLE RECOGNISE THAT AIDS IS AN INFECTIOUS AND THE MORE SEXUAL PARTNERS ONE HAS, THE MORE AIDS.
IT ALSO SHOWED THAT THE MESSAGE OF AVOIDING HOMOSEXUAL AND PROMISCUOUS SEXUAL STRONGLY.
FATAL DISEASE AND THAT CHANCES OF CONTRACTING
PREVENTING AIDS THROUGH RELATIONS COMES THROUGH
THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A RISE IN THE AWARENESS OF THE AIDS COUNSELLING SERVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY, COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN MAY 21 AND 29, ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THE LAUNCH OF THE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON AIDS.
ATTACHED IS A LIST SHOWING THE STATISTICS TEST RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 1987.
ON THE AIDS BLOOD
REFERRALS FROM
GOVT. HOSPITALS
AND CLINICS
REFERRALS FROM PRIVATE
PRACTITIONERS
AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS
AIDS VIRUS (HIV) ANTIBODY TESTING MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT
VIRUS UNIT
APRIL 85 MAR 87 APRIL 87
―
JUN 87
TOTAL
The Thi
NO.
TESTED
NO.
+VE
NO. TESTED
NO. +VE
NO.
TESTED
NO. +VE
1,873
12
719
3
لب
2,592
15
493
17
364
3
857
20
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