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- W2279945666 abstract "According to official health statistics the number of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Turkey is in the thousands. HIV testing was available only through professional medical services until early March 1997 when home-use HIV tests imported from the US became available. The tests were promoted during a television news program that was seen by millions of Turkish citizens; the advertisement showing a popular news presenter being tested by a medical academic informed the public that the test kits and processing materials were available at pharmacies for about US $20. The audience was also informed that the test required only one drop of blood and one minute to process. This violates medical ethics. Medical professionals should focus on community health and preventive education; they should not participate in television programmes that ressemble commercial advertisements. Furthermore the television channel and the medical import company were owned by the same trade group. Their concern for profit runs counter to public health. In the US where according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) HIV is one of the primary causes of death among 25-44 year olds and where there are more than 1 million seropositive individuals home-use kits have been under discussion by the CDC the Food and Drug Administration and other public health authorities for almost 6 years. Part of the test has been available since May 14 1996; however a professional laboratory processes the sample and the results are sent to a center where counseling and referral are done anonymously. There is limited availability of test kits in order to avoid instilling false confidence in the sex partners of those tested. Safe sex education and the use of condoms should be the focus of Turkish policy; medical staff must be targeted to give proper medical and dental care to HIV-positive persons." @default.
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- W2279945666 title "Home-use HIV test kits in Turkey [letter]" @default.
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