       Document 0821
 DOCN  M9640821
 TI    Gonorrhoea as an indicator of altered sexual behaviour and as a
       surrogate marker of HIV concern: a 13-year analysis in Newcastle.
 DT    9604
 AU    Wardropper AG; Pattman RS; Department of Genitourinary Medicine,
       Newcastle General Hospital,; Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Sep-Oct;6(5):348-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96122192
 AB    It has been proposed that changes in sexual behaviour arising out of
       concerns regarding HIV infection can be inferred by changes in the
       incidence of gonorrhoea. We have reviewed data on gonococcal isolates in
       Newcastle over the last 13 years and looked at changes in relation to
       HIV test requests, new cases of HIV infection and media campaigns. HIV
       testing has been available in the clinic since late 1985. There was a
       steady decline in cases of gonorrhoea from 1985-1991 and then as in
       other areas an increase in incidence was seen among homosexual and
       bisexual men. The majority of this recent increase was due to pharyngeal
       infection. Sexual behaviour may have changed but this cannot be purely
       attributed to HIV concerns. HIV testing began after the incidence of
       gonorrhoea in England was already falling and we found no relationship
       between trends in gonorrhoea, HIV test requests and new cases of HIV
       infection.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Biological Markers  England/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female
       Gonorrhea/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Health Education  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Incidence  Longitudinal
       Studies  Male  Mass Media  Middle Age  Population Surveillance  *Sex
       Behavior  Urban Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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