Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease is a major cause of premature
death in the United States. Primary care physicians can and should play an important role in …

Primary-care physicians can be important providers human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-
prevention services to their patients. In 1991, 15% of US adults reported having been tested …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be the second leading cause of death for
persons ages 25 to 44 years in the United States, whereas new HIV infection rates remain …

Despite their potential to reduce the incidence of HIV infection through primary prevention,
family physicians report low levels of routine identification of patients at risk and counseling …

Background: The spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the increasing
number of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are major health …

Reducing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States requires
new strategies, including emphasis on prevention of transmission by HIV-infected persons …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 40,000 new HIV infections
occur annually in the US, and this may be increasing. Close to 1 million people in this …

Physicians have a major role to play in the prevention of AIDS transmission. Promotion of
health behaviors needs to be expanded beyond the traditional AIDS high risk populations; …

Currently, no effective immunization prevents AIDS and no curative treatment exists for the
AIDS patient. However, sufficient knowledge of the pathophysiology of this disease exists to …

A national random-sample survey of 4011 primary care physicians was conducted to
determine the extent to which they are providing HIV prevention and clinical services, and to …