[Sexually transmissible disorders in allochtonous population groups; a pilot study].

In the registration of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) carried out by the nursing staff in the STD clinics the share of the immigrant populations of Turkish, Moroccan, Surinam and Antilles origin was investigated for the period 1986-89. In the total population of STD patients the immigrants appear to be overrepresented. Their share has increased from one-eight to one-fifth of the total number of STD cases.

AIDS in The Netherlands: the effects of several years of campaigning.

One of the primary aims of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention campaigns in the Netherlands has been to inform the public of the facts about AIDS, thereby stimulating informed, but voluntary action to prevent transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By conducting successive population surveys from April 1987 until October 1989, the effects of this approach were assessed. Twice a year, approximately 1000 respondents, a random sample from the general population, were interviewed about AIDS and safe sex.