Abstract
To assess the roles of pre- and posttest counselling as an approach to HIV prevention, the experience of Anonymous Counselling Office of Vladivostok in 2014-2015 was reviewed. Materials and methods: Examined were 796 questionnaires obtained from persons who wished to pass anonymous testing for HIV. Of them, 63 persons were found to be HIV-positive. Most of the HIV cases were working-class men aged 31-40 years and showing risky behavioral patterns, including injection drug use and unprotected heterosexual contacts. Results: The data suggest that at the stage of pretest counselling it is necessary to develop trustful and easy relationships with patients in order to foster their commitment to health care and motivation for changing behavioral patterns and to enhance preventive interventions in the general population.
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