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Wednesday, March 3, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Bill may end anonymous AIDS test
KDHE proposal would eliminate test at Watkins
By Vickl Bode
Kansanstaff writer
Anonymous AIDS testing may not be offered at Watkins Memorial Health Center next semester, despite the large demand for such tests.
State-funded anonymous AIDS tests, like those conducted at Watkins, will be eliminated if a bill proposed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is passed by the Legislature this year, said Sally Finney, director of the AIDS section at the department.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said the number of students
tested at Watkins increased after Magic Johnson announced in 1991 that he had tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Last semester, students had to wait four weeks to get an appointment for an anonymous test, Yockey said. In December, Watkins increased the anonymous testing hours from a half-day on Mondays to a full day.
"Students can now make an appointment within a week," he said.
Watkins' staff does not think the elimination of the anonymous test would be a problem, said Patty Dunn, a registered nurse at Watkins.
Dunn said Watkins was one of 45 sites in Kansas that was financed by the state and would be affected by the bill. If anonymous testing is eliminated, Watkins will continue to offer confidential testing.
"I think people will feel comfortable
coming in and seeing a nurse using their real names," Dunn said.
Vockey said some students were confused about the difference between confidential testing and anonymous testing.
If students are tested anonymously, they use a false name and return to Watkins two weeks later for the test results. The anonymous tests are sent to a state laboratory.
In confidential testing, students use their real names, but the medical record cannot be released without the students' written authorization. Confidential test results are returned four days later, he said. Confidential tests are analyzed at Watkins.
Finney said that information on all positive anonymous test results were forwarded to the department of health and environment, but that the department could not reach the HIV-positive people because they had
used false names.
Eliminating anonymous testing would allow the department to help those who test positive, she said. "We want to be able to contact the person who tested positive so we can offer counseling and assistance with notifying their partners." she said.
Some legislators have received the bill favorably, Fimney said. If the proposal is passed by the Legislature, it will go into effect July 1.
The department surveyed other states that eliminated anonymous testing and found the number of people tested did not decrease. Finney said. The proposal designated five sites in Kansas that would continue anonymous AIDS testing, but Watkins was not one of them.
Yockey said Watkins' staff conducted about eight anonymous tests each week and four confidential tests every day.
Condoms are a pain for some people
Kansan staff writer
By Vicki Bode
Condoms have become the birth control method recommended most by medical professionals, but some people find using a condom irritating.
Some men and women are allergic to latex, the material in condoms, said Candye Waitley, health educator at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
to something upon contact."
"Some people are allergic to the latex on the condoms, but many of them just experience irritation," Wattley said. "An allergy is a real reaction
An allergic reaction often includes hives and breathing difficulties, she said.
Janine Demo, health educator at Watkins, said that 1 to 3 percent of the U.S. population was allergic to latex.
"If a woman is allergic, the man can
Waitley said a nonlatex condom had been developed and should be on the market soon after it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Until then, people sensitive to latex still can use a condom and avoid the allergic reaction, she said.
use a latex condom and wear a lamb skin one on top of the latex one." Wattley said. "This seems to work for women."
If the man has the allergy, the lambskin can be worn under the latex, she said.
Lambskin protects against pregnancy but not against sexually transmitted diseases, Waitley said. The use of both the latex and lambskin is effective.
Henry Buck, gynecologist at Watkins, said the more that people were exposed to a substance the more like
ly they were to develop an allergy to it. However, he said, he had not treated many people who were allergic to latex condoms.
"Many times the person is actually allergic to the spermicide on the condom," he said.
Allergies to latex and spermicide are not serious, he said. The reactions clear up quickly. He said fear of allergy was no reason to avoid using condoms.
"There is not any other good alternative to protect yourself against sexually transmitted diseases," Buck said.
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