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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Seroprevalence of HIV infection in the context of a mobile counselling and voluntary testing strategy in rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire
Sante Publique, Volume 25, No. 6, Year 2013
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Introduction: In Côte d'Ivoire, HIV testing and counselling has been identified as a priority in the National 2006-2010 AIDS Strategic Plan, which is designed to evaluate the prevalence of HIV in rural areas measured by means of a mobile strategy. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study from 1st April, 2007 to 31st March 2008 in six rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire: Dabou, San Pedro, Abengourou, Tanda, Daloa, and Soubré*. The study population consisted of subjects attending the mobile voluntary counselling and testing units. Results: The mean prevalence of HIV infection in this study was 5.30%. The mean prevalence rate in men was 5.26%, with a peak of 7.55% in the 30-34 years age-group. The mean prevalence rate in women was 5.35%, with a peak of 6.59% in the same age-group. Type HIV-1 was predominant (84.2% of the total). The most affected area was Dabou, with a rate three times higher (15.83%) than the average rate observed during the study. More educated people (university level) presented 3.5-fold (for men) or 6-fold (for women) higher infection rates than illiterate people. Although 100% of people who tested positive received a medical or community referral according to their specific needs, only 62.1% were first-line referred for medical care. Conclusion: In the light of the results of this study, we believe that community mobilization must be redirected to the most severely affected populations to facilitate earlier diagnosis. Actions such as training and prevention based on communication to encourage changes of behaviour should therefore be priorities in the national counselling and testing programme. © S.F.S.P.. Tous droits réservés pour tous pays.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dagnan, Simplice Ncho
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Tiembré, Issaka
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Vroh, Joseph Bénié Bi
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Diaby, Badara
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Zengbé-Acray, Pétronille
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Attoh-Touré, Harvey
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Adjoua, Didier
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Ekra, Kouadio Daniel
Cote D'ivoire
Institut National D'hygiène Publique Inhp - Treichville
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Tagliante-Saracino, Janine
Cote D'ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-boigny Fhb de Cocody
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3917/spub.136.0849
ISSN:
09953914
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Ivory Coast
Participants Gender
Male
Female