[Acceptability of HIV screening in patients suffering from sexually transmitted infections at the antiveneral center of Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire].
The systematic screening in high risk groups can be an efficient way to struggle against HIV/AIDS. We have conducted a transversal descriptive study in patients suffering from STI and who had consulted the antiveneral dispensary of the Institut National de Santé Publique (Abidjan) from 1st September 2002 to 31st October 2002. The aim was to identify the acceptability of the HIV screening test. During this inquiry, 167 patients were recruited. This study permits to confirm the young age of the population with a male predominance in patients having sexual transmitted infections. So, 70.1% have accepted to do this test. However, 23.4% of patients recruited had really done the HIV test. Among those who have accepted to do the test, 28.2% were infected.
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Département de santé publique et médecine communautaire, 22 B.P. 1235, Abidjan 22, Côte-d'Ivoire. brahitoure@yahoo.fr
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology