title: [Sexual behaviors and acceptability of STI (including HIV) testing outside nightclubs in Saint-Gilles, Reunion].
abstract: The CDAG/CIDDIST centers (CDAG: Free Anonymous Testing Center/CIDDIST: STI Information, Testing and Diagnosis Center) were created in response to the demands of a population at risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) wanting to undergo free, anonymous and confidential testing. On the occasion of Sidaction 2010, a study based on a sample of 100 individuals leaving nightclubs in Saint-Gilles (Réunion) was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile interventions (i.e. measures to promote HIV and STI information, prevention and testing) beyond the confines of CDAG/CIDDIST centers, focusing specifically on at-risk populations. Data were collected on the acceptability of the intervention and HIV/STI testing and on sexual behaviors among the studied population. In addition to STI-related information, participants were offered a more in-depth consultation with a doctor, followed, if necessary, by a test (blood sample). The results show that there was significant interest in the new measures among the population. 77% considered them necessary. 43% intended to come to the information and testing stand for contraceptives. A small proportion of participants (15%) completed the full screening process in situ. In addition, among the studied population (which included individuals with high-risk behaviors), 40% had never undergone HIV testing. The study highlighted various sexual risk behaviors. 69% of the participants engaged in unprotected anal intercourse, including 46% of single people (defined as living alone and not in a stable relationship). The two indicators (i.e. acceptability of local interventions outside CDAG/CIDDIST centers and risk behaviors among the targeted population) suggest the need to pursue "extramural" interventions among targeted populations and to promote them widely.
authors.affiliation: CDAG-CIDDIST, Phnom Penh, Cambodge.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patoureau
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ollier
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cartoux
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D035041:Anonymous Testing; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017508:Reunion; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult