Knowledge Attitudes Beliefs and Practices Regarding HIV Among Teenagers in French Guiana

French Guiana is the French territory where the prevalence of HIV is highest. in order to determine the knowledge attitudes, beliefs, and practices among the target group of teenagers attending the public school system a survey was conducted in 2011. schools and classrooms were randomly selected, and a structured questionnaire was administered. Descriptive statistics were obtained and multivariate logistic regression was used to determine predictors of main outcomes such as age at first sex.

the results will be used to guide prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections though the school system.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

Age range

12 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

Cayenne, French Guiana, 97306, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

attending the public school system of french guiana

Exclusion criteria

refusal to participate

Treatment and study plan

Observational

Other

Primary outcomes

knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices relative to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections

Time frame: when the interview was conducted

a structured questionnaire was used. it was administered face to face with usually 5 possible responses. Scores were established using similar questions exploring related areas of HIV.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

Other

Registry information

Acronym: CAPADO

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Sep 16, 2016
Registry last updated: Sep 16, 2016

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