Knowledge Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding HIV in Populations Living on the Maroni River

The HIV epidemic flared from 0 to over 1% prevalence in a decade on the Maroni river which lies between French Guiana and Surinameaim of the study is to determine the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices on HIV in the population living along the French bank of the Maroni border. Descriptive statistics are computed from the tabulation of answers to a structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic models were computed to determine predictors of key outcomes. These data will help taylor prevention intervention in this very particular area.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

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

adult living on the maroni river

Exclusion criteria

refusal to participate

Treatment and study plan

Observational

Other

Primary outcomes

knowledge attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases

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: CAPMARONI

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Sep 16, 2016
Registry last updated: Sep 16, 2016

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