Revue Medicale Suisse
Volume 16, Issue 645, 2019, Pages 748-751

Level of knowledge and behavior regarding HIV prevention in a population of migrants [Niveau de connaissances et comportement en matière de prévention du VIH au sein d'une population de migrants] (Article)

Wetzel D. , Jeannot E. , Durieux-Paillard S.
  • a Programme Santé Migrants, Département de Médecine Communautaire, de Premier Recours et des Urgences, HUG, Genève 14, 1211, Switzerland, Groupe Sida Genève, 9 rue du Grand-Pré, Genève, 1202, Switzerland
  • b Institut de Santé Globale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Genève, Genève, 1211, Switzerland, Section d'Addictologie, Département de Psychiatrie, CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 23, Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
  • c Programme Santé Migrants, Département de Médecine Communautaire, de Premier Recours et des Urgences, HUG, Genève 14, 1211, Switzerland

Abstract

In Geneva an HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) consultation for migrants exists in a primary care center. A semi-structured questionnaire, was filled out during the VCT consultations. 650 questionnaires were analyzed. 82 % were asylum seekers. 30 % said they did not really understand how HIV is transmitted and 27 % cited erroneous modes of contamination. 78 % of women who did not use condoms regularly gave having a stable partner as the reason compared to 49 % for men. VCT is a great prevention tool : the counseling accompanying the test provides an opportunity to openly raise various risk practices and to personalize the information. However, this requires a suitable and affordable structure. © 2019 Editions Medecine et Hygiene. All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

HIV Infections Human immunodeficiency virus infection HIV human Health Behavior condom Condoms Human immunodeficiency virus condom use asylum seeker Humans migrant consultation male counseling semi structured interview female questionnaire population research Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article infection prevention migration patient attitude virus transmission Patient Acceptance of Health Care health center Transients and Migrants attitude to health Switzerland
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ISSN: 16609379
Original Language: French