[ PERCEPTIONS DU DEPISTAGE ET PREVALENCE DU VIH EN MILIEU CARCERAL : CAS DE LA MACO (BURKINA FASO) ]
Volume 29, Issue 1, April 2020, Pages 65–72
Desiré Nanema1, Nongoba Christophe SAWADOGO2, Patrice GOUMBRI3, Boubacar BAGUE4, Kapouné KARFO5, and Arouna OUEDRAOGO6
1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional de Ouahigouya, Université de Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
3 Mission de Maintien de la paix, Nations-Unies, Central African Republic
4 Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
5 Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
6 Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
Original language: French
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The prison is characterized by a high risk of HIV transmission. For an effective control, it is necessary to know the attitudes of inmates on the screening and the prevalence of infection in this marginalized population. It was for us to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, to know their attitudes towards the HIV test, and to determine the seroprevalence of HIV. We led to the MACO, from March 10 to 24, 2014, a descriptive transvers study. Were included, the inmates in the prison during the study period, randomly drawn, with at least one month in detention, and who agreed in a free and lit way, to participate in the study. For the screening of the HIV infection, the test was systematically proposed to every participant who marked his agreement by signing a sheet of consent. During the study period, 419 male majority-owned (95%), young (mean age 31 years) were surveyed. Over 54% of respondents had never done the HIV test. Fear of discovering infected (62%) was the main reason for non-completion of the test. On 280 inmates who agreed to testing, the serology returned positive in the HIV1 to five investigated, is a HIV prevalence in 1.8 %. The HIV prevalence in MACO remains very high compared to the general population of Burkina Faso. Urgent action is needed to raise awareness.
Author Keywords: Seroprevalence-HIV-Jail-MACO-Burkina Faso.
Volume 29, Issue 1, April 2020, Pages 65–72
Desiré Nanema1, Nongoba Christophe SAWADOGO2, Patrice GOUMBRI3, Boubacar BAGUE4, Kapouné KARFO5, and Arouna OUEDRAOGO6
1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional de Ouahigouya, Université de Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
3 Mission de Maintien de la paix, Nations-Unies, Central African Republic
4 Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
5 Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
6 Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The prison is characterized by a high risk of HIV transmission. For an effective control, it is necessary to know the attitudes of inmates on the screening and the prevalence of infection in this marginalized population. It was for us to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, to know their attitudes towards the HIV test, and to determine the seroprevalence of HIV. We led to the MACO, from March 10 to 24, 2014, a descriptive transvers study. Were included, the inmates in the prison during the study period, randomly drawn, with at least one month in detention, and who agreed in a free and lit way, to participate in the study. For the screening of the HIV infection, the test was systematically proposed to every participant who marked his agreement by signing a sheet of consent. During the study period, 419 male majority-owned (95%), young (mean age 31 years) were surveyed. Over 54% of respondents had never done the HIV test. Fear of discovering infected (62%) was the main reason for non-completion of the test. On 280 inmates who agreed to testing, the serology returned positive in the HIV1 to five investigated, is a HIV prevalence in 1.8 %. The HIV prevalence in MACO remains very high compared to the general population of Burkina Faso. Urgent action is needed to raise awareness.
Author Keywords: Seroprevalence-HIV-Jail-MACO-Burkina Faso.
Abstract: (french)
La prison se caractérise par un risque élevé de transmission du VIH. Pour une lutte efficace, il est nécessaire de connaître les attitudes des détenus sur le dépistage, et la prévalence de l’infection dans cette population marginalisée. Il s’agissait pour nous, de décrire les caractéristiques sociodémographiques des enquêtés, de connaître leurs attitudes vis-à-vis du test VIH, et de déterminer la séroprévalence du VIH. Nous avons mené à la MACO, du 10 au 24 Mars 2014, une étude transversale descriptive. Ont été inclus, les détenus présents dans la prison pendant la période d’étude, tirés de façon aléatoire, ayant au moins un mois de détention, et qui ont accepté de façon libre et éclairée, de participer à l’étude. Pour le dépistage de l’infection à VIH, le test a été systématiquement proposé à chaque participant qui a marqué son accord en signant une feuille de consentement. Durant la période d’étude, 419 détenus majoritairement de sexe masculin (95 %), jeune (âge moyen : 31 ans) ont été enquêtés. Plus de 54 % des enquêtés n’avaient jamais fait le test de dépistage VIH. La peur de se découvrir infecté (62 %) était le principal motif de non réalisation du test. Sur 280 détenus qui ont accepté de faire le dépistage, la sérologie est revenue positive au VIH 1 chez cinq enquêtés, soit une séroprévalence à 1,8 %. La séroprévalence du VIH à la MACO demeure très élevée par rapport à la population générale Burkinabé. Des actions urgentes de sensibilisation s’imposent.
Author Keywords: Séroprévalence-VIH-Prison-MACO-Burkina Faso.
How to Cite this Article
Desiré Nanema, Nongoba Christophe SAWADOGO, Patrice GOUMBRI, Boubacar BAGUE, Kapouné KARFO, and Arouna OUEDRAOGO, “PERCEPTIONS OF SCREENING AND HIV PREVALENCE IN PRISONS: THE CASE OF THE MACO (BURKINA FASO),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 65–72, April 2020.
