Publications by authors named "Amina El-Kettani"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate how acceptable, usable, and feasible HIV self-testing is among key populations in Morocco, particularly focusing on female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and partners of newly diagnosed individuals.
- - A total of 3,465 individuals were involved, with high acceptability rates for self-testing reported (90.2% among female sex workers, 86.2% among men who have sex with men). However, many participants (44.0% to 73.4%) had never been tested for HIV before.
- - The results suggest that expanding access to HIV self-testing can be beneficial for key populations in Morocco and potentially in other Middle Eastern and North African countries as well. *
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzes HIV knowledge, stigma, and violence experienced by female sex workers (FSW) in four Moroccan cities over three survey years, focusing on how various factors impact these experiences.
- Using weighted logistic regression models, researchers identified key variables associated with higher risk for HIV transmission knowledge and experiences of stigma and violence, noting significant differences across cities and over time.
- Findings suggest that vulnerable FSW face multiple risks that hinder their access to HIV services, but Morocco has made progress in addressing these issues, which can inform future strategies as the country aims to end HIV by 2030.
Background: In 2020, almost 20% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Morocco are still unaware of their HIV status. Under these circumstances, HIV self-test (HIVST) can be an efficient additional tool for improving the testing rates in Morocco and reaching the first objective of the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goal. ALCS, a Community-based organization, involved in HIV Testing since 1992, and the Ministry of Health of Morocco conducted, a study on the acceptability and usability of HIVST among Female sex workers (FSW) and MSM (men who have sex with men), using a salivary rapid test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to assess HIV modes of exposure in Morocco at the national level and also for Souss-Massa-Drâa, the region most affected by HIV. Another aim was to assess the impact of different scenarios of select intervention packages.
Methods: The Modes of Transmission Model was adapted and used, and was parameterized using quality bio-behavioral surveillance data among key populations, routine data sources, and literature reviews.
Background: Evolving health priorities and resource constraints mean that countries require data on trends in sexually transmitted infections (STI) burden, to inform program planning and resource allocation. We applied the Spectrum STI estimation tool to estimate the prevalence and incidence of active syphilis in adult women in Morocco over 1995 to 2016. The results from the analysis are being used to inform Morocco's national HIV/STI strategy, target setting and program evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evolving health priorities and resource constraints mean that countries require data on sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends to inform program planning and resource allocation.
Methods: The Spectrum modeling tool estimated prevalence and incidence of gonorrhea and chlamydia in Morocco's 15- to 49-year-old population, based on prevalence surveys. Incident cases, broken down between symptomatic and asymptomatic, and treated versus untreated, were compared with urethral discharge (UD) case reports, to estimate reporting completeness among treated UD cases.
Objective: To develop a tool for estimating national trends in adult prevalence of sexually transmitted infections by low- and middle-income countries, using standardised, routinely collected programme indicator data.
Methods: The Spectrum-STI model fits time trends in the prevalence of active syphilis through logistic regression on prevalence data from antenatal clinic-based surveys, routine antenatal screening and general population surveys where available, weighting data by their national coverage and representativeness. Gonorrhoea prevalence was fitted as a moving average on population surveys (from the country, neighbouring countries and historic regional estimates), with trends informed additionally by urethral discharge case reports, where these were considered to have reasonably stable completeness.