[Sexual behaviors and acceptability of STI (including HIV) testing outside nightclubs in Saint-Gilles, Reunion].

The CDAG/CIDDIST centers (CDAG: Free Anonymous Testing Center/CIDDIST: STI Information, Testing and Diagnosis Center) were created in response to the demands of a population at risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) wanting to undergo free, anonymous and confidential testing. On the occasion of Sidaction 2010, a study based on a sample of 100 individuals leaving nightclubs in Saint-Gilles (Réunion) was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile interventions (i.e.

The influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in Reunion Island: knowledge, perceived risk and precautionary behaviour.

Background: The effectiveness of preventive measures depends on prevailing attitudes and mindsets within a population. Perceived risk is central to a shift in mindset and behaviour. The present study aims to investigate the perceived severity, vulnerability and precautionary behaviour adopted in response to the influenza A (H1N1) epidemic that broke out in 2009 on Reunion Island (Indian Ocean).

Is sexually transmitted infection management among sex workers still able to mitigate the spread of HIV infection in West Africa?

Objective: To assess the role of sexually transmitted infection (STI) management to prevent HIV acquisition among sex workers in Burkina Faso.

Design: Open cohort study of professional and nonprofessional sex workers with 3-month follow-up visits.

Methods: Baseline and follow-up visits consisted of the administration of a behavioral questionnaire, education sessions on HIV and STIs, a medical examination, and laboratory testing for STI and HIV diagnosis.

[HBs antigen carrier state in pregnant women in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence rate and the risk factors for the carriage of hepatitis B markers in pregnant women in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Out of 917 pregnant women recruited during antenatal care, 98 (10.7%) were HBs antigen positive.