Factors Associated with HIV/AIDS in Sudan

Mohamed, Badreldin A.; Mahfouz, Mohamed Salih

doi:10.1155/2013/971203

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“…22,23 Educational attainment is highly correlated with condom use. 24,25 Higher education enables people to have greater access to prevention information about HIV/AIDS. This information may not be available to people with lower levels of education.…”

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Correlates of condom use among males in North Sudan

Mohamed

2014

Sex. Health

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Abstract. Objectives:In sub-Saharan Africa countries, HIV infections are transmitted primary through heterosexual contact. Correct and consistent condom use has been promoted as a method to prevent sexually transmissible infections, including HIV. The aim of this study was to assess and determine the factors influencing condom use in Khartoum, Sudan. Materials and methods: Out of the 45 voluntary counselling and testing centres in Khartoum region, 10 centres were selected. A random sample of 804 respondents aged 20-40 years was selected. Stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the predictors of condom use. Results: About 12% of respondents reported using condoms consistently, 41.5% used them sporadically and 46.3% were nonusers. Most of the participants had problems with condom use (81.9%) and friends were the main source of condoms (72%). Knowledge about AIDS transmission, knowing someone who is infected with or had died of AIDS, experiencing condom problems, type of sexual partners, purchase embarrassment and education were the main predictors of condom use. Conclusions: Condom use among the Sudanese is low. Strategies to promote condom use should focus on price support for condoms by the government, expanded private sector condom distribution and the integration of sex education in school curriculums or via frequent discussion on television.

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Correlates of condom use among males in North Sudan

Mohamed

2014

Sex. Health

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“…Divergent results have been published on the association between religion and HIV testing. Most studies were conducted among African populations and while some showed that religious affiliation was associated with an increased risk of HIV and a lower uptake of HIV testing (Addis et al, 2013;Hawkes et al, 2013;Mohamed & Mahfouz, 2013), others concluded that strong religious beliefs were unlikely to act as a barrier to accessing HIV testing (Fakoya et al, 2012). More broadly, religiosity has been reported to be negatively associated with use of sexual and reproductive health services (Hall, Moreau, & Trussell, 2012) and with lack of disclosure (Préau, Bouhnik, Roussiau, Lert, & Spire, 2008).…”

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Frequency and correlates of late presentation for HIV infection in France: older adults are a risk group – results from the ANRS-VESPA2 Study, France

Wilson¹,

Dray‐Spira²,

Aubrière³

et al. 2014

AIDS Care

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Correlates of late presentation (LP) for HIV infection in Metropolitan France and French overseas departments (FODs) were assessed among HIV-infected patients recently diagnosed, using data from a large cross-sectional survey, representative of the French HIV-infected population, conducted in 2011. LP was defined as presentation with either clinical AIDS events within the calendar year of diagnosis or CD4 < 350/mm(3) and presentation with advanced disease (PAD) was defined as presentation with either clinical AIDS events or CD4 < 200/mm(3). Correlates of LP/PAD were assessed through logistic modelling, separately in Metropolitan France and FODs. In Metropolitan France, 47.7% of participants were late presenters and 29.3% presented with advanced disease. LP was more frequent among male and female migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA; 58.5% and 56.4%) and non-African heterosexual males (61.8%) than among men who have sex with men (34.8%). In FODs, 53.2% of participants were late presenters and 36.8% presented with an advanced disease. LP was more frequent among men than women (60.6% vs. 45.3%) and among those with a lower level of education (56.6% vs. 47.5%). A consistent positive association was found in adjusted analyses between LP/PAD and increasing age at diagnosis among all subpopulations, in both settings. In Metropolitan France, among men who have sex with men, those self-declaring as bisexual were at higher risk of LP/PAD; among non-African heterosexual males and females, religiosity was associated with increased risk of LP/PAD; and among SSA migrants, those diagnosed within the year following their arrival in France were at higher risk of LP/PAD. Older age at diagnosis is a major risk factor for LP/PAD independently of any other socio-demographic characteristics. Promotion of HIV testing should be renewed to target each subgroup at risk while paying a particular attention to middle-aged or older adults whose attitudes and beliefs towards HIV/AIDS might prevent them from seeking testing.

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“…Our results showed that single women are two time more likely to be infected by HIV than those who are 196 married or cohabiting. Others study had reported similar findings that peoples engaged in a marital 197 relationship are less exposed to HIV infection[9] This can be explained by the fact that individuals are more 198 likely to have multiple partners before marriage or after divorce or separation [10,11]. Moreover, due to…”

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Factors Associated with Risk Of HIV-Infection Among Pregnant Women in Cameroon: Evidence from the 2016 National Sentinel Surveillance Survey of HIV and syphilis

Anoubissi¹,

Gabriel²,

Ndé³

et al. 2018

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20Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) remains a public health concern in 21 Cameroon that requires regular surveillance for informed policy-making to guide programmatic 22interventions. Using data from the 2016 HIV national sentinel survey in Cameroon, we ascertained HIV 23 prevalence and factors associated with risk of infection among pregnant women 42 43 Background 44 According to the Joint United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 36.9 million people 45 were living with HIV in 2017 and 1.8 million were newly infected across the globe. Sub-Saharan 46 Africa bears the greatest burden of the epidemic with 25.7 million people infected in this region[1]. 47 Cameroon is a lower middle-income country with a generalized HIV epidemic. The country has 48 the second largest epidemic after Nigeria in the West and Central African sub-region. The 49 Cameroon Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (CAMPHIA) conducted in 2017 reported an 50 HIV prevalence of 3.7% in the population aged 15-64 years[2]. This prevalence has significant 51 disparities according to specific groups of the population and geographical areas of the country. 52For example, females have an HIV prevalence which is twice as high as that of males (5% and 53 2.3% respectively) [2] while women who are pregnant, are even more disproportionately infected 54 by the virus. 55 In 2012, the national sentinel surveillance survey of HIV and syphilis (SSS) among pregnant 56 women attending first antenatal clinic consultation (ANC1) found that 7.2% of the attendees were 57 infected with HIV [3]. Since mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the leading cause of 58 infection among children, this high prevalence among pregnant women translates to a higher risk 59 of infection to children. Indeed, the HIV prevalence amongst HIV-exposed infants was 8.4% 60 nationwide in that same year. In order to address this high MTCT rate of HIV, the country 61 developed a national plan to eliminate MTCT(eMTCT plan) of the virus, through four priority 62 approaches, amongst which are prevention of HIV infection among women of childbearing age, 63 prevention of unwanted pregnancies among HIV infected women, provision of a comprehensive 64 package of prevention of MTCT of HIV (PMTCT) services, and treatment, care and support to 127 all women tested positive were placed on ART according to national guidelines. Confidentiality 128 and privacy of the study subjects was ensured by permanently delinking personal identifiers with 129 subject information. 130 Results 131 Sociodemographic characteristics 132 A total of 6 859 pregnant women were enrolled in the study. The number of participants varied 133 from 619 in the littoral region to 712 in the North and South-West regions. The mean age was 134 26.2±6.2 years and young women less than 25 represented 42.7% (2 929/6 859) of the sample with 135 up to 15.1% (1033/6 859) below 20 years of age. Over four fifths (86.2%) attended at least the 136 primary school and 13.5% (949/6859) had university level of education. Ab...

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Factors Associated with HIV/AIDS in Sudan

Cited by 34 publications

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Correlates of condom use among males in North Sudan

Correlates of condom use among males in North Sudan

Frequency and correlates of late presentation for HIV infection in France: older adults are a risk group – results from the ANRS-VESPA2 Study, France

Factors Associated with Risk Of HIV-Infection Among Pregnant Women in Cameroon: Evidence from the 2016 National Sentinel Surveillance Survey of HIV and syphilis

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