P3.340 Study of Knowledge and Attitudes of Married Women Aged 10 to 49 Referred to Health Centres Affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Health Providers Employed at These Centres About AIDS and Some Factors Related to –2011

Abstract

Background This work was done to study the HIV-TB co-infection at Paul FAURE Republic of Djibouti were tuberculosis is highly endemic. Our objectives was to identify the average profile of individuals concerned by co-infection in PAUL FAURE Hospital and the differences between two period of time. Methods The status of HIV-TB co-infection was studied through the distribution of HIV-TB co-infected patients. These patients were followed at PAUL FAURE Hospital.This distribution was examined under thirteen parameters that were clinical, sociological and epidemiological over two distinct periods of time. The essential criterion for inclusion in the study was to be HIV-TB co-infected. The study included 104 cases of the 1st period and 85 cases of 2nd period. Results The average profile of HIV-TB co-infected patient who was monitored at PAUL FAURE Hospital over the 1st period was: a man, between 26-45 years of age, Djiboutian, married, with modest income, moderately educated, weakly informed about HIV-TB diseases, having a TPM+ as a clinical form of TB with 12.50% chance of dying while receiving treatment, with survival rate at 1 year under ART equaling 19.44%.In the 2nd period, the average profile was: a woman, between 26-40 years of age, Ethiopian, divorced, with modest income, not educated, not informed about HIV-TB diseases, drug users (Khat), a resident of Arhiba or Q4, having a TPM+ as clinical form of TB, being cured or still under treatment, with survival rate at 1 year under ART equaling 97.14%. Conclusions improving care and better monitoring of patients, as it was the case in second period, with systematic updating of sociological, clinical and epidemiological data can lead to a better management of the co-infection within the country. Background The knowledge on HPV type-specific long-term absolute risks (AR) and population attributable proportions (PAR) for CIN2+ is limited. With the SwedeScreen population-based randomised controlled trial the effect of HPV testing in primary screening was evaluated. Methods Overall 12,527 women (32-38 years) were randomised 1:1 to the intervention (cytology, HPV testing) and control arm (cytology, no action on HPV tests). Registry-based follow-up for cytological and histological test results was done (1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011). Type-specific ARs and PARs of CIN2+ were calculated. Poisson regression estimated the relative risk (RR) of new CIN2+. Multivariate analysis adjusted for co-infections. Women were censored at date of first CIN2+ or last registered cytology. Results Over the entire follow-up, the joint PAR for 14 HR-HPV types was similar in the intervention and control arms (69.3% versus 68.1%). AR, RR and PAR were highest during the first screening round but risks were high throughout follow-up. HR-HPV+ women developed CIN2+: 1-3 years 13.6%, 3-6 years 6.4%, later 4.5%. RRs: 89.5, 37.9, 12.2 and 9.0 during the first, second, third screening rounds and for > 9 years of follow-up. Different HPV types tend...

Knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among Iranian women

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“…However, misconceptions about transmission were observed among a large proportion of women; such as the belief that HIV can be transmitted by mosquito bites, sharing a meal with an infected person, and shaking hands. Similar misconceptions have been reported in other studies [6,11,15,16]. These findings suggest the need to strengthen educational interventions, especially by health workers for women.…”

“…These findings indicate the need to provide suitable education for illiterate and semi-literate women regarding HIV/AIDS transmission, which should be considered in health education programs. The difference in knowledge among rural and urban women was not significant; this finding is inconsistent with the results of the IrMIDHS-2010 (urban, 37% vs. rural, 20%; p< 0.05) [13] and other similar studies [8,16,18]. Since women living in urban areas may have greater access to education, mass media, and HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns [8,11], this finding is unexpected and should be further investigated in subsequent studies.…”

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