Estimation of the duration between HIV seroconversion and HIV diagnosis in different population groups in French Guiana: Strategic information to reduce the proportion of undiagnosed infections.
Mathieu NacherAntoine AdenisFlorence HuberEdouard HalletPhilippe AbboudEmilie MosnierBastien BideauChristian MartyAude LucarelliVanessa MorelFrançois LacapèreLoïc EpelboinPierre CouppiéPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Despite great efforts in French Guiana regarding HIV testing both in terms of diversification and intensification we still need to tailor the offer to better reach the communities in need. These results should help authorities scale up and optimize initiatives to reduce the proportion of patients who are unaware of their infection. They also raise the question of the role of stigma and discrimination as a barrier to HIV testing in small communities, and further emphasize the importance of reducing it.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- quality improvement
- prognostic factors
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- mental illness
- health information
- south africa