Knowledge Attitudes Beliefs and Practices Relative to HIV Among Sex Workers in French Guiana

Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne1 site in 1 country256 target enrollmentJanuary 2009

ConditionsHIV

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: HIV
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Enrollment: 256
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: knowledge attitudes practices regarding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim was to determine the knowledge attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding HIV in a population of sex workers in French Guiana and in the Brazilian border town of Oiapoque. A standardized questionnaire was administered face to face to sex workers. Analysis of the questionnaires led to descriptive statistics. Multiple logistic regression models were computed to determine the predictors of condom use.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2009

End Date

December 2010

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•sex worker

Exclusion Criteria

•not wishing to participate

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

knowledge attitudes practices regarding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases

Time Frame: when the interview was conducted

a structured questionnaire was used. it was administered face to face with usually 5 possible responses. Scores were established using similar questions exploring related areas of HIV.