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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
256
Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Cayenne, French Guiana, France
knowledge attitudes practices regarding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases
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.
Time frame: when the interview was conducted
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