Heterogeneity of HIV testing practices in free healthcare centers in France: A national demonstration study - 15/10/23
Highlights |
• | PASSs are essential to meeting the health needs of vulnerable people. |
• | They are the first and only health system contact point for many newcomer migrants. |
• | Screening for HIV and STDs in PASS units is far from systematic. |
• | Many barriers to HIV testing have been identified by professionals in these PASS. |
• | Professionnals should receive more prevention, screening and sexual health training. |
Abstract |
Objectives |
This nationwide survey aimed to establish an overview of HIV testing practices in French free healthcare centers (Permanences d’Accès aux Soins de Santé - PASS) and to identify potential obstacles encountered by their staff.
Methods |
A questionnaire was distributed between January and July 2020 to all French PASS units, with a total of 97 respondents.
Results |
Fifty-six percent of responding PASS units did not have a systematic screening protocol. Obstacles cited by respondents in their daily practice included a need for more information on HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing (26%) and the fact that the coordinating physician did not always possess specific HIV-related qualifications (74%).
Conclusion |
This study confirmed the essential role of PASS units in providing access to health care and treatment for people in precarious situations and demonstrated that medical staff training in the field of sexual health is essential to the improvement of HIV testing in France.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : HIV, Screening, Free health care centers, Migrants
Plan
Vol 53 - N° 7
Article 104726- octobre 2023 Retour au numéro
Article précédent
- Intermittent doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (DOR/3TC/TDF) maintains a high level of viral suppression in virologically suppressed people living with HIV
- Romain Palich, Sanaa Saliba, Stéphanie Landowski, Basma Abdi, Marc-Antoine Valantin, Rezak Mahrez, Christine Katlama, Pierre de Truchis
- Diagnostic accuracy of a rapid antigen triple test (SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza) using anterior nasal swabs versus multiplex RT-PCR in children in an emergency department
- Salim Ferrani, Thierry Prazuck, Stéphane Béchet, Fabien Lesne, Robert Cohen, Corinne Levy
Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
L’accès au texte intégral de cet article nécessite un abonnement.
Déjà abonné à cette revue ?