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Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study
We conducted a prospective study about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) knowledge in different populations attending Lyon's University Hospitals in order to estimate awareness on STIs. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-users (PrEP group), persons living with HIV (PLWH group) and persons und...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8193766/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33880990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821000881 |
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author | Alfaiate, Dulce Giaché, Susanna Pradat, Pierre Cotte, Laurent Chidiac, Christian |
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description | We conducted a prospective study about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) knowledge in different populations attending Lyon's University Hospitals in order to estimate awareness on STIs. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-users (PrEP group), persons living with HIV (PLWH group) and persons undergoing free STI screening (screening group) filled an anonymous questionnaire evaluating STI knowledge. A composite STI knowledge score was calculated and was correlated with patients’ characteristics. A total of 756 patients were enrolled in three groups: screening (n = 509), PrEP (n = 103) and PLWH (n = 144). STI transmission knowledge was better for HIV than for other STIs. The median STI knowledge score was significantly higher in PrEP-users than in the screening and PLWH groups. PrEP use and a previous STI diagnosis were independently associated with a higher score. PrEP-users have better STI knowledge than PLWH and persons undergoing free STI screening. Sexual health promotion interventions routinely reserved to PrEP-users in France seem to be effective in raising the awareness of this group for STIs. Continuous efforts are justified for PLWH and the younger layers of the population. |
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spelling | pubmed-81937662021-06-24 Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study Alfaiate, Dulce Giaché, Susanna Pradat, Pierre Cotte, Laurent Chidiac, Christian Epidemiol Infect Original Paper We conducted a prospective study about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) knowledge in different populations attending Lyon's University Hospitals in order to estimate awareness on STIs. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-users (PrEP group), persons living with HIV (PLWH group) and persons undergoing free STI screening (screening group) filled an anonymous questionnaire evaluating STI knowledge. A composite STI knowledge score was calculated and was correlated with patients’ characteristics. A total of 756 patients were enrolled in three groups: screening (n = 509), PrEP (n = 103) and PLWH (n = 144). STI transmission knowledge was better for HIV than for other STIs. The median STI knowledge score was significantly higher in PrEP-users than in the screening and PLWH groups. PrEP use and a previous STI diagnosis were independently associated with a higher score. PrEP-users have better STI knowledge than PLWH and persons undergoing free STI screening. Sexual health promotion interventions routinely reserved to PrEP-users in France seem to be effective in raising the awareness of this group for STIs. Continuous efforts are justified for PLWH and the younger layers of the population. Cambridge University Press 2021-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8193766/ /pubmed/33880990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821000881 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Alfaiate, Dulce Giaché, Susanna Pradat, Pierre Cotte, Laurent Chidiac, Christian Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study |
title | Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study |
title_full | Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study |
title_fullStr | Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study |
title_full_unstemmed | Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study |
title_short | Sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a French university hospital: a prospective observational study |
title_sort | sexually transmitted infections knowledge in different populations attending a french university hospital: a prospective observational study |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8193766/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33880990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821000881 |
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