Who attends a free sexual health center in Paris for HIV/STI screening? an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A key-population approach to sexually transmitted disease prevention does not fully take into account the multidimensional nature of sexual risk behavior. Visits to sexual health centers for HIV/STI screening provide an opportunity to spread prevention messages and tools, but few data are available on patients' sexual and prevention behaviors. This study aimed to identify the profile of patients consulting for HIV/STI testing in a Parisian sexual health center.

Methods

This observational study included 5,130 patients who attended the center for HIV/STI testing from August 2017 through January 2020 and completed a self-administered electronic questionnaire. Data were obtained from the consultation database and the questionnaire. The data included STI results, socio

SUBMITTER: Husson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881404 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature