Incidence of HIV infection and associated factors among female sex workers in Cote d'Ivoire, results of the ANRS 12361 PrEP-CI study using recent infection assays.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to estimate, using an HIV Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA), the HIV incidence and its associated factors among female sex workers (FSW) in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016-2017 in Abidjan and San Pedro's region among FSW aged ≥ 18 years. In addition, a sociodemographic questionnaire, HIV screening was carried out by two rapid tests. In the event of a positive result, a dried blood spot sample was taken to determine, using a RITA adapted to the Ivorian context, if it was a recent HIV infection.

Results

A total of 1000 FSW were surveyed with a median age of 25 years (interquartile range: 21-29 years). 39 (3.9%) tested positive for HIV. The incidence of HIV was estimated to be 2.3 per 100 person-yea

SUBMITTER: Nouaman MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671321 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature