PMID- 9533230
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19980519
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 0398-7620 (Print)
IS  - 0398-7620 (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 1
DP  - 1998 Feb
TI  - [The HIV epidemic in Burkina Faso: current status and the knowledge level of the 
      population about AIDS, 1994-1995].
PG  - 14-23
AB  - BACKGROUND: It is important for HIV/AIDS control programmes to determine 
      population knowledge on AIDS in order to develop appropriate Information, 
      Education and Communication (IEC) messages. The objectives of our study were to 
      determine the seroprevalence of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women, female 
      prostitutes and long-distance truck drivers and to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, 
      beliefs, and practice (KABP) with respect to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in these three 
      groups in Burkina Faso. METHODS: We performed three cross-sectional serosurveys 
      including face-to-face interviews on KABP between October 1994 and February 1995 
      in three population groups. RESULTS: Overall, 1,294 pregnant women, 236 
      long-distance truck drivers and 426 female prostitutes were recruited. HIV 
      seroprevalence was 8% (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 6.6-9.6) among pregnant 
      women, 18.6% (95% CI: 13.9-24.2) among long-distance truck drivers and 58.2% (95% 
      CI: 53.4-62.9) in female prostitutes. The prevalence of syphilis was 2.5%, 9.3% 
      and 15%, respectively. Most pregnant women (98%), long-distance truck drivers 
      (96%) and female prostitutes (98%) had already heard of AIDS. However, the level 
      of knowledge of HIV transmission routes, of risk factors for HIV transmission and 
      of available preventive measures was very low. Consequently, 41% of pregnant 
      women, 40% of long-distance truck drivers and an alarming 61% of female 
      prostitutes reported that they did not feel themselves at risk for HIV. In each 
      group, high levels of knowledge on AIDS were associated with increased awareness 
      of AIDS risk and the adoption of preventive behaviours. Level of education was 
      associated with knowledge of AIDS and condom use. However, in the 12 months 
      preceding the surveys, condom use was very low among pregnant women (0.1%), 
      long-distance truck drivers (18%) and among female prostitutes (42%). 
      CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that HIV is widespread in Burkina Faso and 
      that there is an urgent need to develop and evaluate HIV prevention strategies in 
      the general population and among core groups such as female prostitutes and 
      long-distance truck drivers. Interventions must include information campaigns, 
      condom promotion and distribution, and sexually transmitted diseases control.
FAU - Meda, N
AU  - Meda N
AD  - Centre Muraz, Organisation de Coordination et de Cooperation pour la lutte contre 
      les Grandes Endemies (OCCGE), Burkina Faso.
FAU - Sangare, L
AU  - Sangare L
FAU - Lankoande, S
AU  - Lankoande S
FAU - Compaore, I P
AU  - Compaore IP
FAU - Catraye, J
AU  - Catraye J
FAU - Sanou, P T
AU  - Sanou PT
FAU - Van Dyck, E
AU  - Van Dyck E
FAU - Cartoux, M
AU  - Cartoux M
FAU - Soudre, R B
AU  - Soudre RB
LA  - fre
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TT  - L'epidemie a VIH au Burkina Faso: situation actuelle et niveau des connaissances 
      de la population sur le SIDA, 1994-1995.
PL  - France
TA  - Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
JT  - Revue d'epidemiologie et de sante publique
JID - 7608039
SB  - IM
CIN - Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1998 Feb;46(1):3-4. PMID: 9533228
MH  - *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology/prevention & 
      control/transmission
MH  - Adult
MH  - Burkina Faso/epidemiology
MH  - Condoms
MH  - Confidence Intervals
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Disease Outbreaks
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/*epidemiology/prevention & control/transmission
MH  - HIV Seroprevalence
MH  - Health Behavior
MH  - Health Education
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Health Promotion
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Work
MH  - Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control
MH  - Syphilis/epidemiology
MH  - Transportation
EDAT- 1998/04/09 00:00
MHDA- 1998/04/09 00:01
CRDT- 1998/04/09 00:00
PHST- 1998/04/09 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/04/09 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/04/09 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1998 Feb;46(1):14-23.