P17.27 Decentralising hiv viral load testing to a regional laboratory in agadir, southern morocco

Eloudyi, H; Lemrabet, Sanae; Aghrouch, Mohamed; Kharbouch, Samira; Oumzil, Hicham

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.605

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“…The region of Souss Massa, south-west of Morocco, is home to 2,677 million inhabitants (according to the latest general population and housing census in 2014), many of them live in Agadir, the capital and the largest city of this region. The department of infectiology within the regional hospital in Agadir provides medical care and drug to almost every HIV seropositive and STIs patients in the region of Souss-Massa [24]. Like everywhere else in the world, in particular in Africa, the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Morocco constitute a public health burden.…”

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The prevalence of syphilis in HIV-seropositive patients: a retrospective study at the regional hospital in Agadir, Morocco

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IntroductionHIV and syphilis are major public health problems in Morocco. The region of Souss-Massa, south-west of the country, hold more than 24% of HIV seropositive cases registered in Morocco during 2009. The aim of this study is to evaluate the seroprevalence of syphilis among HIV seropositive patients in the region of Souss-Massa, south-west of Morocco.MethodsTo evaluate the seroprevalence of syphilis and neurosyphilis among HIV seropositive patients, we retrospectively investigated the medical records of HIV-infected patients attending the regional hospital located in the city of Agadir, during the period comprised between 2011 and 2016.ResultsThe population studied involved 1381 males (49.18%) and 1427 females (50.82%) HIV seropositive patients. Among them, 481 patients were seropositive for syphilis and three cases were diagnosed with neurosyphilis. The sex ratio distribution was 243 male (52.71%) and 218 female (47.29%). The prevalence of syphilis among the studied population was estimated to 16.42% with a slight dominance in male (17.63%) compared to female (15.28%). By contrast, neurosyphilis was only detected in male patients, with a prevalence estimated to 0.11%.ConclusionEven if the prevalence of HIV and syphilis is stable in the region of Souss-Massa, the prevalence of syphilis among HIV seropositive patients remained high and correlated positively with that of HIV infection. We did not find a significant difference between the genders, in relation to the prevalence of HIV and syphilis. We concluded that it was essential to continue monitoring the population, in order to improve the prevention and the access to the medical care in the south-west of Morocco.

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