Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

Johnston, Lisa G.; Oumzil, Hicham; Rhilani, Houssine El; Latifi, Amina; Bennani, Aziza; Alami, Kamal

doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1115-x

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“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a public health problem which is more prevalent in the Sub-Sahara Africa region [ 5 , 6 ]. Women are more infected with HIV than men [ 7 , 8 ]. HIV infection is a systemic disease which affects virtually every organ-system of the body but with affinity or preference for nervous tissues and immune systems [ 9 – 11 ].…”

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Evaluation of Olfactory and Gustatory Function of HIV Infected Women

Fasunla

Daniel

Nwankwo

et al. 2016

AIDS Research and Treatment

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Background. Compliance with medication requires good sense of smell and taste. Objective. To evaluate the olfactory and gustatory function of HIV infected women in Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods. A case control study of women comprising 83 HIV infected women and 79 HIV uninfected women. Subjective self-rating of taste and smell function was by visual analogue scale. Olfactory function was measured via olfactory threshold (OT), olfactory discrimination (OD), olfactory identification (OI), and TDI using “Sniffin' sticks” kits and taste function (Total Taste Strips (TTS) score) measurement was by taste strips. Results. The mean age of the HIV infected women was 43.67 years ± 10.72 and control was 41.48 years ± 10.99. There was no significant difference in the self-reported assessment of smell (p = 0.67) and taste (p = 0.84) of HIV infected and uninfected women. Although the mean OT, OD, OI, TDI, and TTS scores of HIV infected and uninfected women were within the normosmic and normogeusic values, the values were significantly higher in the controls (p < 0.05). Hyposmia was in 39.7% of subjects and 12.6% of controls while hypogeusia was in 15.7% of subjects and 1.3% of controls. Conclusions. Hyposmia and hypogeusia are commoner among the HIV infected women than the HIV uninfected women and the risk increases with an increased duration of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

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Evaluation of Olfactory and Gustatory Function of HIV Infected Women

Fasunla

Daniel

Nwankwo

et al. 2016

AIDS Research and Treatment

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“…In 2009, this region recorded the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country (0.9%) [10]. Since then, few studies have been carried out in the area [9, 17, 21, 23-28]; most of them were especially focused on groups that carried a high-risk (female sex workers, men who have sex with men, drug users) [9, 17, 23]. These groups were the main population studied in relation to HIV epidemic in Morocco and elsewhere in the world, with heterosexual sex-worker networks being the largest of the three kinds of high-risk groups, followed by MSM, and then IDUs [10].…”

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“…Each stage of the disease is associated with particular symptoms [12]. The overall incidence of syphilis in the world have increased in recent years [13-15], partially due to its association with HIV infection [16]; in particular high-risk groups of the population, including drug users (IDUs), female sex workers (FSWs) and men who have sex with men (MSM) [17-19]. The HIV is still a common causes of morbidity and mortality around the world, particularly in the developing countries [20, 21].…”

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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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“…The researchers used the interview data to estimate the prevalence of HIV risk, testing behaviors, and healthcare use in the population (Montealegre et al, 2012a,b; Montealegre and Selwyn, 2014). Multiple other studies have been conducted using RDS to recruit and conduct research among migrant populations (Johnston et al, 2016b; Tyldum and Johnston, 2014). Consistent with these RDS studies, our results indicated that RDS is a suitable methodology for studying refugees, migrants, and similar types of populations.…”

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Respondent driven sampling in a biomonitoring study of refugees from Burma in Buffalo, New York who eat Great Lakes fish

Liu

McCann

Lewis-Michl

et al. 2018

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

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Background: Refugees from Burma who consume fish caught from local waterbodies have increased risk of exposure to environmental contaminants. We used respondent driven sampling (RDS) to sample this hard-to- reach population for the first Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations program. In the current study, we examined the interview data and assessed the effectiveness of RDS to sample the unique population. Methods: In 2013, we used RDS to sample 205 Burmese refugees and immigrants residing in Buffalo, New York who consumed fish caught from Great Lakes waters. RDS-adjusted population estimates of sociodemographic characteristics, residential history, fish consumption related behaviors, and awareness of fish advisories were obtained. We also examined sample homophily and equilibrium to assess how well the RDS assumptions were met in the study. Results: Our sample was diverse with respect to sex, age, years residing in Buffalo, years lived in a refugee camp, education, employment, and fish consumption behaviors, and each of these variables reached equilibrium by the end of recruitment. Burmese refugees in Buffalo consumed Great Lakes fish throughout the year; a majority of them consumed the fish more than two times per week during summer, and about one third ate local fish more than once per week in winter. An estimated 60% of Burmese refugees in Buffalo had heard about local fish advisories. Conclusions: RDS has the potential to be an effective methodology for sampling refugees and immigrants in conducting biomonitoring and environmental exposure assessment. Due to high fish consumption and limited awareness and knowledge of fish advisories, some refugee and immigrant populations are more susceptible to environmental contaminants. Increased awareness on local fish advisories is needed among these populations.

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Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Evaluation of Olfactory and Gustatory Function of HIV Infected Women

Evaluation of Olfactory and Gustatory Function of HIV Infected Women

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

Respondent driven sampling in a biomonitoring study of refugees from Burma in Buffalo, New York who eat Great Lakes fish

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