Abstract
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Among General Practitioners in Health Facilities in Brazzaville in Republic of Congo
Highlights
Despite the growing HIV burden, the disease continues to receive a relatively high public health priority in the Republic of Congo
Results revealed that 6.36% of general practitioners (GPs) feel concerned about HIV because working with AIDS patients can put their health at risk
List of abbreviations: Gps: General Practitioners; sexually transmitted diseases (STD): Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Programme National de Developpement Social (PNDS): Programme National De Developpement Social; CERSSA: Comité D’éthique De La Recherche En Sciences De La Santé; IRSSA: Institut National De Recherche En Sciences De La Santé; PLWH: People Who Living With HIV/AIDS; post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP): Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; NRTI: Nucleoside And Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; NNRTI: Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; PI: Protease Inhibitors
Summary
Despite the growing HIV burden, the disease continues to receive a relatively high public health priority in the Republic of Congo. In 2017, according to UNAIDS: new infections among adults decreased by 11% between 2010 and 2016, about 34.5 million people in the world are living with HIV / AIDS, of which 64% in Africa [1]. In the Republic of Congo, the HIV epidemic is developing due to insufficient knowledge about HIV and its transmission pathways. In 2016, the incidence of HIV per 1000 population was 1.65 [1.17-2.18], there were 3 800 AIDS-related deaths and 91 000 people living with HIV in 2016 [1]. Integrated health center are a first point of contact for non-emergency and preventative medical care during centers hours and especially the cost of consultation is relatively low ranging from 1.82 to 3.64 USD.
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