Satisfied, they ask for more. The participants in the screening offered by Operation AIDES appreciate the listening and follow-up they received… and would like more screening.
Community screening works, and the target audiences are satisfied with it. 83% of people who have benefited are satisfied, according to a survey by the AIDES association, which offers rapid non-medical screening tests. This is not the only positive result. The rate of discovery of his seropositivity is also three times higher than the French average. This is further proof that community action should be favored.
Men more represented
Between January 2013 and the end of June 2014, nearly 62,000 risk reduction and screening interviews were carried out by the AIDES association. In a third of the cases, it was a first test. Aged on average 32 years, the vast majority of participants were men. 30% of screening tests were carried out on homosexual men, 31% on migrants.
A total of 464 screenings returned a positive result. This was a discovery for the vast majority of them (73.7%), proof of the effectiveness of community screening. This is already what the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin (BEH) suggested on November 25. A little older on average (35 years), these participants were predominantly men (80%). Migrants are more represented in this group, emphasizes AIDES, as are transsexuals.
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More services requested
83% of the participants questioned said they were satisfied with the service offered by AIDES. At the top of the appreciated elements, the quality of listening, the confidence and security of the reception, information on HIV prevention and the result of the test. This confidence is found after screening, since 67% of people who screened positive were supported in confirming the test. On the other hand, 24% wished to obtain confirmation in another structure (laboratory, hospital, etc.).
The other proof of confidence is among those HIV positive who already knew their status, 26% of the interviews. They turned to AIDES to find out about rapid demedicalized screening, to test its reliability and to talk about it with those around them. They also wanted to discuss their HIV status.
Satisfied with the service, respondents ask for more. 71% of men who have sex with men (MSM) would like information about their anal health. 96% of those screened would also have liked to benefit from screening for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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