Like every year, Sidaction, this fundraiser which takes place on March 24, 25 and 26, is an opportunity to raise awareness and inform about struggle against AIDS. And in this regard, everything remains to be done in view of the results of a Ifop / Bilendi * survey for Sidaction. The opinion poll reveals the extent of the misconceptions and misconceptions that persist around HIV.
Regarding misconceptions first, one in three French people have partial and / or erroneous representations of the modes of transmission of the disease. 16% of French people still think that the use of an intimate toiletry product is effective in preventing the transmission of the AIDS virus. Worse, despite awareness about wearing a condom, more than a quarter of those polled remain convinced that the risk of contaminationexists even during protected intercourse.
71% of French people say they are afraid of AIDS, and in particular 80% of young people (compared to 76% in 2016).
Gaps in HIV testing
What about screening methods? Here too, the French report shortcomings. For example, only one in two people know that there is now a AIDS self-testsold in pharmacies. As for screening, 42% of French people believe they are poorly informed about where to go to get tested in order to know their HIV status (same% for 15-24 year olds). 57% also say they are poorly informed about the existence of emergency treatment if they have taken a risk.
Globally, 36.7 million people are living with HIV. Among them, 17.1 million people do not know they are HIV positive.
You want to support the fight against AIDS, donate to Sidaction :
-By phone: by calling 110 (free call number)
-By Internet: www.sidaction.org (secure payment)
-By sms to 92110: by sending the word DON to make a small donation of 5 euros (cost of sending the sms free or included in the sms packages)
-By mail: Sidaction – 228, rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin 75010 PARIS
* Ifop and Bilendi survey for Sidaction carried out by self-administered online questionnaire from February 8 to 13, 2017 with a sample of 1,001 people, representative of the French population aged 15 to 24 and a sample of 1,007 people, representative of the French population aged 15 and over.
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– Sidaction (@Sidaction) March 21, 2017
The immense progress made in research over the past 30 years must not be in vain.
Because in 2017 the #AIDS is still there https://t.co/Igu2dxQkqfpic.twitter.com/zApvDkv1gv– Sidaction (@Sidaction) March 23, 2017
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