What can lead to late diagnosis of HIV in an illegal gold mining environment? A qualitative study at the French Guiana’s border with Brazil

Autor: Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Bruno Spire, Charlotte Floersheim, Sandrine Musso, August Eubanks, Maylis Douine, Marie Claire Parriault, Gabriel Girard, Emilie Mosnier
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061237
Popis: Objective The present study aimed to understand what factors can lead to late HIV diagnosis of illegal gold miners at French Guiana’s border with Brazil.Design An exploratory qualitative study with in-depth interviews and observations was conducted between November 2019 and February 2020.Setting The study was conducted in the main medical healthcare service and two non-governmental organisation premises in the Oyapock border region, which is a supply area for illegal gold mining sites.Participants Fifteen people living with HIV diagnosed with CD4 count
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals