Knowledge Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding HIV in Populations Living on the Maroni River

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02903589

Acronym

CAPMARONI

Enrollment

836

Registered

2016-09-16

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2012-12-31

Last updated

2016-09-16

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Conditions

HIV

Brief summary

The HIV epidemic flared from 0 to over 1% prevalence in a decade on the Maroni river which lies between French Guiana and Surinameaim of the study is to determine the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices on HIV in the population living along the French bank of the Maroni border. Descriptive statistics are computed from the tabulation of answers to a structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic models were computed to determine predictors of key outcomes. These data will help taylor prevention intervention in this very particular area.

Interventions

OTHERobservational

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adult living on the maroni river

Exclusion criteria

* refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
knowledge attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases	when the interview was conducted	a structured questionnaire was used.. it was administered face to face with usually 5 possible responses. Scores were established using similar questions exploring related areas of HIV.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026