Are teachers at higher risk of HIV infection than the general population in Burkina Faso?
(2013) International Journal of S T D & AIDS — Vol. 24, n° 8, p. 651-659 (2013)
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- In order to assess the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence among teachers in Burkina Faso, we carried out a national survey in 336 primary and secondary schools from urban and rural areas. Among 2088 teachers who agreed to participate, 1498 (71.7%) provided urine for HIV testing. The crude prevalence of HIV among teachers was 2.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.0-3.6), with no difference between teachers from primary schools (2.9%, 95%CI: 2.1-4.0) and those from secondary schools (2.5%, 95%CI: 0.5-4.5). Age- and area-standardized HIV prevalence was 1.0% (95%CI: 0.4-1.2) in male teachers, 2.5 times lower than among men in the general population (as assessed from a concomitant Demographic Health Survey), and it was 3.5% (95%CI: 2.5-5.2) in female teachers, 1.7 times higher than in Demographic Health Survey women.This finding calls for the implementation of specific HIV prevention programmes in the education sector targeting women more specifically. © The Author(s) 2013.
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Kirakoya, F., Nagot, N., Yaro, S., Fao, P., Defer, M.-C., Ilboudo, F., Langani, Y., Meda, N., & Robert, A. (2013). Are teachers at higher risk of HIV infection than the general population in Burkina Faso? International Journal of S T D & AIDS, 24(8), 651-659. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462413479896 (Original work published 2013)