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BMC Public Health ; 23(1): 1051, 2023 06 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37264375

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BACKGROUND: The 95-95-95 UNAIDS global strategy was adapted to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The target is based on the premise that early detection of HIV-infected persons and linking them to treatment regardless of their CD4 counts will lead to sustained viral suppression. HIV testing strategies to increase uptake of testing in Western and Central Africa remain inadequate. Hence, a high proportion of people living with HIV in this region do not know their status. This report describes the implementation of a community based multi-disease health screening (also known as "Know Your Status" -KYS), as part of basic science research, in a way that contributed to achieving public health goals. METHODS: A community based multi-disease health screening was conducted in 7 communities within the Eastern region of Ghana between November 2017 and April 2018, to recruit and match HIV seronegative persons to HIV seropositive persons in a case-control HIV gut microbiota study. Health assessments included blood pressure, body mass index, blood sugar, Hepatitis B virus, syphilis, and HIV testing for those who consented. HIV seronegative participants who consented were consecutively enrolled in an ongoing HIV gut microbiota case-control study. Descriptive statistics (percentages) were used to analyze data. RESULTS: Out of 738 people screened during the exercise, 700 consented to HIV testing and 23 (3%) were HIV positive. Hepatitis B virus infection was detected in 4% (33/738) and Syphilis in 2% (17/738). Co-infection of HIV and HBV was detected in 4 persons. The HIV prevalence of 3% found in these communities is higher than both the national prevalence of 1.7% and the Eastern Regional prevalence of 2.7 in 2018. CONCLUSION: Community based multi-disease health screening, such as the one undertaken in our study could be critical for identifying HIV infected persons from the community and linking them to care. In the case of HIV, it will greatly contribute to achieving the first two 95s and working towards ending AIDS by 2030.


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Infecciones por VIH , Tamizaje Masivo , Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Diagnóstico Precoz , Prevalencia , Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente , Tamizaje Masivo/métodos , Hepatitis B/diagnóstico , Sífilis/diagnóstico , Estudios Transversales , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Adulto , Servicios de Salud Comunitaria , Prueba de VIH , Coinfección/epidemiología , Ghana/epidemiología
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