Enquête nationale de séroprévalence et de surveillance des comportements face au VIH, aux hépatites virales et à la syphilis au Burundi chez les consommateurs de drogues injectables

La présente enquête a été menée afin de fournir les informations sur les comportements à risque et estimer la séroprévalence du VIH chez les consommateurs des drogues injectables au Burundi. En plus, il était question de renseigner le niveau de certains indicateurs du plan stratégique 2018-2022 afin d’alimenter les prochaines planifications.

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Increasing Testing Options for Key Populations in Burundi Through Peer-Assisted HIV Self-Testing: Descriptive Analysis of Routine Programmatic Data

In Burundi, given the low testing numbers among key populations (KPs), peer-assisted HIV self-testing (HIVST) was initiated for female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender people to provide another testing option. HIVST was provided by existing peer outreach workers who were trained to provide support before, during, and after the administration of the test. People who screened reactive were referred and actively linked to confirmatory testing, and those confirmed positive were linked to treatment. Standard testing included HIV testing by clinical staff either at mobile clinics in the community or in facilities.

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HIV testing uptake and determinants among adolescents and young people in Burundi: a cross-sectional analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2016–2017

This cross-sectional study used data from the Burundi Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) collected in 2016–2017. The Burundi DHS is a nationally representative household survey implemented by the National Institute of Statistics and Economics Studies (ISTEEBU), aiming to provide basic demographic and health indicators at the national and provincial levels. It used a stratified two-stage cluster sampling approach.

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