Knowledge Attitudes Beliefs and Practices Regarding HIV Among Teenagers in French Guiana (CAPADO)

September 13, 2016 updated by: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

French Guiana is the French territory where the prevalence of HIV is highest. in order to determine the knowledge attitudes, beliefs, and practices among the target group of teenagers attending the public school system a survey was conducted in 2011. schools and classrooms were randomly selected, and a structured questionnaire was administered. Descriptive statistics were obtained and multivariate logistic regression was used to determine predictors of main outcomes such as age at first sex.

the results will be used to guide prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections though the school system.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Other: observational

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1603

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

France
- French Guiana
  - Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 97306
    - Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

randomly selected teenagers attending the public school system of french guiana

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

attending the public school system of french guiana

Exclusion Criteria:

refusal to participate

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices relative to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections Time Frame: 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.	when the interview was conducted

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)